"....Even in Downturn"

Could this New York Times article be more determinedly clueless? Almost every sentence contains a stupidity, a misunderstanding or ham-handed misdirection that would make a child blush.

First they report that Socialism in Europe is experiencing a slow death, then immediately exclaim their surprise that that should be so considering the current economic crisis is a "failure of capitalism". And they bemoan the fact that the Left has been unable to capitalize (interesting choice of words) on this failure of capitalism.

They go on in the same vein, arriving at the wrong conclusions, asking the wrong questions and ascribing the wrong causes...every single time.

My GOD, no wonder nobody reads the rag anymore!

I suppose the title should have given me a clue of the boneheadedness to follow: Europe's Socialists Suffering Even in Downturn.

It's sort of like saying: "Everything is getting wet, EVEN in this rainstorm."

The Gunslinger
Enemy of the Imperial State
Wolflpack