On Friday, July 25, 2003 at 10:09:21 (-0700) Michael Perelman writes: >I suspect that Brad DeLong represents what might be called >centristism. I like Brad personally. He's very smart and >articulate. But let me get back to my idea about centristism. >...
Chomsky has observed the convergence between liberal and totalitarian thinking. DeLong is simply a totalitarian in his approach to these matters. Anyone who dares raise principled criticisms of our beneficence is "hiding the ball" to use DeLong's words, and deserves to be slandered viciously. No matter that erstwhile good-guy Christopher Hitchens demolished most of DeLong's vile fantasies years ago, the proper totalitarian trots them out without such regard in hopes of punishing the transgressor of propriety. We have skewed our thinking greatly if we bestow the label "centrist" on folks like DeLong. He is a dishonest coward and a bully, nothing more. Bill
