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Thursday, February 5. 2009

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The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane.


Mark Twain (h/t, Dr. X)

Posted by Bird Dog in Quotidian Quotable Quote (QQQ) at 09:15 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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“...liberalism and conservatism are countervailing tendencies, each bestowing benefits on the group, but standing alone and unchecked, they would, indeed, descend into madness.”

One reason might be purity tribalism and resultant purges (LGF bans its creationist Christians, Freepers bans its Bush skeptics, despite all the other commonality of belief and purpose...) Ideas spawned from adversity cease to happen.

Another is of course, the undemocratic concentration of power which dark side politicians are drawn to like moths to flame, which rewards power over competency every time, becoming a game between megalomaniacs who couldn’t care less about non-players.
#1 commander clopfelter (Link) on 2009-02-05 15:55 (Reply)
We ban nobody. we just want things civil and intellectually honest. I am still waiting to be convinced that Socialism will work. I'll quit working and collect my check, weed the flower garden, and drink beer.
#2 Bird Dog on 2009-02-05 17:23 (Reply)
But in the mighty ole USSR the streets were paved with vodka? Alright, if Chile's any example, even the saner socialisms suck. But it might be in the future (said as the commander adjusts his Alvin Toffler - Kurt Vonnegut - Aldous Huxley space helmet).
#3 commander clopfelter (Link) on 2009-02-05 17:51 (Reply)
Centrist position of reasonableness is same old lies, lies, lies.
#4 Leag on 2009-02-06 13:17 (Reply)
Dr. X is restating the centrist position as reasonableness which, sitting on the middle of the rail fence, me thinks, must be mighty uncomfortable.

Sounds like the same milguetoast which brought us the madness of President Hussein and the surrender of the USA.

No guts no glory, ladies.
#5 Leag on 2009-02-06 15:09 (Reply)
"Centrist" is a very poor descriptor. Karl Rove claims to be centrist. So does Al Gore. I see both as self-serving operative politicians, who use a base of support for their own reasons.
#6 commander clopfelter (Link) on 2009-02-06 15:41 (Reply)
Speaking of which..

McCain is sometimes seen as a centrist. He was a self proclaimed leading proponent of the bank stimulus/bailout. Now he’s trying to be the leading opponent of the current stimulus/bailout? Maverick without pragmatic is one goose short of a top gun pilot.

On what website do these guys spell all their stuff out? With comments maybe? Or is that too “utopian” of me to ask?
#7 commander clopfelter (Link) on 2009-02-06 18:29 (Reply)

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