As a writer and creative type I often look for inspiration and advice amongst my counterparts, based both contemporary and classically. Not least amongst these potential inspirations are comic book writers, who in my view, occupy a medium designed for exponential creative output. But one writer in particular has caused a bit of a stir around his anti-Occupy Wall Street rant.
Now I'm not a bleeding heart egalitarian, humanist, socialist, or whatever other types you'd find at an Occupy protest; but Mr. Miller's blindly patriotic ranting sounds like the words of an out of touch geriatric who's angry that he doesn't understand all this new fangled fashion the kids are into these days. I mean, back in Miller's good old days I bet blind allegiance and acceptance of the status quo was the way to go. Back then dinosaurs roamed the earth, and you either stood with the Cave Man Police Force Brigade or against them. I mean, he refers to the popular computer game "World of Warcraft" as "Lords Of Warcraft" for goodness sakes. Nice going gramps.
But more telling than Miller suffering from "embarrassing grandpa" syndrome, is the fact that he suffers from "Blind Patriotic Nationalist" syndrome. With his blog posts about "propaganda", "MSM", "Islamicism", "9/11" victimization and poor attempt to compare his reactionary xenophobia with the work of classical thinkers like Thomas Paine, Miller looks like the poster child for a Fox News fear mongering fest. He even spews out the tired "I'd gladly be pulling the trigger myself" line. Well no one's really stopping you if that's how you feel Frank.
"Mr. Patriotism" Frank Miller shows that he understands Geopolitical strife about as much as a Deer understands the functionality of an automobile. Thankfully contemporary comic writer, and all around bad ass, Alan Moore had a few choice words for Miller and his blind nationalistic clap trap.
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