From: Olga Bourlin (fauxever@sprynet.com)
Date: Sun Aug 05 2001 - 08:04:54 MDT
Lee wrote:
> Oh, Olga. You miss my point entirely. Here you are again
> speaking in defense of liberalism, and you are already a
> liberal! It doesn't count to say, "oh in my misguided youth
> I was a conservative; but I repent!". Do you understand how
> your example was self-serving to your present ideological
> beliefs? I mean today. With all the arguments and facts
> from intelligent all over this list, on both sides.
I knew you'd say that. I also stated reason and purpose were important to
me - so, obviously, I have found no reason and purpose to switch "today."
Also, I'm not attracted to mean spiritedness. And I find it useless to
argue about things I am not defending, like "reparations" in the way it's
been bandied about, like a joke. Reparations is not about "give me the
money." The few reasonable posts about it were not addressed (and, here,
I'm not talking about anything I posted about this subject). I personally
am not interested in discussing this any more, with people who claim to be
reasonable - but drown out any kernel of an idea with ridicule and hyperbole
and helpful suggestions to me about getting out and seeing the rest of the
world (actually, I've already had that privilege).
> > > (P.P.S. I don't think any of them will.)
> >
> > Lee, Lee, Lee ... and you accuse other people of being arrogant,
> > sometimes, tsk, tsk. Don't put all liberals into the same box.
> Hey, it is just a prediction. So far, no one has (well, I still
have about 10 posts yet to read, so as of this writing maybe someone
will). We shall see.
Maybe for leftist-liberals there is no [or, not as much] "there" there to go
to (hail, Gertrude Stein). While I applaud that you have made journeys out
of your comfort zone, it is arrogant for you to suppose that "we" [commie
pinko socialist statist leftists that we are] have not examined issues out
of our "comfort zone." I certainly have, and if I haven't switched my
position "today," it is because I've found most issues from the libertarian
position ... wanting. Libertarians oppose the minimum wage, for instance.
Get serious! Minimum wage causes unemployment. Get serious! Give me some
good place to "go" to ... and then maybe I will.
C'mon, libertarians don't have a monopoly on "sweet reason."
Olga
> > > (P.P.S. I don't think any of them will.)
> >
> > Lee, Lee, Lee ... and you accuse other people of being arrogant,
> > sometimes, tsk, tsk. Don't put all liberals into the same box.
>
> Hey, it is just a prediction. So far, no one has (well, I still
> have about 10 posts yet to read, so as of this writing maybe someone
> will). We shall see.
>
> Lee
>
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