On Wed, 20 Jun 2001, Brad DeLong wrote:
<snipping rather dubious list>
> I did conclude that there are a lot of hate-filled villains in the
> upper reaches of the Republican Party. Wake up and smell the coffee,
> Gautam.
>
> Brad DeLong
You want me to provide a similar list for Democrats? How about liberals
in general during the Cold War, from which I could make a case that a lot
of liberals actually sought to harm their _country_ not just the other
party? I could do it easily, as you well know. Or at least, you should
know, though I wonder if you woudl be willing to acknowledge it. The idea
that politics and virtue are co-terminous is not a solely leftist conceit,
but it does often seem to be disproportionately one. So wake up and smell
the manure, Brad. Just because you're a Democrat doesn't make you a good
person, and just because you're a Republican doesn't make you a bad one.
If you're so blinded by your own belief in your own righteousness that
you're unable to see that, it's not possible to have a rational discussion
about politics with you anyways.
Gautam
