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So true, so true. And anyone who accuses someone like yourself with being on the Left because you are against nation-building is just plain ignorant because that has been a hallmark of one part of the Right since the time of The Founding.
Regarding your main point: we must also remember that no one has ever, ever, been able to have a decent conversation with a member of the Radical Left. Thing was, up until forty or so years ago, they made up a small minority on the Left – now they and their thinking dominate.
I still think, however, that Thomas Jefferson is a pinko.
"Critical thinking" and all that other crap ... yeah, you're right! But it's all too easy to throw all the blame on them, so sometimes I prefer to point the finger in the mirror.
Don't blame you.
Bob's contribution to bumper sticker politics:
"Thomas Jefferson is a pinko"
I'd buy that for the shock value alone.
Oh, that's not bumper sticker politics. That's Bob pickin' on me. It makes me laugh every time I read it!
Enjoy youself: it's later than you think.
Even at CPAC, amongst what I would consider friends, you can see the end of the flamethrower's torch light up when one wishes to broach one of those great divides among conservatives like nation-building or the worship of some popular conservative figure.
The other issue I find, is that I do not have the time to joust with professional "internet people" whose job it is or whose life revolves around making points to support their argument. If I had all day, I am sure I could go 100 back'n-forth posts with an opposing view on what constitutes traditional American foreign policy. Unfortunately returning IRR's that blowout the S&P/Nasdaq/Russell are what puts bread on the table, so too often a retort to one of my flippant 'net comments goes unanswered.
I get frustrated a lot too. But all you can do is hopefully open one mind at a time. You can't change anyone's mind, but sometimes you can get through enough to open one up. The mainstream pundits and the like, however, are too caught up in electoral politics to take ideas seriously. It's frustrating, but there is hope.