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[John Mayson]

On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Rich Wood <richwood at pobox.com> wrote:
> On another matter: I'm curious how Socialist kidnapped Liberal. Has
> the right-wing opposition to health care reform ("It's Socialism")
> used the term so often to cover so many issues that it's the
> all-encompassing definition of "I don't agree with you?" Socialism is
> as  bankrupt as any social system that welcomes greed, corruption and
> inequality. We're all now living with the result.

Which is I have largely retired from discussing anything remotely
political with anyone.  People on both the left and right are so on
guard that they remind me of a dog sitting next to the dinner table
just waiting for anything to fall on the floor.  They just attack
without even giving half a thought about what is being said.  And I
also see people defend the most idiotic ideas mainly because a voice
coming out of a box told them to.

I remember the 1988 election when "liberal" was the big naughty word.
Now it's "socialism".  But on the other side you have "right-wing"
which paints an equally broad stroke.  And yes, on any given day I get
accused of being both "right-wing" and a "socialist" when neither
label fits me.

America in 2009, gotta love it.

John

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John Mayson <john at mayson.us>
Austin, Texas, USA