Even Richard Cohen, in his own eulogy to Michael Kelly, has noticed the inexplicable love of thugs expressed by many of his compadres on the left.

[Update at 1:30 PM PDT]

Chuck Divine makes the following point in the comments section:

A lot of us know how major media companies screw over artists -- just check out Instapundit's reports on the topic.

Too many artists -- good at music or acting or directing or writing or whatever -- just see this aspect of capitalism. Not being very broad thinkers, they fall for any liar who attacks their enemy.

I respect and like artists -- I'm a bit of one myself.

Perhaps we -- meaning those of us who see Castro as the real villain he is and also see MPAA/RIAA for what they are -- should actually talk patiently and friendlily with artists to get them to distance themselves from Castro and others of his ilk. And, hopefully, join us in our efforts to win freedom for all.

That's an interesting point, Chuck.

Actually I've got a thesis (which I've put forth previously here) that the reason that so many Hollywood types (especially screenwriters) hate business and capitalism is that when they're in between gigs, and have to get real jobs, they tend to work for ad agencies, which are managed by the scum of the earth (by many accounts). This belief is buttressed by the number of movies and television shows set in ad agencies, out of all proportion to the number of people who work at such places in real life.

People write what they know, and if I had to make a living in the advertising business, I might hate capitalism, too.

A lot of us know how major media companies screw over artists -- just check out Instapundit's reports on the topic.

Too many artists -- good at music or acting or directing or writing or whatever -- just see this aspect of capitalism. Not being very broad thinkers, they fall for any liar who attacks their enemy.

I respect and like artists -- I'm a bit of one myself.

Perhaps we -- meaning those of us who see Castro as the real villain he is and also see MPAA/RIAA for what they are -- should actually talk patiently and friendlily with artists to get them to distance themselves from Castro and others of his ilk. And, hopefully, join us in our efforts to win freedom for all.

Let us not forget the writers. Who writes all those TV shows? Writers do.
So when they want to think of a boring job, they come up with... advertising. What a writer does when they have a boring job.
And when they want to have a hero, they have... a journalist. What a writer does when they see themselves as heros.

Superman is a journalist. So is spiderman.