The positions they take may seem political, but they're really all about their own sense of moral superiority. For instance, they hate the war (good) but support the troops (good, also). They love justice (good) but support world-type courts (good, also). They are patriotic (good) but European culture is really very sophisticated and civilized (good, also).
If you disagree with any of their premises, you're not only less good, but hard-hearted (bad), insensitive (bad), uncultured (bad), and a real backwoods yahoo, to boot (bad).
My liberal correspondents really hate the voice of the people. In particular, Free Republic. They are quite disturbed that the peasants now have a voice through the internet. Therefore, they have to denigrate conservative sites.
They'll cherry-pick a few of the shall-we-say more "exuberant" posts on a long FR thread to prove their point that FR is populated by thugs, potty-mouths, unfeeling country-club types, manic right-wingers and the like.
In other words, freepers and other conservatives, Free Republic and other conservative forums are unforgiveably beneath the strata of rarified air found in the liberal eastern elite salons, high exclusive political and diplomatic circles, the world of leftists-only acadamia and the incestuous networkings of the various MSM outlets.
A liberal's worst nightmare is picturing the pitchforks and torches of neanderthal American peasants swarming across the moats and disrupting the smug, egotistical and holier-than-thou occupants of the baronial manors or ivy-covered ivory towers in this country's centers of power.
Leni
Excellent!
In other words, freepers and other conservatives, Free Republic and other conservative forums are unforgiveably beneath the strata of rarified air found in the liberal eastern elite salons, high exclusive political and diplomatic circles, the world of leftists-only acadamia and the incestuous networkings of the various MSM outlets.
A liberal's worst nightmare is picturing the pitchforks and torches of neanderthal American peasants swarming across the moats and disrupting the smug, egotistical and holier-than-thou occupants of the baronial manors or ivy-covered ivory towers in this country's centers of power.
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Truly excellent.
The pitchfork brigade of the French Revolution was aimed squarely at the fops in the Big House. Liberals are indeed the disdainful royalty of Marie Antoinette. "Let them eat cake if they are hungry. Now, where did you say this caviar is from?"