One day, many years in the future after the libertarian revolution, you will look back on these conversations and realize that what I was saying was right. If you had tried looking from a different perspective, you would've spared yourself the embarrassment of being the modern analogy to 18th-century royalists.
A scientist cannot be dismissive of new or unpopular ideas, for it is investigation of that which has not been considered which leads to discovery and understanding.
Sean Hannity invited an obviously asinine Jew-hater who was sent to prison for racketeering. Now there are people here who don't Fox News to begin with, but to me this is by far the most legitimate reason to resent Fox News. Sadly, this is just the tip of the iceberg of how the conservative movement is being exploited by self-proclaimed "voices" such as Alex Jones and Pat Buchanan.
What I see is that we are entering an era that is similar to the era that was the Roaring 20s, a time where the Ku Klux Klan was its height. What can the conservative movement do to redeem itself from this?
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This must be stated clearly and publicly, once and for all. You are welcome to judge us, to ostracize us, to boycott us and to vilify us. But to kill us? Absolutely not.
The religious right "cares" for Israel simply as an end to their own messianic prophecies. The Jews, as in the actual persons who make up the religion, as opposed to the persons who make up the nation of Israel...Not so much...
What can conservatives do to redeem their movement? Well, all the sane conservatives should get together (figuratively) and say that they're going to actively rebuke the crazies. Cut off from Fox News and Rush Limbaugh and Stormfront. And whenever they rear their ugly heads, and you hear dirty liberals like me start talking about how conservatives are lunatics, explain that you are different from the lunatics, and explain why. From a more policy-oriented standpoint, abandon the old, tired, Reagan-era propaganda, things like "Government can't do anything right" and "Keynesian economics never work." Things like that obscure the truth and harm debate. And cut out the remainder of the cancerous tumor that is Karl Rove-style politicking, which pits groups of Americans against each other based on superficial issues and only serves to increase hatred. Learn what liberals think and why they think it, instead of just pointing a finger and going "Wrong!", and try to compromise. Dear lord, try to compromise. I'm thinking of a certain health care bill proposed by a certain Montanan senator as I type this.
Alright, I am now ready for people to complain that I never do any of that stuff.
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"Maybe it's not the politicians who suck. Maybe...maybe it's the people who suck." -George Carlin.
"Personally, I always found that the best function on any cell phone I ever had was the off button." -William G on the Websnark comment board.
Not this again... That bogus conspiracy theory, like a million others, is already debunked as being inconsistent to End Times prophecies because Jesus never said when, where, or how the Apocalypse will come.
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This must be stated clearly and publicly, once and for all. You are welcome to judge us, to ostracize us, to boycott us and to vilify us. But to kill us? Absolutely not.
See, this is where I actually admire William F. Buckley for having the courage to do what some kind of conservative figure should do now: denounce the crazies.
Come on, Buckley said the Birchers were nuts and it served conservatism pretty well. Do it again for the Birthers/Deathers/Tenthers/Assorted Crazies.
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"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a Communist." -- Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara
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Each day we will feature 5 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it. Each day we will feature 5 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article.
In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.
The Deviousness Award is an accolade which is traditionally handed out on the 1st of every month to one trully outstanding deviant. `Cyantre is one of the most helpful deviants within our community. With a positive attitude and a resourceful mind, you can always find him providing support and encouragement to those in need. Always looking for ways in which he can get more involved in our community, John's positive presence is to be aspired to. A well respected poet, John is a must-have on your deviantWATCH to make sure that you don't miss out on your dose of community inspiration. It's with great pleasure that the Deviousness Award for November 2009 goes to... Read More
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A scientist cannot be dismissive of new or unpopular ideas, for it is investigation of that which has not been considered which leads to discovery and understanding.