Remember that PEANUTS episode where Linus went up to Snoopy, put a finger to his head and said “BANG!… It was the only merciful thing to do”? (Linus the badass!)
True story: When they wrapped production on CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT, Preston Sturges said to Fred McMurray “It’s been a pleasure working with you!” McMurray replied “I wish I could say the same about you, but it wasn’t.”
IMHO the “pragmatic” left owes Ralph Nader an apology!