Anarcho-communism

[Annie]

Chomsky followers: Evidence that a little education, a bit of curiosity, and a tendency to follow what passes for erudition can be a very dangerous thing.

The only good thing to say, very few can keep up with his linguistic gymnastics for very long.

 

[r3volut!on]

Conservatives and Right-Wingers: Evidence that geopolitical isolation and corporate/government control of information can indoctrinate a limited acceptance of truth and consequence concerning a nation's role in the larger scheme of world events.

 

[Annie]

Conservatives and Right-Wingers: Evidence that geopolitical isolation and corporate/government control of information can indoctrinate a limited acceptance of truth and consequence concerning a nation's role in the larger scheme of world events.

Problem with this is, the ones that might follow the above parameters, ie Pat Buchanan, have been rejected by the 'right.' On the ohter hand, real geopolitical interaction being advocated by the 'neocons' has caught on big time.

The implication that one is 'right' and controlled by the 'information' is rendered moot by the very media we are using now. You would not have to read far to find that I read a real mix of right and left, but mostly center. I read American sources, but also as many as I can find translations for from Asia, Middle East, also UK, France, and once in awhile Russia.

One is left just quoting others until you have enough base information to form your own opinions. More importantly, is that when asked to back up something you put forward, you have a clue to how you arrived at your conclusions.

 

[r3volut!on]

oh Kathianne, I knew that would get a rise out of you. Unfortunately you took it too personally. In fact, it's quite obvious to anyone who reads anything you post on this board that the statement I made doesn't apply to you. At least not as much as it does to the majority of conservative Americans.

I respect that you have an informed political stance, but I'm wondering if you might be able to agree that a staggering number of people in this country who lean to the right and adopt a conservative stance do fit the description I provided.

 

[Annie]

It may suprise you that I think there are few 'to the right' that are as prone to 'tunnel vision' as those on the left. My experience has been that the more one educates oneself, the less one tends to be swayed by any dogma, but one does come to form opinions.

For myself, I would say I'm socially moderate, on some issues even liberal. I am economically and militarily conservative. Prior to 9/11, my thinking of Islam was 'not often.' I was very aware of al Queda, UBL, and the Taleban. Since then I've read more on the Koran and from papers on the Middle East/Asia/Africa. I seek out information on topics of those areas in journals like Foreign Relations and Parameters.

Most liberals I know, who for the most part are young people just exploring the political world, tend to go to extremes. Check out any college campus. Sort of like high school, though different, they break down into Young Democrats, Socialists, Republican, Anarchist-(Chomsky), etc. It's well and good, but they are each 'talking' and 'discussing' with fellow choir members.

 

[rtwngAvngr]

quoted wrong post

Yes, universal love for humanity achieved through tyrannical governmental oppression

 

[wonderwench]

Well, RWA, just because it has never worked in practise doesn't mean it isn't a great concept.