Friday, January 24, 2014

Ignoring Facts and Attacking Character; The Left finds its foes not just wrong, but morally repugnant.

Thomas Sowell   "One of the things that attracted me to the political Left as a young man was a belief that leftists were for “the people.” Fortunately, I was also very interested in the history of ideas — and years of research in that field repeatedly brought out the inescapable fact that many leading thinkers on the left had only contempt for “the people.”

"That has been true from the 18th century to the present moment. Even more surprising, I discovered over the years that leading thinkers on the opposite side of the ideological spectrum had more respect for ordinary people than people on the left who spoke in their name." ...
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"Maybe that is why there are so many fact-free arguments on the left, whether on gun control, minimum wages, or innumerable other issues — and why they react so viscerally to those who challenge their vision."

Case in point is this :
Dem Congressional Candidate 'Likes' Graphic With N-Word and 'Ching Chong' on Facebook
"Erin Bilbray, a Democratic congressional candidate in Nevada, uses Facebook to connect with friends and supporters alike. She also uses it to express support for musicians (Amy Winehouse, Dave Matthews) and, well, other not-so-wholesome things.

"Like this graphic, which the congressional candidate "liked" on Facebook:

"She's running against Republican Joe Heck."

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