Posted by caraher on March 10, 2006, at 9:21:06
In reply to the liberal/conservative divide, posted by sleepygirl on March 10, 2006, at 1:16:00
>... immediately came the dismissive remark, "tree huggers!!". These are people who also believe that liberalism is tantamount to "treason", judging by the amount of time they spent in line trying to get a free copy of "Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism"
Ann Coulter made an appearance at my previous school and amid the campus buzz for and against her visit I was struck by a statement urging people to attend made by a student in one of the sponsoring groups. The gist of it was that conservatives should attend because they'll enjoy it while liberals should attend because even if they hate what she says that rage will strengthen the foundation of their political beliefs.
What I found disturbing was the notion that somehow hatred of "the other side" was a salutary basis for one's political involvement. Is that how the writer believes "liberals" (defined as the people he disagrees with) generally think? Or is his statement a reflection of how he sees the development of his own politics, which he then assumes forms the basis of everyone's politics?
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