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It is an interesting phenomenon that the response of the left half of our political spectrum to criticism and argument is often to try to shut it down. Thus President Obama in his Sept. 9 speech to a joint session of Congress told us to stop "bickering," as if principled objections to major changes in public policy were just childish obstinacy, and chastised his critics for telling "lies," employing "scare tactics" and playing "games." Unlike his predecessor, he sought to use the prestige of his office to shut criticism down.
Now, no one likes criticism very much, and most politicians...
Strangers to Dissent, Liberals Try to Stifle It
Date: Sep 22, 2009 - 3:35 PM EST
Proud (and lazy) Liberal
"'Growing the economy' is a way of saying 'I've got mine and you're not going to get any of it, you'll have to work to get yours.'"
You have the problem with the work ethic, do you? I think that pretty much proves our point
Brian: You seem to be saying that you have received your success somehow through nothing but your own efforts. I think you know that this is not true. There is a great deal that made you who you are that have nothing to do with your effort. The myth that we are all like modern day Horatio Alger's tales working from rags to riches, or that we deserve power and privilege as the result of our births is ridiculous. We all...