Confession: Liberal columnist says left lies, intimidates to silence right

[Rich]

I don't consider myself a conservative, but I do agree with this assessment of the left. As much as I dislike religious and social conservatives and neocons, I find the tactics and methods of "debate" of the left much more distasteful.

Powers added: "This intolerance is not a passive matter of opinion. It's an aggressive, illiberal impulse to silence people. This conduct has become an existential threat to those who hold orthodox religious beliefs. But increasingly I hear from people across the political spectrum who are fearful not only of expressing their views, but also as to where all of this is heading. I've followed this trend closely as a columnist with growing concern. It's become clear that the attempts—too often successful—to silence dissent from the liberal worldview aren't isolated outbursts. They are part of a bigger story. This book is that story."

Delegitimizing and "Silencing" Tactics by "Illiberals." With no sense of irony or shame, the illiberal left will engage in racist, sexist, misogynist, and homophobic attacks of their own in an effort to delegitimize people who dissent from the "already decided" worldview. Non­-white conservatives are called sellouts and race traitors. Conservative women are treated as dimwitted,self-­loathing puppets of the patriarchy, or nefarious gender traitors. Men who express the wrong political or ideological view are demonized as hostile interlopers into the public debate. The illiberal left sees its bullying and squelching of free speech as a righteous act.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/article/2564284?slideout=1

[SCFinfan]

Just ask Brendan Eich.

[Phishfan]

Yes, we should never call anyone out for racist, homophobic, misogynistic viewpoints. 

[Rich]

Yes, we should never call anyone out for racist, homophobic, misogynistic viewpoints. 

You only have to read the first paragraph to get the main idea. Your response suggests you did not even go that far:

In a stunning slap at her team, liberal pundit Kirsten Powers is charging in a new book that the left is so intolerant of alternative views that it will use sexist and even racist language to shout down women and blacks who don't champion Democratic causes.

[SCFinfan]

Yes, we should never call anyone out for racist, homophobic, misogynistic viewpoints. 

Better hope you're right before you do it though.

[Phishfan]

You only have to read the first paragraph to get the main idea. Your response suggests you did not even go that far:

I read the entire thing but wasn't commenting on the article at all.

[Phishfan]

Better hope you're right before you do it though.

Hard to not be right when his campaign donation is public record. That said, I was not part of the Mozilla boycott but calling for one on the record of Eich's campaign donations is their right.

[SCFinfan]

Hard to not be right when his campaign donation is public record. That said, I was not part of the Mozilla boycott but calling for one on the record of Eich's campaign donations is their right.

Not whether or not he donated, but whether or not it constitutes homophobia. That's the central issue, and of course, as Obama has said, there are people of good will on both sides of the debate.

[CF DolFan]

I don't think it's really a secret that the left has really rallied behind name calling to silence people in the last 8 years. You're  homophobic if you don't support same sex couples, you're intolerant if you don't want your money going to fund abortions, you are racist if you say anything negative about Obama or even misogynistic if you think it's alright for a woman to stay home and raise the kids. In fact being a card carrying Christian who believes the Bible and you'll be lumped in with pedophiles and sex offenders as being a freak of nature.

I said it before and I 'll say it again ... there is a reason why people typically become more conservative the older they get and not the other way around. Most people tend to learn from experiences and life lessons.

[Rich]

I read the entire thing but wasn't commenting on the article at all.

You have the freedom to start your own thread.

[Phishfan]

^^^ If I feel the need I will. I like it here right now though.

[Rich]

Not whether or not he donated, but whether or not it constitutes homophobia. That's the central issue, and of course, as Obama has said, there are people of good will on both sides of the debate.

This illustrates the issue with the left.

If you oppose gay marriage you must be a homophobe!

But I hire people, whether they are gay or straight, I have gay friends, their lifestyle and what they do with their personal lives doesn't bother me in the least. I was simply raised to believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.

HOMEPHOBE!

[Rich]

^^^ If I feel the need I will. I like it here right now though.

Then I assume you won't have an issue if I start talking about red meat the next time you open a thread about shoes.

[Phishfan]

I was directly commenting on a post in this thread. Feel free to chime in to SC if you have a problem with my post since it was a response to him. His comment started it 

Don't get your panties in a wad. Every post isn't going to be directed at you, no matter how much you want to be the center of this discussion. I had no idea everything we talk about has to be on that article which was beat to death last night on Fox news.

[Rich]

Black guy - I don't agree that we should blame white people for all of the issues in the black community. We need to own it, we need to pick ourselves up, we need to hold ourselves responsible.

Lefty - Uncle Tom! Oreo!