My choice is the historical lie of the "McCarthy Era." It is largely a myth and what's more, McCarthy- though he himself was a buffon- his premise was correct- our government was indeed infested with Communists loyal to Stalin. Liberals talk as if McCarthy was the American equal of Stalin- a disgusting comparison and an immoral one. All the liberal "heroes" of that era have been exposed as spies- the Rosenburgs- guilty. Alger Hiss- guilty. IF STONE- most likely a spy who accepted money from the KGB. Oppenheimer- strong evidence of his guilt. MInd you- most of these cases were not even part of the the real "McCarthy era" but in the liberal myth all "Red baiting" is from McCarthy.
The effect of this myth is profound. Even today a communist is not called a communist in our press but a leftist (like Berenson in a Peruvian Jail where she belongs.) A Leftist is at best called a liberal or a "moderate" by our press. And the term liberal has been hijacked by people who are totally anti liberal leftists and communists. Pat Robertson is more of a liberal than Tom Daschle or Ted Kennedy in the true meaning of the word!
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02/23/2002 3:18:16 PM PST by
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To: Burkeman1
How about, "The border is just an imaginary line".
To: Burkeman1
"Its a vast Right-Wing conspiracy" . . .
To: Burkeman1
Government knows how to use your money better than you do.
Money comes "from the government."
Needs are rights; indeed, needs trump rights.
The Bill of Rights is a Chinese Restaurant Menu (choose one from column "A" and one from column "B" and reject the ones you don't like.)
--Boris
188 posted on
02/24/2002 4:27:25 PM PST by
boris
To: Burkeman1
To me, the biggest lie is the very definition of Liberalism. It claims stand for the rights of individuals and non-interference by government, but in fact stands for the supression of the individual and supremacy of government.
This confusion is why so many young people call themselves Liberals and why it takes them so many years to finally figure out that they are really Conservatives.
190 posted on
02/25/2002 5:00:07 AM PST by
pjd
To: Burkeman1
"this will be the most ethical administration in history"
To: Burkeman1
Democrats are the party of black people. Republicans want to bring back segregation and slavery while dims want to make everyone equal. The fact is that Dims have always exploited blacks to suit their purposes. Before civil rights, the standard procedure for winning the dim primary here in the South(and therefore the election)was to scream "nigger"(let the PC police arrest me for not using "n-word") louder than everyone else to scare the whites into voting for them.. Now that blacks can vote, it is "vote dim or the evil repubs will steal your welfare and have you picking cotton" to scare the blacks into voting for them.
On a related note, dims used to say that blacks were inferior to whites, and so we had to have lower standards for education, etc. Now that everyone is supposed to be considered equal, dims say that we have to have lower standards for blacks, only now they call it "affirmative action" and say that they are helping blacks.
I don't think that anyone can honestly say that all of these social programs, entitlements and programs enacted by the dims have helped the black community. In fact, many of the ills of the inner city, such as rising crime, fatherless children, poor education, etc, are the result of dim policies. Blacks got off of the plantation in the early 60's mainly because republicans voted for the civil rights and voting rights acts, and the dims have been trying to get them back on the plantation ever since.
To: Burkeman1
This is a democracy = majority rule is good = anarchy!
To: Burkeman1
How are we going to "pay" for tax cuts?
197 posted on
02/25/2002 7:10:04 AM PST by
Remole
To: Burkeman1
The biggest liberal lie ever is that liberals are compassionate and cafre about the well-being of other people. The next liberal I meet with genuine compassion for anyone but himself will be the first. I'm not holding my breath waiting.
Liberalism is a form of narcissism and mental illness.
198 posted on
02/25/2002 7:10:32 AM PST by
TBP
To: Burkeman1
I'll go for KLINTOON'S- Everyone should go to college....
To: Burkeman1
Biggest lie of the left. Poverty causes crime.
Biggest lie of the right. Race causes crime
While the big lie of the right was accepted as false decades ago, the big lie of the left goes on and on and on........
To: Burkeman1
What idea, concept, "fact", law, or position ....PAYROLL DEDUCTION! I have actually met people who swear they don't pay any taxes because they always get a refund!
To: Burkeman1
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman."
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