[lit-ideas] Re: A Revolution in the USA?

  • From: Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:50:55 -0400

Simon: Why are 'left wing' and 'liberal' insults only in America.

A rather popular view here is that Republican are corrupt and incompetent, but that Liberals are corrupt and insane.

Republicans will mismanage funds as they try to fight a poorly-conceived war against Islamofascists. Democrats will mismanage funds as they allow US interests to be severely damaged by screwball notions.

Republicans will give us an Iraqi civil war. Democrats will give us the Iran Hostage Crisis and turn a blind eye to the growth of al-Qaeda. Some choice, eh?

Of course that doesn't answer your question. The real answer, I suppose, is that making "Liberal" a cuss word is the fruit of decades of Republican marketing strategy.

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