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Originally posted by Interlude
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Because you see conservative viewpoints as overly simplistic groupthink doesn't make it so. .....
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No. While I do acknowledge that there is a lot of nuance in conservatism [Dinesh D'Souza's 'rational discrimination' theory and Ann Coulter's critique of feminism, to name just 2 recent examples] these are definitely easier to [shall I say] CAN and FEED to the listener than the simplified BUSH = Hitler standard Gore Vidal/Mailer/Chomsky slogan. Conservative slogans more easily feeds into middle class sensibilities and fear than BUSH = Hitler... cuz that other canned stuff doesn't resonate far outside of a campus. The reason the BUSH = HITLER line doesn't sound so appetizing is because its been 28 years since America's Vietnam experience and we've recently been hit by the 9/11 attacks. Both idelogies have nuance but conservatism is definitely easier to package and pass off as SIMPLE [albeit due to historic circumstances] than leftist pacifism.
Ditto!
