Comments on: “First they came for the Liberals.” https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/16/first-they-came-for-the-liberals/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/16/first-they-came-for-the-liberals/#comment-10884 Robert Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:54:19 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7921#comment-10884 <p>Bad HTML. Thanks. (n/t)</p> Bad HTML. Thanks. (n/t)

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/16/first-they-came-for-the-liberals/#comment-10869 ER Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:43:52 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7921#comment-10869 <p>“Mass murderer analogies”</p> Oh, I know that one. ‘Socialized medicine is the first step to the Gulag.” The reasoning being, of course, that Stalin, Mao and Hitler all had socialized medicine, so if we get socialized medicine we’ll have death camps too. “Mass murderer analogies”

Oh, I know that one. ‘Socialized medicine is the first step to the Gulag.”

The reasoning being, of course, that Stalin, Mao and Hitler all had socialized medicine, so if we get socialized medicine we’ll have death camps too.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/16/first-they-came-for-the-liberals/#comment-10851 TB Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:05:59 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7921#comment-10851 The couple of weeks delay in the Sunday strip means Trudeau is always hitting the Democratic Meme of the Hour two weeks late. He has decayed into a complete tool. It's sad in a way. Used to be pretty funny. Anybody still remember the official liberal views on political adultery back at the founding of Moveon.org? The couple of weeks delay in the Sunday strip means Trudeau is always hitting the Democratic Meme of the Hour two weeks late.

He has decayed into a complete tool. It’s sad in a way. Used to be pretty funny.

Anybody still remember the official liberal views on political adultery back at the founding of Moveon.org?

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/16/first-they-came-for-the-liberals/#comment-10850 podrock Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:48:45 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7921#comment-10850 <p>Housekeeping note</p> Robert, check out how this post appears in the comments dashboard. Something about the coding is splitting the comment and leaving the last line up above the comments list. Odd. Housekeeping note

Robert, check out how this post appears in the comments dashboard. Something about the coding is splitting the comment and leaving the last line up above the comments list. Odd.

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/16/first-they-came-for-the-liberals/#comment-10849 Robert Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:45:36 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7921#comment-10849 <p>Oh, that Newt is SO much more!</p> Just ask him: <img src="http://cdn.svcs.c2.uclick.com/c2/80a9ce200cab012f2fc500163e41dd5b" /> Oh, that Newt is SO much more!

Just ask him:

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/16/first-they-came-for-the-liberals/#comment-10845 ER Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:47:56 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7921#comment-10845 Newt is not the prototypical conservative SOB. That honor goes to Lee Atwater. Newt is not the prototypical conservative SOB. That honor goes to Lee Atwater.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/16/first-they-came-for-the-liberals/#comment-10840 TB Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:15:20 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7921#comment-10840 <p>You <em>really</em> don't want to go there.</p> An exercise: Highlight every word in that post that is NOT used in Democratic rhetoric. Oh, wait. You did. You really don’t want to go there.

An exercise: Highlight every word in that post that is NOT used in Democratic rhetoric.

Oh, wait. You did.

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/16/first-they-came-for-the-liberals/#comment-10838 Robert Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:29:18 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7921#comment-10838 <p>"Language: A Key Mechanism of Control"</p> <a href="http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4443.htm" rel="nofollow">Newt Gingrich's 1996 GOPAC memo</a> The right has been systematically debasing the language for decades. But, as in so many things, Newt set a new low... <blockquote>... <ul> <li>abuse of power <li>anti- (issue): flag, family, child, jobs <li>betray <li>bizarre <li>bosses <li>bureaucracy <li>cheat <li>coercion <li>"compassion" is not enough <li>collapse(ing) <li>consequences <li>corrupt <li>corruption <li>criminal rights <li>crisis <li>cynicism <li>decay <li>deeper <li>destroy <li>destructive <li>devour <li>disgrace <li>endanger <li>excuses <li>failure (fail) <li>greed <li>hypocrisy <li>ideological <li>impose <li>incompetent <li>insecure <li>insensitive</li> </ul> <ul> <li>intolerant <li><b>liberal</b> <li>lie <li>limit(s) <li>machine <li>mandate(s) <li>obsolete <li>pathetic <li>patronage <li>permissive attitude <li>pessimistic <li>punish (poor ...) <li>radical <li>red tape <li>self-serving <li>selfish <li>sensationalists <li>shallow <li>shame <li>sick <li>spend(ing) <li>stagnation <li>status quo <li>steal <li>taxes <li>they/them <li>threaten <li>traitors <li>unionized <li>urgent (cy) <li>waste <li>welfare</li> </ul> ... </blockquote> I think Newt's going to have to issue a revised list. I don't see "moderate" on the list...yet. “Language: A Key Mechanism of Control”

Newt Gingrich’s 1996 GOPAC memo

The right has been systematically debasing the language for decades. But, as in so many things, Newt set a new low…

…

  • abuse of power
  • anti- (issue): flag, family, child, jobs
  • betray
  • bizarre
  • bosses
  • bureaucracy
  • cheat
  • coercion
  • "compassion" is not enough
  • collapse(ing)
  • consequences
  • corrupt
  • corruption
  • criminal rights
  • crisis
  • cynicism
  • decay
  • deeper
  • destroy
  • destructive
  • devour
  • disgrace
  • endanger
  • excuses
  • failure (fail)
  • greed
  • hypocrisy
  • ideological
  • impose
  • incompetent
  • insecure
  • insensitive
  • intolerant
  • liberal
  • lie
  • limit(s)
  • machine
  • mandate(s)
  • obsolete
  • pathetic
  • patronage
  • permissive attitude
  • pessimistic
  • punish (poor …)
  • radical
  • red tape
  • self-serving
  • selfish
  • sensationalists
  • shallow
  • shame
  • sick
  • spend(ing)
  • stagnation
  • status quo
  • steal
  • taxes
  • they/them
  • threaten
  • traitors
  • unionized
  • urgent (cy)
  • waste
  • welfare

…

I think Newt’s going to have to issue a revised list. I don’t see “moderate” on the list…yet.

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/16/first-they-came-for-the-liberals/#comment-10837 bowser Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:09:37 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7921#comment-10837 Remember, all Democrats are at least socialists or communists. And of course the purists are all socialists. Bankers and hedge fund managers are socialists, accepting huge amounts of federal money. All large farmers are socialists, all large pharmeucetical manufactures accept fed subsidies, Boeing survives from cost plus contract to cost plus contract. And so on. I think the only way to distinguish a real capitalist is to see who waves the biggest flag, encourages the most wars, and promote the biggest military to enforce economic dependency among poor, helpless countries. But they're all socialist. Remember, all Democrats are at least socialists or communists.

And of course the purists are all socialists. Bankers and hedge fund managers are socialists, accepting huge amounts of federal money.

All large farmers are socialists, all large pharmeucetical manufactures accept fed subsidies, Boeing survives from cost plus contract to cost plus contract.

And so on. I think the only way to distinguish a real capitalist is to see who waves the biggest flag, encourages the most wars, and promote the biggest military to enforce economic dependency among poor, helpless countries. But they’re all socialist.

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