Larry Kudlow: Human Toll vs. Economic Toll

Every day, jackasses on television say heartless, self-centered, unthinking things the evil and maliciousness of which would compel anyone with a heart and mind to form a good, old fashioned, lynchin’ mob. Unfortunately, since most of these comments concern topics that are not immediately emotionally gripping, they are brushed aside as instances of everyday sensationalism. “No one could really think that,” we tell ourselves, “so it must be a marketing gimmick or ratings ploy.”

Yet when an event such as the Earthquake / Tsunami in Japan occurs, it provides a difference in kind, a deviation from the norm, of such a degree that we pay attention to how our television anchors react to it. It is one thing to sensationalize everyday suffering. But when something happens the magnitude and severity of which actually changes the structure of our world we have an opportunity to remove our veils of emotional estrangement and be genuine.

The upshot of this is that a sociopath like Larry Kudlow can neither understand nor feel emotion. So when shit happens and no one remembers to send him a memo to “Not be a fucking jackass on live television.” we get amazing spectacles such as this:

"The human toll here looks to be much worse than the economic toll and we can be grateful for that."

- Larry Kudlow

Translation: "Sure, 10,000 people are feared dead. But at least the market didn't drop 10,000 points."

This, my friends, is what we call perspective. And we can be thankful that Larry Kudlow remains ever-vigilant, as an agent of empathy and class during these dark times.