[lit-ideas] Re: Consolations of Philosophy
- From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 19:10:19 +0000
Thursday, November 4, 2004, 3:59:30 PM, atri2715 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The majority of people, as we know, were concerned about god, gays, and guns.
They rejected what they perceive as the danger of the endlessly permissive
society. It is easy to condescend to these sentiments. But the democratic
elites had little or nothing to say about this basic concern.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
is that right?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Perhaps out of this defeat a more serious, classically democratic party will
emerge, one that embraces the economic and social concerns of common people
instead of assaulting them with relentless cultural deconstruction that
perplexes many fundamentally decent, if unsophisticated, folk.
>>>>>>>>>>>
"relentless cultural deconstruction"? e.g.?
>But I wouldn't worry about
a> the democrats too much either. The long term trend is still toward
a> liberalization
meanwhile Bush-judges can rule for 40 or so years
--
Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK
mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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