and who is it that needs to lighten up? lol....
Liberty-conscious "conservatives" whining about someone selling goods illustrates the sad state of modern discourse....this was my observation...it stands to reason despite the emotionally-based lefty buzzword-laden sermon.
... try winning a tug-of-war standing simply vertical with a modest hold on the rope...liberals and statists are anchored with the spun language that individualism, profit and private property are selfishness and greed.
"Rush doesn't have a right to freedom from criticism. " ...super, somewhat the non-sequitur, not part of the argument, but bravo.
"In short, too [to?] say that conservatism begins and ends with turning a profit by whatever means possible, and the lack of criticism thereof, betrays the most shallow possible understanding of conservatism."
-you've conveniently added the prepositional phrase "by whatever means possible". I guess "by whatever means possible" was supposed to bolster your position....I think that's strawman territory, but instead it further illustrates my point. presuming the profit-seeker is unjust or inherently seedy buys into the language of the Obama "Post-American World" zombie.
You read more like centrist-populist than conservative...and you're not tracking.
"Liberty-conscious "conservatives" whining about someone selling goods illustrates the sad state of modern discourse"
By no means. You seem to be elevating the selling of goods to some sort of religious status. He can sell his book any way he wants. Doesn't mean I have to agree with his methods. Would you object to someone setting up a stand to sell pornography in front of a school? I don't see how you can, by your logic. An extreme example, but the logic remains unchanged -- ie that the selling of goods is an act that, by its nature, is above criticism of any form.
"Rush doesn't have a right to freedom from criticism. " ...super, somewhat the non-sequitur, not part of the argument, but bravo...."by whatever means possible"
Absolutely part of the argument. In fact, it is the argument. I'm not denying his right to sell books. Again, Rush can sell his books however he likes. I am responding to the fact that you seem to consider any criticism of marketing methods to be a sacrilege. I added to the phrase "by whatever means possible" to clarify that I do not object to commerce but rather the methods some employ during commerce, as the fact seems to be going entirely over your head.
"presuming the profit-seeker is unjust or inherently seedy buys into the language of the Obama "Post-American World" zombie. You read more like centrist-populist than conservative...and you're not tracking."
With all due respect, where the bleep did you pull that from? I never once said profit-seeking is unjust or seedy. I applaud commerce, I applaud profit. But I do not applaud some methods of profit-seeking. I do not applaud cheap, cheesy, or cutthroat methods of profit-seeking. Furthermore, you seem to think I want some sort of government action on the subject. I had attempted to give you enough benefit of the doubt, that it would be assumed in a discussion in a place such as this that government involvement was as a given totally outside the realm of the argument. But alas, that too appears to have gone over your head.
In closing, I think Rush is employing cheap marketing methods to sell his book. He has annoyed me enough with his constant yammering about his blasted book that I no longer consider it a good use of my time to listen to his show.