Meryl Streep’s Trump-bashing acceptance speech at the Golden Globes is a perfect example of the elitist attitude that inspired a reactionary Trump presidency.  Like all good liberals, she showcased her detachment from reality, claiming that the entertainment industry is nothing without “outsiders and foreigners” and that journalists depend on Hollywood to “safeguard the truth.”  But the crux of her diatribe focused on calling out Donald Trump for purportedly making fun of a disabled reporter during the presidential campaign.  That disrespect, Streep said, is the reason Hollywood has received so much criticism following the presidential election.  “Disrespect invites disrespect,” the actress pontificated, and she’s right – just not in the way she thinks. Streep’s circular reasoning about disrespect is the pretentious equivalent of a guilty toddler protesting, “But he started it!”  The...(Read Full Post)