One of the more ironic facets of contemporary politics in Europe and America is the left's rejection of liberation.Conservative Lead Liberation of Iraq Unacceptable for Liberals - On Point Commentary by Austin Bay @ StrategyPage.com
It's not entirely unexpected. The arch-left's concept of liberation always included government-enforced shackles on social and economic liberty. Still, the language of liberation and revolt against despots was a constant monolog from mouths like Gore Vidal and magazines like The Nation.
"Monolog" is the appropriate word. The arch-Left's "lib talk" exhibited a high degree of self-absorption, to include moral grandstanding and absolutist demands that smacked of the same narrow certitude hobbling all religious fundamentalists.
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - Robert A. Heinlein -
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Why the Left suddenly disdains liberation
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