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Arguing with Liberals, and Why I've Stopped
By Pat Sajak
March 29, 2005
Every time I argue with a Liberal, Im reminded of quarrels I used to have with my parents. The battles never seemed fair because my folks decided what the rules were and what was out of bounds. In addition, because they were parents, they could threaten me in ways I couldnt threaten them, and they could say things I could never say.
Recently, I was discussing the United Sates Supreme Court with one of my liberal friends in Los Angeles when she said, without any discernable embarrassment, that Justice Anton Scalia was worse than Hitler. Realizing she wasnt alive during World War II and perhaps she may have been absent on those days when her schoolmates were studying Nazism, I reminded her of some of Hitlers more egregious crimes against humanity, suggesting she may have overstated the case. She had not; Scalia was worse. As I often did when my parents threatened to send me to my room, I let the conversation die.
Aside from being rhetorically hystericaland demeaning to the memory of those who suffered so terribly as a result of Hitler and the Nazisit served to remind me of how difficult it is to have serious discussions about politics or social issues with committed members of the left. They tend to do things like accusing members of the right of sowing the seeds of hatred while, at the same time, comparing them to mass murderers. And they do this while completely missing the irony.
The moral superiority they bring to the table allows them to alter the playing field and the rules in their favor. They can say and do things the other side cant because, after all, they have the greater good on their side. If a Conservativeone of the bad guyscomplains about the content of music, films or television shows aimed at children, he is being a prude who wants to tell other people what to read or listen to or watch; he is a censor determined to legislate morality. If, however, a Liberal complains about speech and supports laws against certain kinds of speech, it is right and good because we must be protected from this hate speech or politically incorrect speech. (Of course, theybeing the good guyswill decide exactly what that is.)
http://patsajak.com/news.php?view=says
Arguing with Liberals, and Why I've Stopped
By Pat Sajak
March 29, 2005
Every time I argue with a Liberal, Im reminded of quarrels I used to have with my parents. The battles never seemed fair because my folks decided what the rules were and what was out of bounds. In addition, because they were parents, they could threaten me in ways I couldnt threaten them, and they could say things I could never say.
Recently, I was discussing the United Sates Supreme Court with one of my liberal friends in Los Angeles when she said, without any discernable embarrassment, that Justice Anton Scalia was worse than Hitler. Realizing she wasnt alive during World War II and perhaps she may have been absent on those days when her schoolmates were studying Nazism, I reminded her of some of Hitlers more egregious crimes against humanity, suggesting she may have overstated the case. She had not; Scalia was worse. As I often did when my parents threatened to send me to my room, I let the conversation die.
Aside from being rhetorically hystericaland demeaning to the memory of those who suffered so terribly as a result of Hitler and the Nazisit served to remind me of how difficult it is to have serious discussions about politics or social issues with committed members of the left. They tend to do things like accusing members of the right of sowing the seeds of hatred while, at the same time, comparing them to mass murderers. And they do this while completely missing the irony.
The moral superiority they bring to the table allows them to alter the playing field and the rules in their favor. They can say and do things the other side cant because, after all, they have the greater good on their side. If a Conservativeone of the bad guyscomplains about the content of music, films or television shows aimed at children, he is being a prude who wants to tell other people what to read or listen to or watch; he is a censor determined to legislate morality. If, however, a Liberal complains about speech and supports laws against certain kinds of speech, it is right and good because we must be protected from this hate speech or politically incorrect speech. (Of course, theybeing the good guyswill decide exactly what that is.)
http://patsajak.com/news.php?view=says
