tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440892.post3787132806892938162..comments2023-10-21T06:47:36.819-07:00Comments on p3 - Persuasion, Perseverance, and Patience: The unforgiving minuteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440892.post-52884039968836919622009-12-18T14:54:09.277-08:002009-12-18T14:54:09.277-08:00Heh.
Hi, Peter--
We probably agree that all poli...Heh.<br /><br />Hi, Peter--<br /><br />We probably agree that all politics rewards almost-unlimited insensitivity. But I think that conservatism, as it stands these days, selects for not-worrying-about-the-other-side far more than liberalism does. I'm thinking more about irony as an ideological feature than a psychological one.<br /><br />I'd even say that, politically [referring to those in office and with ready media access on both sides], this works much to the advantage of conservatives--at least the ones in the GOP. Liberal Dems too easily imagine "how would I feel if I were in their situation?" and hold their fire as a result. Republicans haven't worried about that question in a generation [which is why the Rs got so much passed in the early 2000's with fewer Senate seats].<br /><br />It's also why they've been able to hamstring much of the Democratic agenda this year.<br /><br />By the way, it's a tad late to mention it, but I was sorry to see Rubber Side Down close its shutters [everyone else, go <a href="http://blog.oregonlive.com/rubbersidedown/index.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> and browse back numbers. You had a good run (ride?).]<br /><br />bnNothstinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00845864846626727286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9440892.post-68044519168810671872009-12-18T14:21:55.248-08:002009-12-18T14:21:55.248-08:00Ah, Bill, the absence of self-awareness is symptom...Ah, Bill, the absence of self-awareness is symptomatic of the Left as well as the Right - I would submit more by the former. While isolated verbal inconsistencies can be forgiven for both sides, the absence of intellectual consistency and integrity are more problematic - and more persistent among Liberals. Yes, agreed, also among those who are ideological bigots on both sides; but IMHO more often among "moderate" lefties than Conservatives.OregonYankeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150404324773004086noreply@blogger.com