Everyone with any sense knew that the whole drive for a “new tone” was really the left’s way of telling everyone else to just shut up already. Matt Yglesias and Josh Marshall confirm as much today, blogging about the looming battle over the debt ceiling. Yglesias likens it to a “hostage rescue,” complete with a photo captioned “Shoot the hostage.” Classy.
Not to be one-upped, Josh Marshall calls the Republicans’ actions “deviant.” He even quotes the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, whose use of the term “deviant” a couple of decades back described behavior that Democrat policies actively encourage now. Odd choice, Josh, but consistent I guess: Both liberal bloggers are characterizing Republican opposition as violent, criminal behavior.
But getting to the point, as long as the left is led by folks who see nothing but deviant, hostage-taking villains in their political opposites, what is there to discuss with them?
To say that liberal commentators are drama queens is an understatement.
They have no problem saying people want to bring back slavery, kill the elderly, children or women, invoke Adolph Hitler and that millions of people they’ve never met are racists.
On the flip side, criminals are poltical prisoners, illegal immigrants are “My Three Sons” without a home, Hamas shoots invisible noise makers and everybody who isn’t white has been effed by people who are white.
It would be hard to find a shriller group of bastards whose default mode seems to be one of quiet hysteria.
But getting to the point, as long as the left is led by folks who see nothing but deviant, hostage-taking villains in their political opposites, what is there to discuss with them?
You can’t hold a rational debate with the Left because they are irrational.
You can’t reason with the Left because they lack reason.
What we can and must do is defeat them politically.
The funny, in a sad, disturbing way, thing is that the Left wants to “understand” Islamists who push Sharia law and intentional targeting of civilians, not too mention attacks on Americans, and have a dialogue with nations like Iran, yet, attack Republicans/Conservatives, people who simply have disagreements with liberals, in such a manner.