This excerpt from The Daily Show titled “The Born Identity” illustrates exactly how idiotic the “birther movement” is:
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
The Born Identity | ||||
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Is it “post-partisan” to say that some political stance is idiotic?
I say it is, because if you cannot call a spade a spade (and before anyone gets upset, “spade” in this aphorism means “shovel“…) then there is no point in trying to have any discussion at all.
There are some so-called “political positions” that are so beyond the pale that they deserve to be ridiculed. The “birther movement” meets all the criteria.
This illustrates the key difference between what in the United States we call “conservative” extremists versus “liberal” extremists (“liberal” and “conservative” mean different things in Europe and the rest of the world… as with measurements, English units versus the metric system, we are unique, and not necessarily in a good way). The “conservative” extremists are exclusive, with their moronic focus on saying how those who don’t think like them “don’t belong” and should be rejected if not outright destroyed. The “liberal” extremists are naive, thinking that this Darwininan world will all come together in harmony if merely shown the rational path to success for all.
A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject
–Winston ChurchillFanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.
–George Santayana
I miss the old definitions of “conservative” and “liberal“, those that held before the words and their meanings were perverted by the politics of fanaticism in the United States.
Which extremist view has the higher moral ground, the “conservative” view of destroying opponents, or the “liberal” view of success for all?
Before you cry “but you have used straw man arguments” take a moment to seriously examine the positions of the extremists and most critically, their motivations, then let your conscience be your judge.
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Cross-posted to Random Fate and The Moderate Voice.
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