tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post5173851418679409316..comments2024-02-12T02:21:59.971-08:00Comments on Critter's Crap: Question Of The DayJerry Critterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-58352055596229049712009-11-02T15:20:02.414-08:002009-11-02T15:20:02.414-08:00I've alluded to this before, but I really thin...I've alluded to this <a href="http://chris-gerrib.livejournal.com/210512.html" rel="nofollow">before</a>, but I really think the Republican party is in a three-way internal fight. The "country club" wing was running things under Bush, while giving lip service to the Religious Right and Libertarian wings. <br /><br />The illusion is over, and these groups see (finally!) that they'd been played. The Tea Party wing (Libertarians) are the most noisy at the moment, because the realization that they've been played is fresh to them.Chris Gerribhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09484367221527860100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-45410575287893320552009-11-02T07:22:29.208-08:002009-11-02T07:22:29.208-08:00Thank you, Infidel, for your clear explanation. Y...Thank you, Infidel, for your clear explanation. You are right.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-86683682643357809832009-11-02T06:07:17.879-08:002009-11-02T06:07:17.879-08:00Excellent points. The right as it exists today is...Excellent points. The right as it exists today is basically a coalition of two elements: a small but powerful collection of wealthy interests, and a broad "base" which is not wealthy but is mostly motivated by religious fundamentalism. Notice that most of the specific examples of rightist control-freakery you list are about enforcing religious taboos. This is what's important to the increasingly-dominant fundamentalist element, which is not interested in "freedom from government repression" at all, only in making everyone else live in accordance with their own theocratic vision. In an <a href="http://infidel753.blogspot.com/2007/10/shameful-persecution.html" rel="nofollow">Orwellian inversion</a>, freedom from theocratic oppression is transformed into oppression <i>of</i> theocrats -- if they can't force Christian prayers on everyone in public shool or are expected to tolerate homosexuals doing their own thing, this somehow becomes a taking away of <i>their</i> rights.<br /><br />When rightists talk about "freedom from government repression", what they actually mean is just economic freedom, and even there, when you get down to the details, what they <i>really</i> mean is reducing the regulatory role of the state, which limits the ability of those powerful wealthy interests to exploit the rest of us. In practice, reducing the role of the state does not mean increased freedom (even economic freedom) for most people, but they've succeeded in convincing many people that the two concepts are the same.<br /><br />It's a word game, and a very shoddy one. It will fall apart if enough people point out the contradictions and twisting of language in it, as you've done here.Infidel753http://infidel753.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-8005436696632032452009-11-01T16:57:32.746-08:002009-11-01T16:57:32.746-08:00Even orange man Boehner cited Reagan today on John...Even orange man Boehner cited Reagan today on John King's State of the Union. This moron presents himself everytime he opens his trap - as WE (the GOP) know whats best for ALL people. Give me a f'in break. I won't even get started on Lieberman. Everything you have stated is SO true - but when confronted, these followers only stammer!themomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372778365091908638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-36629995988863813252009-11-01T12:29:42.079-08:002009-11-01T12:29:42.079-08:00I knew I spelled hypocrisy wrong... they are hypoc...I knew I spelled hypocrisy wrong... they are hypocrits too!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8205062574335758725.post-4069515689476434402009-11-01T12:28:10.023-08:002009-11-01T12:28:10.023-08:00Jerry it's such hypocricy!!! The truth about t...Jerry it's such hypocricy!!! The truth about their savior Reagan should be blasted all over blogland, but what good would it do? Great post my friend!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303260031729868857noreply@blogger.com