When the right is strident, it is “confident” and showing “resolve” but when the left is strident it is a mob.
The left is supposed to be so kind and warm and understanding and concilatory while we are being beaten, bashed, berated and the country’s democratic traditions are ravaged by the lunatic right. I like Mahaffie, but if he is saying that the left needs to back down and return to the cowering posture we adopted in the 80’s and 90’s I say, No Way. Never again.
Mike,
I see your point. But I for one refuse to go back to the bad old days.
Liberals have always taken the highroad and have been measured and reasonable. The problem was that our calm was not reciprocated and the result was that loud persistent liars on the right undid 225 years of democratic reason and wrecked the country.
I don’t intend to stand by and let that continue. If I have to be as loud, persistent and rude to participate in this new style of discourse that they inflicted on the country I will.
If it takes a mob on the left to fight back the mob of liars and crooks on the right count me in.