Post #193,242
2/6/05 3:04:22 PM
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The decline and fall of the Left in America
The power of the Left as a political force has rested on a tripod of three Big Lies. They are, first, that liberal Western civilization can do no good and is to blame for all the world's evils, second, that Marxist Leninist states can do no wrong, and third, that the Left has the answers to the world's problems. The thing about Big Lies is they have a fatal weakness: they cannot survive exposure to unfiltered information. In the face of raw facts, all Big Lies crumble, and ultimately collapse.
The three Big Lies of the Left have been crumbling in America for quite some now. The problem for the Left is that we have an open society, where the flow of information can never be completely controlled. They have survived by seizing or influencing choke points - where the flow can be partially controlled, and where a sort of imperfect censorship can be attempted, and where that which can't be censored away can be spun beyond recognition. There have been four choke points used by the Left: the universities, the news media, popular entertainment, and the Democratic party. Despite what many on the right allege, the Left's control over these institutions has never been absolute. But at one time it was strong enough to do real damage. This control is slipping, and the Left in America is now facing the abyss...
[link|http://marlowe-essays.blogspot.com/2005/02/decline-and-fall-of-left-in-america.html|Continued at blogger.com]
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Well, pardon us for winning the election.
Memo to Democrats and to the Left: hatred is not a substitute for vision.
"All the news you wish would go away"
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Post #193,245
2/6/05 3:16:51 PM
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Strawman much?
Blogs are usually a terrible forum for conversation.
Why don't you defend your ideas here?
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #193,717
2/8/05 7:11:13 PM
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My ideas pretty much defend themsleves.
Peruse this thread for evidence thereof.
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Well, pardon us for winning the election.
Memo to Democrats and to the Left: hatred is not a substitute for vision.
"All the news you wish would go away"
[link|http://marlowe-essays.blogspot.com/2005/01/what-we-need-prescription-for-our.html|http://marlowe-essay...tion-for-our.html] - What We Need - a prescription for our times
[link|http://marlowe-essays.blogspot.com/2005/01/where-i-stand-proverbs-and-axioms-for.html|http://marlowe-essay...d-axioms-for.html] - Where I Stand - Proverbs and axioms for the real world
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Post #193,732
2/8/05 9:48:13 PM
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Defended like a man
who defends himself in court.
[link|http://forfree.sytes.net|
] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #193,889
2/9/05 10:40:28 PM
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well get defending in my post below :-)
I love her dearly, far beyond any creature I've ever known, and I can prove it, for never once in almost seventy years of married life have I taken her by the throat. Mind you, it's been a near thing once or twice.
George Macdonald Frasier
Clearwater highschool marching band [link|http://www.chstornadoband.org/|http://www.chstornadoband.org/]
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Post #193,246
2/6/05 3:16:51 PM
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...Like the Big Lies about "There's WMDs in that thar Iraq!"
-YendorMike
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
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Post #193,247
2/6/05 3:19:41 PM
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The Left? In America? Did I miss a meeting?
There never was, is or will be a left wing in American politics that would ever be recognised as such outside her borders.
Peter
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Post #193,381
2/7/05 10:35:34 AM
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Wot 'e said.
bcnu,
Mikem
Eine Leute. Eine Welt. Ein F\ufffdhrer.
(Just trying to be accepted in the New America)
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Post #193,263
2/6/05 4:18:00 PM
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Bwahaha!
"liberal Western civilization can do no good and is to blame for all the world's evils" Um. So the Left thinks that being liberal is to blame for everything. You mean, of course, the Right. "the Left has the answers to the world's problems." Ah, now I KNOW you mean the Right. "The thing about Big Lies is they have a fatal weakness: they cannot survive exposure to unfiltered information. In the face of raw facts, all Big Lies crumble, and ultimately collapse." Yup, confirmed - the Right again - at least if you measure things by the Bush junta. That's why this regime has been so set on restricting free press, and even the ability of the people to protest in public (can you say "free speech zones"). "The problem for the Left is that we have an open society, where the flow of information can never be completely controlled. They have survived by seizing or influencing choke points - where the flow can be partially controlled, and where a sort of imperfect censorship can be attempted, and where that which can't be censored away can be spun beyond recognition." Yes, this IS a problem for the Bush regime. This is why they were forced make military and religious issues the focal point for the past elections, even though the ostensible Commander in Chief has serious credibility problems because of his 'service' and that one of the greatest security lapses in US history occured on his watch, right after one of his many vacations - they have far more control over the information made public about the war. After all, its hard to argue that the economy is just fine when the MAJORITY of the people are worse off than they were 4 years ago. You should take this shtick on the road! You're HILARIOUS! [link|http://forfree.sytes.net|
] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #193,282
2/6/05 5:34:07 PM
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you are "winning" because you have adopted points 2 and 3
State growth beyond rational or need, check
deprivation of basic rights under the constitution, check
think you know the only way to do it, check
you are the hard left
regards,
daemon
I love her dearly, far beyond any creature I've ever known, and I can prove it, for never once in almost seventy years of married life have I taken her by the throat. Mind you, it's been a near thing once or twice.
George Macdonald Frasier
Clearwater highschool marching band [link|http://www.chstornadoband.org/|http://www.chstornadoband.org/]
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Post #193,456
2/7/05 3:02:51 PM
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Lies? Like the 2005 Budget?
The one that doesn't bother to include the $80Bill for the Iraq boondoggle?
Yeah, that's real honesty.
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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