New Stuff from Alex Linder
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The Pre-Draft Process Failed the Noble Negro
by Alex Linder.
“As I always say, the common thread of leftist terms and frames is that they exclude a priori the possibility of legitimate disagreement – they pathologize it – turn it into a sickness — which makes leftism inherently anti-democratic, which is ironic, in light of their love of the term democratic, and their crusades for same, yet fully in keeping with the eternal-policy-because-necessity of leftism: to sell their positions as their opposites (for example, sell the religious socialism of global warming as science). If you disagree with a leftist position, you’re not simply of a different taste or attitude, or making a different but valid choice, rather you are a moral reprobate and thought criminal who probably ought to be locked up as an extremist hater before you genocide a race or two. All leftist political language prejudices opposition like this. It must! That’s the crucial insight. As a minority position that can’t attract the normal majority, leftism deeply recognizes that it can only win by undemocratic means: by preventing, stifling or forestalling opposition by legal or social pressure. By treating those who disagree with its agenda with extreme hostility and intolerance, beginning by labeling them something beyond the pale. All leftist political terms mean is ‘this one’s fair game.’ Leftists don’t have political terms, they just have point-and-shriek. Just like the pods do in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). Those who can’t persuade must stifle to achieve their ends, and the larger part of stifling isn’t laws so much as media and social abuse. Laws simply record the victory, as often as not. Dominate the media, the teaching institutions, teach everyone to fear being called X. Condition the public to fear your labels and they’ll never step out of line. Thus does a tiny minority control a large majority.”
13 May, 2014 at 10:52 am
The late George Plimpton, William F. Buckley Jr. and William Safire would all be proud of your mastery of the English language, Cap’n. They just would never have told you so to your face, out of fear of being shunned by their fellow literati.
13 May, 2014 at 11:34 am
You know what annoys me, Cap’n? When half-literate, half-witted boobs like Flush Scumbaugh misuse the word “smarmy”, conflating it with “snarky”. Smarmy means to be unctuous, ingratiating and insincere; Snarky refers to being sarcastic, hyper-critical and snide, as in one’s remarks. I propose a fine of 10 shillings and 50 lashes with the whip for every such malapropism.
14 May, 2014 at 3:11 pm
I think I’ll have to get an electric cattle-prod and use it on the lazy bums who should be posting here but don’t. Come on, why am I the only one here who’s ever got anything to say?
And it’s not “excedra” or “ex cetra” it’s ET CETERA.
And the possessive of “its” is NOT “its’ “, it’s “its”.
14 May, 2014 at 3:42 pm
Alright, Tim. Don’t get your Aryan riktus bent out of shape, mate.
Leftists don’t have political terms, they just have point-and-shriek. Just like the pods do in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). Those who can’t persuade must stifle to achieve their ends, and the larger part of stifling isn’t laws so much as media and social abuse.
sounds like the Christains, to me. They would point and shout “Blasphemy! Get the stake out!”
Sombitches burned some good witches and magicians, Joan of Arc, too.