Posted on 08/07/2012 7:46:56 PM PDT by kristinn
Its the “narrative.” “Progressive” left wingers can’t be racists or bigots, so, if someone is a racist or bigoted has to be a right winger. The circular logic has gone on for so long that lefties think they they can win a argument just by screaming “racist!”
Only a racist would insist that minorities are incapable of passing occupation skills tests are therefore must have their test scores graded at a lower standard Liberalism is a mental disorder.
Indeed the seating arrangement in the French General Assembly was the origin of the term (though back then “liberal” definitely included classical liberals who are now called conservatives in America and only by a stretch included Jacobins, and “conservative” meant monarchist). I merely described the actual usage of the words since the time of the Russian Civil War.
See my post #33 above, which describes the actual meaning (or rather, lack of any real meaning) of the phrase “right wing”.
Blah, blah, blah...
That’s a good way of looking at it.
For a great take on things from a historical perspective, see the Hayek quote on my FR profile page. It’s the 3rd one down, two paragraphs. It well describes why the Nazis and the Communists were so similar in 1920s and 30s Germany.
Deja Vu - It's beginning to feel just like a repeat of the late-Clinton-era tactics - demonizing the right using the weight of the Federal Juggernaut.
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