Hi David, On Mar 25, 2012, at 10:14 PM, David R. Block wrote:
>> Thus, any legitimate critique of the government is interpreted by the Left >> as a call for Social Darwinism. Giving them a perfect excuse to defend their >> failed experiment in social engineering. >> > Doesn't that pretty well make criticism of the government "out of bounds" or > ineffective at the very least? Or what? Tell me. PLEASE. Yes, the Left is actively perverting and subverting the discussion. No question about it. The problem I have is that the GOP -- specifically the Tea Party/Libertarian wing -- is making it *easier* for them to get away with it. THIS is the point that (I think) Billy and I have been trying to harp on. 1. There is a hardcore libertarian right that is fond of rhetoric that is absolutely anti-government and pro-market 2. This segment of the community has disproportionate visibility, BOTH because they have a strong clear message with resonates with many influencers on the Right, but -also- because the unscrupulous actors on the Left love to play that up to justify *their* egregious pro-government/anti-market stance. 3. Rather than whining about the unfairness, the best response from the GOP would be to articulate a *principled* critique of *both* the pro-government Left and the anti-government extreme Right. This would explicitly position them as a viable small-government party rather than an extreme anti-government party. So far, nobody appears to be willing to do that. Would you disagree? THAT is what Billy and I have been talking about. But as you yourself demonstrate, any critique of Libertarian thought (however sympathetic!) is immediately seen as defending the anti-market Left. This is the problem we want to solve, but ironically appear to have recreated. :-/ Any suggestions? -- Ernie P. -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
