tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post6110294851371089638..comments2023-06-27T03:48:28.039-05:00Comments on of mule dung and ash: National AffairsMule Breathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586696064321854554noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post-48954299632063528292009-09-25T08:47:13.884-05:002009-09-25T08:47:13.884-05:00... which is what I also said.
The problem has be...... which is what I also said.<br /><br />The problem has been the right gaining popularity and power by being actively anti-intellectual. That which passes as conservative today bears no resemblance to the dream of the early conservatives, yet it is sold to the great unwashed as the gold standard.Mule Breathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586696064321854554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post-91197932980907905572009-09-25T08:04:46.427-05:002009-09-25T08:04:46.427-05:00"Sorry. but you cannot justify the right by p..."Sorry. but you cannot justify the right by pointing to the sins of the left."<br /><br />Wasn't attempting to do that at all, just pointing out that there's a dearth of intellectual honesty on both ends of the political spectrum.Ambulance Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175419709184526342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post-63074076350805943312009-09-25T07:38:47.656-05:002009-09-25T07:38:47.656-05:00Although non sequitur, you are to some degree corr...Although non sequitur, you are to some degree correct. I'm sure you see both cause and the effect in the back of your ambulance every night. Ignorance and simple stupidity abound. Attempting to justify the sins of one philosophy with those of the other (dicto simpliciter) fails to achieve any progress. In fact, it diminishes your argument and retards the entire debate. <br /><br />That the Mule Breathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586696064321854554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post-15750658650143187422009-09-25T00:18:38.403-05:002009-09-25T00:18:38.403-05:00"The right is in sad need right now of a litt..."The right is in sad need right now of a little intellectualism. We can hopeā¦ and we will wait and see."<br /><br />Good point. I miss William F. Buckley myself.<br /><br />Of course, there are those on the right who would tell you that many arguments of the leftists are based on emotion, not intellect. <br /><br />And they have a point, too.Ambulance Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175419709184526342noreply@blogger.com