My post was pulled for "politically correct" reasons. I'm done!

Arcy

[danielmryan]

...the Left will always do that even if they have to make it up. You can’t make them love us by trying to play nice.

That's not the aim. The plan isn't to make liberals love us, it's to increase the credibility gap to the point that the liberals sound half-psychotic when talking about us.

The best hope for conservatism is actually widespread skepticism. I know this is odd in a sense, as conservatism revolves around the protection and keeping of traditions, but that's the way it is when you've been wrapped in cobwebs of lies. It's in your self-interest for people to not believe what they're told that readily.

[danielmryan]

Basically there is just so much hypocrisy at FR.

"Hypocrisy" is too strong a word: it implies a moral failing, which isn't the reason for the inconsistency you point out.

Try looking at it this way: the inconsistency you flag is the result of a tug-of-war between prudence and resentment at having to self-censor. Between avoiding more mud being slung our way and "busting loose." You'll have a more accurate, as well as charitable, interpretation of that see-sawing.

[Fresh Wind]

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