ext_306469 ([identity profile] paft.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] talkpolitics 2010-12-11 09:55 pm (UTC)

My attacks on groups tend to be considerably more measured than the attacks on groups (which are an inevitable part of political debate) I've seen from others here. I don't as a rule paint all conservatives as racists, or as stupid, or as malicious -- though that has been ascribed to me. I might say that of some conservatives, or even many, but I try to avoid blanket statements about groups.

Yes, I dislike the Tea Party movement, I think the Republican party is pandering to extremists, and I consider Glenn Beck and others like him dangerously irresponsible. You may take issue with these things. Fine. That's why we're here. But these opinions of mine hardly make me a "radical" or wacky, or insane, or a troll. Nor do they warrant personal attacks on me as a poster.

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