[Vision2020] Say What?

Paul Rumelhart godshatter at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 7 13:33:27 PDT 2010


I think it's becoming clear that not all political perspectives can be shoehorned into one of two boxes ("left" or "right").

Unfortunately, if you follow this to it's logical conclusion, it means that some people in one box might find they actually agree with people in the other box on some issues.  Crazy, I know.

Paul

--- On Wed, 4/7/10, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Say What?
> To: "Garrett Clevenger" <garrettmc at verizon.net>
> Cc: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 1:17 PM
> Exactly.
> 
> What was your first clue, Roger, that the Nazis were/are
> far left?
> 
> Their systematic execution of homosexuals?
> 
> The elimination of individual rights?
> 
> Or simply their attempt to destroy democracy?
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> >
> > Roger writes:
> >
> > "It is convenient for the left to place them on the
> right. this makes it
> > easier for them to demonise the right and marginalize
> them by
> > association."
> >
> >
> > Er, isn't this what Roger just did by saying "The
> Nazis are on the left."?
> >
> > I'll continue his quote to make his nazi one more
> realisitic.
> >
> > "They ...  may want freedom for themselves, but
> not for others. This does
> > not place them on the {left}, who wants freedom for
> everyone. {nazis}
> > basically are kooks and cannot be categorized as being
> left or right."
> >
> > So Roger is part right, even if he is or isn't "on the
> right."
> >
> > Garrett
> >
> >
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