As expected, this article generated lots of comments, some justified, some not. However, the point remains that Obama and company try to "compromise" and the Republicans keep demanding more. The party with a selective reading of Adam Smith and a selective reading of the Bible is not countered by anybody in power who has a wider understanding of either the "Wealth of Nations" or the Bible. Could it be that Democrats also don't have a wider understanding of either. If so, there goes our Republic.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
"Liberals" should stop playing nice
See "The right's stupidity spreads, enabled by a too-polite left: Conservatism may be the refuge of the dim. But the room for rightwing ideas is made by those too timid to properly object", by George Monblot, Guardian, 2012-02-06.
As expected, this article generated lots of comments, some justified, some not. However, the point remains that Obama and company try to "compromise" and the Republicans keep demanding more. The party with a selective reading of Adam Smith and a selective reading of the Bible is not countered by anybody in power who has a wider understanding of either the "Wealth of Nations" or the Bible. Could it be that Democrats also don't have a wider understanding of either. If so, there goes our Republic.
As expected, this article generated lots of comments, some justified, some not. However, the point remains that Obama and company try to "compromise" and the Republicans keep demanding more. The party with a selective reading of Adam Smith and a selective reading of the Bible is not countered by anybody in power who has a wider understanding of either the "Wealth of Nations" or the Bible. Could it be that Democrats also don't have a wider understanding of either. If so, there goes our Republic.
