Alex,

>Doug,
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>I did not say being labeled a conservative is axiomatically 'bad'. I was quoting Doonesbury's Sunday cartoon.
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>No being labeled 'ultra' something (e.g. an extremist) seems bad to me.

I don't quite understand the above sentence. I'm thinking that you meant to say that being labeled (as opposed to not being labelled?) seems bad to you.

Is that a proper reading?

If so I'd respond by asking why you let the labels that others place on 3rd parties influence your thinking so much? Goodness, I could say just about anything about anyone then and as long as I put the word 'extremist' on it you'd believe me? I hardly think you'd do that.

This is kind of my point.. Rather than let other do our thinking for us let's reclaim our ability to think for ourselves.

You and I both know that not all liberals are 'bad' nor are all conservatives 'good' or visa versa. THough I have my doubts about liberals.. <g>

In essence you have made my point.

Thanks! <g>

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>Yeah, but to assume that becaus one is conservative that one is axiomatically 'bad' is something of a logical no-no. That is, unless I can respond with my own gratuitous assertion that is someone is liberal they are automatically stupid. <g>
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>>And, particularly when those who assert a conservative's 'badness' also assert that there is no right or wrong.
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>>Life must be horribly confusing! *bg*
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