Good Point !
Anyone vaguely familiar with the history of the Conservative movement knows what a critical and pivotal role William F. Buckley and his National Review Magazine were to the eventual success of our movement. The two pillars of Conservative thought that he firmly established
1. Conservative ideas and philosophy are demonstrably, intellectually superior to liberal thought, and we can prove that by engaging liberals in debate and defeating them.
2. There is no place in the Conservative movement for bigots, anti-Semites and racists. Blacks, Jews, Muslims, Hispanics are not only welcome in the conservative movement, but they are to be sought out and encouraged to join our movement.
For precisely the same reason that William F. Buckley and the National Review drew a bright line between Conservatism and prejudice; the Free Republic, as one of the most visible torch bearers for today’s conservative movement, must take a stance against anti-Muslim bigotry on its pages.
If you are posting hateful and vicious anti-Muslim remarks then you are in direct opposition to the beliefs of William F. Buckley, Ronald Reagan, our president and virtually every conservative writer commentator and thinker of note and you are indirectly undermining our cause.
Thank you. Absolutely right!
And that deserves a PING to others ..................
Conservative ideas and philosophy are demonstrably, intellectually superior to liberal thought, and we can prove that by engaging liberals in debate and defeating them.
I used to love watching him chop the left into little pieces on Firing Line. And his interviews with Malcom Muggridge were not to be missed.
FYI He's just published his auto-biography. I haven't gotten it yet but maybe santa will give it to be, as I've been a very good boy this year....well I have
(That's my story and I'm sticking with it!)
If you are posting hateful and vicious anti-Muslim remarks then you are in direct opposition to the beliefs of William F. Buckley, Ronald Reagan, our president and virtually every conservative writer commentator and thinker of note and you are indirectly undermining our cause.
I've actually had people say that the president secretly believes we are at war with Islam, but he can't come out and say it because it not PC. When asked to show one thing that leads them to belive this the silence is deafening.