Comments on: The, “Just, Great!” Society http://simon-jester.org/2008/02/the-just-great-society/ And so are you Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:20:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Francis W. Porretto http://simon-jester.org/2008/02/the-just-great-society/comment-page-1/#comment-906 Francis W. Porretto Sun, 10 Feb 2008 17:20:55 +0000 http://thelineishere.org/?p=79#comment-906 While I'll concede that there are conservatives / Republicans who demonize liberals / Democrats, I maintain that there are far more, and far more vicious-mouthed, liberals / Democrats who demonize conservatives / Republicans...sometimes all the way to actively wishing us harm, legal jeopardy, or death, simply for disagreeing with them about public policy. Yes, I'm a conservative, though not a Republican. While I’ll concede that there are conservatives / Republicans who demonize liberals / Democrats, I maintain that there are far more, and far more vicious-mouthed, liberals / Democrats who demonize conservatives / Republicans…sometimes all the way to actively wishing us harm, legal jeopardy, or death, simply for disagreeing with them about public policy.

Yes, I’m a conservative, though not a Republican.

]]> By: Ted Bronson http://simon-jester.org/2008/02/the-just-great-society/comment-page-1/#comment-905 Ted Bronson Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:06:25 +0000 http://thelineishere.org/?p=79#comment-905 Francis, could you care to tell me which side is which in your Smith and Jones analogy? Francis, could you care to tell me which side is which in your Smith and Jones analogy?

]]> By: Francis W. Porretto http://simon-jester.org/2008/02/the-just-great-society/comment-page-1/#comment-904 Francis W. Porretto Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:18:54 +0000 http://thelineishere.org/?p=79#comment-904 “why do we Democrats like Republicans so much more than Republicans like Democrats?” First, I differ with the premise, as I can't believe that people so accustomed to regarding their political adversaries as evil can really like them. Second, if Smith, who differs with you, just says you're misinformed or haven't thought the matter all the way through, while Jones, who differs with you, calls you a moral monster and a subhuman savage for it, who would <b><i>you</i></b> regard more favorably? “why do we Democrats like Republicans so much more than Republicans like Democrats?”

First, I differ with the premise, as I can’t believe that people so accustomed to regarding their political adversaries as evil can really like them. Second, if Smith, who differs with you, just says you’re misinformed or haven’t thought the matter all the way through, while Jones, who differs with you, calls you a moral monster and a subhuman savage for it, who would you regard more favorably?

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