Saturday, September 26, 2009

The difference between McCarthyism and liberalism

McCarthyite: someone who thinks there is a communist hiding under every bed

Liberal: someone who thinks there is a McCarthyite hiding under every bed
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  1. Conor H.September 26, 2009 at 2:51 PM

    Get with the times, Prof. All the the McCarthy-ites have long since been devoured by neo-cons, who no doubt prepped their screaming meals kosher. I know that when I retire for the evening I do so with a handy can of Neo-Kill at my side. One can never be too cautious.

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  2. JackSeptember 27, 2009 at 6:07 AM

    continuing with the theme, Leiterist: one who continuly mis-represents the position of his oppononents and reads blogs all day.

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  3. MaolsheachlannSeptember 29, 2009 at 7:19 AM

    That's not a sufficiently exhaustive definition of a liberal. A liberal is somebody who's lavish with the inheritance left by his grandparents.

    Yours is more aphoristic, though.

    Enough of that. I'm re-reading The Last Superstition and I would like to ask a question of somebody, anybody. If a materialist explantion of the mind is foredoomed, does that mean that materialism is in its death-throes? After all, there must be a point where naturalist theories are seen to be hopeless, and advancing knowledge only makes them seem more hopeless. And what could replace materialism, realistically speaking?

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  4. serrlorcaSeptember 29, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    It might not be as simple as it seems.

    Have you read M. Stanton Evans's: "Blacklisted by History. The Untold Story of Senator Joe McArthy And His Fight Against America's Enemies" (NY: Crown, 2007)?

    http://www.amazon.com/Blacklisted-History-Senator-McCarthy-Americas/dp/140008105X

    If you have done so, what's your opinion about that book?

    As a non-American citizen not living in the USA, I'm just curious about your opinion on this topic.

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