Larry Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Is this another one of those conservatives coming out of the wordwork after years of Republican rule claiming that wasn't real conservatism?As it was already asked in this thread, where were these guys while the so called not real or fake conservatives were running the show? They were complaining that the Republicans weren't being partisan enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 You admittedly know nothing about the book, but still can't avoid criticizing it... From what I have heard (which isn't much) . . . :halo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexey Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 $1 says Dr. Levin takes things that were written about king George III and says that they were actually talking about deregulating corporations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I dont care where he was for the last 10 years. Isnt it better to have ACTUAL conservative thought out there now for balance?Isnt this EXACTLY what our country needs? Arent we better with real debate? Isnt it better if both sides dont act like Liberals? Feel free to vehemently disagree with his manifesto, but we should all applaud him for giving a true voice to the opposition. And for those of you unfamiliar, Levin was a SCATHING critic of the GOP lead congress. Its a good point. The title of the book is probably not helping though. It demonizes "liberal" thought right from the start, i.e. tyrants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinWill Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 I dont care where he was for the last 10 years. Isnt it better to have ACTUAL conservative thought out there now for balance?Isnt this EXACTLY what our country needs? Arent we better with real debate? Isnt it better if both sides dont act like Liberals? Feel free to vehemently disagree with his manifesto, but we should all applaud him for giving a true voice to the opposition. And for those of you unfamiliar, Levin was a SCATHING critic of the GOP lead congress. Dr. Levin prefers to call the Modern Liberal a "statist". As the word "liberal" is, in its classical meaning, the opposite of authoritarian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoot Point Really Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 :halo: What is your point? You think I'm not allowed to call someone out for criticizing a book they haven't read just because I haven't read it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoot Point Really Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Its a good point. The title of the book is probably not helping though. It demonizes "liberal" thought right from the start, i.e. tyrants. What part of the title "demonizes" liberal thought? Just curious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoot Point Really Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 umm... you obviously missed the running gag about horses in this thread I did... But I wasn't really talking about horses... or was I? :cool2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 What is your point? You think I'm not allowed to call someone out for criticizing a book they haven't read just because I haven't read it? And then, one sentence later, offer your opinion on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 What part of the title "demonizes" liberal thought? Just curious... It is juxtaposing his conservative thoughts with tyrannical liberal thoughts. Are you implying that being a tyrant is not bad? I'm not passing judgment on the book, but the title doesn't help it to come across as an academic and/or thoughtful reply to economic or political theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejaydana Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 and here I was dropping into this thread hoping that someone had actually read the book. What was I thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 and here I was dropping into this thread hoping that someone had actually read the book. What was I thinking? Silly you. You figured, with two pages of replies, that at least some of them would be from somebody who'd read it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 It is the "Age of Obama" ...Yet in my case, the dagger-post style grew directly from a need to argue with ardent Bush supporters in their own language over the past several years. Until all those Bush supporters started quietly disappearing en masse, of course. Then I was left with no sparring partners, and had to tone down my newfound skills as a result. Almost there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Is it better than his radio show? Because his radio show is a horrible shallow rant-fest. In my opinion, of course. I might add that there is nothing more pathetic than a lawyer who insists on people calling him "Doctor." Yes, it's a "Juris Doctor" degree, but you are not really a Doctor in the same sense as a MD or a PhD. Sincerely, Dr. Predicto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpyaks3 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I hate all the books like these, written by people that have an agenda and that don't provide anything other then opinions and stretched facts to make the other side look bad or to rationalize for their own side. All these books do is appeal to people that already hold these views and they don't look for honest discussion simply to attack the other side. Both sides do this and they really don't provide anything meaningful to political discussion. All these radio hosts and other media members are just looking to make a quick buck while appealing to a specific demographic. Lets be honest if the only experience that a lot of these authors have is they have a spot on a TV show or host a radio show they really shouldn't be taken seriously. They really have no new or special insight and I think most books like these written by whomever are the political equivalent to trashy novels to the literature world. Oh well rant over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Is it better than his radio show? Because his radio show is a horrible shallow rant-fest. In my opinion, of course. I might add that there is nothing more pathetic than a lawyer who insists on people calling him "Doctor." Yes, it's a "Juris Doctor" degree, but you are not really a Doctor in the same sense as a MD or a PhD. Sincerely, Dr. Predicto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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