I've been visiting "Dissecting Leftism" daily for months now and I think I can fairly say that he expresses his views in an intellectual way based on facts - and I find that very appealing. Which is not to say he always gets it right, just that he takes a fairminded approach and doesn't stoop to name calling and vitriol.

I've tried reading leftist blogs and such but am usually scared off by the hate speech. I don't like it and it is unnecessary. I can't recall a time when Mr. Ray has engaged in that sort of thing.

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TMS.... Before writing up the post on Disecting Leftism I read his blog for a while. I too noted that there is a definate lack of name calling EXCEPT for the terms leftist and leftism. But, I also note that the libs/left/progressive type object to that name calling the most. I don't understand it... When I'm called a conservative or neo-con or hawk or some such, my first thought is "Right, they got it right." What do you suppose is going on with these folk?

Never mind, that last was a rhetorical question. ;-)
GMR

Posted by too many steves at March 16, 2005 05:35 AM

Well, rhetorical or not I'll answer this way: when they say conservative/neo-con/hawk or some such they intend it as an insult. So, when I use Left or Liberal or whatever they assume I am attempting to insult or smear them. I bet there is a fancy term or concept in your field to describe that sort of behavior.

The flip side of this is that when Dissecting Leftism uses the words Leftist & Leftism I assume they are simple descriptives, and so, maybe ignorantly, don't find the use offensive.

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I agree Steve, I see no reason why the left objects to the term. Just as I couldn't understand why Dukakis objected to the term in 98. What did he think he was? Conservative? LOL

Posted by too many steves at March 16, 2005 10:58 AM