In case anyone has forgotten, "treasonous" and "insane" were two *ahem* adjectives of choice used to describe dissent in the USSR.
Am I calling conservatives "Communists"? No, that would be silly. I do, however, point out a pattern of behavior and caution everyone that the response you get will be conditioned by the pattern manifested as much as (or more than) by your intentions.
In other words, be careful whose behavior you copy, whether it is intentional or not.
I have also noted that the professor's essay exhorts only liberals to stop specific, identified name-calling. His remark to conservatives is limited to the quote in Greg's subject line, above. To use his argument, it is no more likely that there are more insane liberals than that there are more witless conservatives. Quid pro quo.
I leave the myriad accusations of treason to the lawyers who specialize in slander.
Regards--
Mary Anne
Current Events » in reply to "I hereby call on both liberals and conservatives (indeed, all ideologues) to tone down their rhetoric, to be charitable to views they reject, to stop the personal attacks, and to pay greater attenti…
Yes. The new buzzphrase for "liberal" is apparently "mentally ill".
The whole thread (12 posts)
- Why Liberals Think Conservatives Are Stoopid
- "I hereby call on both liberals and conservatives (indeed, all ideologues) to tone down their rhetoric, to be charitable to views they reject, to stop the personal attacks, and to pay greater attenti… (n/t)
- And vice versa, "stoopid" (n/t)
- Interesting analysis (n/t)