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on 2/14/03 12:36 PM, Paul Mackin at paul.mackin at verizon.net wrote:

> On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 17:24, prozak at anus.com wrote:
>> 
>>>> Liberal/egalitarian policies and beliefs are the framework of
>>>> American politics.
>>> 
>>> I guess the definition of "left" in politics is a bit relative.  You seem to
>>> be naively buying into the right-wing line of Limbaugh & his ilk.
>> 
>> People have the ability to believe in things without being grouped
>> with the convenient straw men of the moment.
>> 
>> Whether you "mean" it or not, you're trying to bully me into saying
>> things I don't believe ("Surely you're joking?").
>> 
>> Rush Limbaugh, by classical political thought, is a fucking leftist.
> 
> 
> I never thought prozak was joking--EXACTLY. Limbaugh and Fox News
> Network-type commentary seems totally designed to play upon envy and
> desire for revenge among very very non elite segments of the populace.
> In other words it shamelessly serves as a salve to the mental state
> known as RESSENTIMENT. Since Ressentiment derives from social
> inequality, and since social inequality is generally considered to be a
> left issue, prozak's proposition is sort of in a way demonstrated. On
> the other hand, the filthy lies and distortions that pour forth from
> these sources obviously have as their main aim to damage politicians of
> the Democratic party (Bill and Hillary types) and by so doing boost the
> stock of Republican/George W. Bush programs. Which puts a whole other
> face on things.
> 
> P.
> 
> 
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