but if you get to bundle Communism as a 'liberal' ideology, do I get to score points by counting fascism as conservative?
Be my guest. My only intention was to counter your charge that only one chunk of the ideological spectrum has a monopoly on the Us vs. Them mentality. If you can't see how shot through with Marxist class-warfare rhetoric "liberal" screed is...well, then, I'm not sure you'll ever see what I'm getting at.
I didn't "forget" the Republican tactics in the last election, I just dispute that they were anywhere near as effective as many homosexual activists are saying they were. (BTW, what's with the link? I can't find "gay" anywhere on that page.) A lot of people leapt to conclusions based on the media's misreading of misleading poll data and ignored the revised interpretations of a week later.
The reason I identify as an Independent is that I've got way too many problems with both parties. Take corporate welfare. We're on the same page regarding the egregious damage it causes. But can you demonstrate to me that the Democrats benefit any less from it and have any more incentive to cut back on it than the Republicans? The reason Bush's No Lobbyist Left Behind bills have been sailing through Congress is that they give Democrats plenty of time at the trough as well. (The new transportation bill is a good example. It was signed in the heart of a state with a grand total of one Republican in elected statewide office.)
No middle-of-the-road Republicans? What do you call Schwarzenegger? The Illinois Republicans recently demonstrated what happens when you run a rabid social conservative out here--you get your ass handed to you in a 70%/27% landslide.
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Date: 2005-08-12 04:58 pm (UTC)Be my guest. My only intention was to counter your charge that only one chunk of the ideological spectrum has a monopoly on the Us vs. Them mentality. If you can't see how shot through with Marxist class-warfare rhetoric "liberal" screed is...well, then, I'm not sure you'll ever see what I'm getting at.
I didn't "forget" the Republican tactics in the last election, I just dispute that they were anywhere near as effective as many homosexual activists are saying they were. (BTW, what's with the link? I can't find "gay" anywhere on that page.) A lot of people leapt to conclusions based on the media's misreading of misleading poll data and ignored the revised interpretations of a week later.
The reason I identify as an Independent is that I've got way too many problems with both parties. Take corporate welfare. We're on the same page regarding the egregious damage it causes. But can you demonstrate to me that the Democrats benefit any less from it and have any more incentive to cut back on it than the Republicans? The reason Bush's No Lobbyist Left Behind bills have been sailing through Congress is that they give Democrats plenty of time at the trough as well. (The new transportation bill is a good example. It was signed in the heart of a state with a grand total of one Republican in elected statewide office.)
No middle-of-the-road Republicans? What do you call Schwarzenegger? The Illinois Republicans recently demonstrated what happens when you run a rabid social conservative out here--you get your ass handed to you in a 70%/27% landslide.