tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10512467.post4058842725378901959..comments2023-07-15T02:18:38.947-07:00Comments on Contrarian Views: Words and SheepDavid M. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15720778073616293157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10512467.post-51296778095330397202007-03-05T15:39:00.000-08:002007-03-05T15:39:00.000-08:00Hi Rusty,I appreciate and respect your desire to d...Hi Rusty,<BR/><BR/>I appreciate and respect your desire to differentiate liberals from conservatives. Like you, I am certain conservatives are more civil and less bigoted. <BR/><BR/>However, I think our tolerance for counter views is also a differentiator, and from my perspective, a much more important differentiator. Civility is important to me and most conservatives, but it is not the most important aspect of conservatism. <BR/><BR/>I would hope that every person who is against legal abortion is also polite. However, I prefer someone who is rude and against legal abortion to someone who is polite and for legalized abortion. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I agree with you as much as any other writer. Yet, I am still happy, and I think it is important, we don’t have to agree on everything.David M. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720778073616293157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10512467.post-5550745904126873742007-03-05T08:39:00.000-08:002007-03-05T08:39:00.000-08:00Hi David,At RedBlueChristian I listed several cons...Hi David,<BR/><BR/>At RedBlueChristian I listed several conservatives that were quick to denounce Coulter's remarks. The reason I did so was to illustrate the difference between conservatives and liberals (generally speaking, of course). This was especially poignant considering the recent blogger-gate incident with Edwards (and the left's general ho-hum attitude towards it). Coulter has the right to say what she did, but I think that serious conservatives should make it known that her tactics are not what we're about.<BR/><BR/>Coulter is performing for the shock-value impact alone. If her intent was to make Edwards out to be a wimp, then it would have been easier, and more adult-like, to have simply reiterated his waffling, spineless behavior during his blogger-gate episode.<BR/><BR/>On the plus-side, her antics help to separate her from the serious minded folk out there (e.g., Hugh Hewitt) such that, when a liberal accuses Hewitt of making "Coulter-like statements" it can be cleary shown that he does not do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10512467.post-89788677544058914802007-03-04T15:01:00.000-08:002007-03-04T15:01:00.000-08:00Hi Rick,I agree with you about the word Coulter us...Hi Rick,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you about the word Coulter used. The word she used is so in-precise that it can only be used to offend and not describe, which seemed to be her point. I will write more later. <BR/><BR/>Hi Buz,<BR/><BR/>Those on the right are trying so hard to not be like the left that they are becoming just like the left. The irony. I will write more later.David M. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720778073616293157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10512467.post-85593791190426990102007-03-04T14:31:00.000-08:002007-03-04T14:31:00.000-08:00I just don't see how "faggot" communicates anythin...I just don't see how "faggot" communicates anything substantive about Sen. Edward's shortcomings, which are more in the neighborhood of opportunistic demagoguery. My guess is that the right-wing blogs were less concerned about offending Edwards and more concerned about "conservatives" coming across as empty-headed hatemongers. <BR/><BR/>Also, while I'm way too old to be personally offended by any sort of name-calling, I do think that using the word faggot filters down to gay teens, many of whom are struggling with enough issues at a tender age as it is.Rick and Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651723970981358664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10512467.post-77044281926059640502007-03-04T12:29:00.000-08:002007-03-04T12:29:00.000-08:00Oooo, double plus ungood ...Buz(http://en.wikipedi...Oooo, double plus ungood ...<BR/><BR/>Buz<BR/>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspeak)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com