"No, neither of these developments is of world-historical significance. But the second is emblematic of the fact that American conservatism has descended into Trumpism, and that Trumpism is closer to fascism than one might have thought. And the first suggests that the far Left is just as bad as people like me always thought it was."
"No, neither of these developments is of world-historical significance. But the second is emblematic of the fact that American conservatism has descended into Trumpism, and that Trumpism is closer to fascism than one might have thought. And the first suggests that the far Left is just as bad as people like me always thought it was."
But you DIDN'T think the GOP was headed in the wrong direction till Trump. The far left is just as far from actual power as it's ever been, and the far right WISHES it could have the Neocon days back again.
To put it plainer, one of these things is a firecracker. Hold it and lose some fingers. The other is a bomb. Yeah, the firecracker bit is bad, but it is no way comparable to the bomb. The students are newsworthy sure, but as bad as you always thought it was? Your record in estimating that is poor.
Both parties make an exercise of using the fringe of the other party as their example of the dangers that luck in their respective governing philosophies. But only one has ever come CLOSE to reality. When offered Bernie and those who are on the edge of the left the Democrats said no. The current president ran explicitly against that left hand turn.
There are conservative Democrats. Are there liberal Republicans? Let us not take our eye off of the ball because a minority of college students in a minority of colleges have decided that they have the answer to a conflict that has its genesis in pre history.
"No, neither of these developments is of world-historical significance. But the second is emblematic of the fact that American conservatism has descended into Trumpism, and that Trumpism is closer to fascism than one might have thought. And the first suggests that the far Left is just as bad as people like me always thought it was."
But you DIDN'T think the GOP was headed in the wrong direction till Trump. The far left is just as far from actual power as it's ever been, and the far right WISHES it could have the Neocon days back again.
To put it plainer, one of these things is a firecracker. Hold it and lose some fingers. The other is a bomb. Yeah, the firecracker bit is bad, but it is no way comparable to the bomb. The students are newsworthy sure, but as bad as you always thought it was? Your record in estimating that is poor.
Both parties make an exercise of using the fringe of the other party as their example of the dangers that luck in their respective governing philosophies. But only one has ever come CLOSE to reality. When offered Bernie and those who are on the edge of the left the Democrats said no. The current president ran explicitly against that left hand turn.
There are conservative Democrats. Are there liberal Republicans? Let us not take our eye off of the ball because a minority of college students in a minority of colleges have decided that they have the answer to a conflict that has its genesis in pre history.