Comments on: Sic Semper Tyrannis

By: Red Phillips

Red Phillips — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:33:51 +0000

Zac in VA, real racism exists, but the use of racism as an epithet is now meaningless. Does it just mean actual hate or ill-will, or does it mean any non-PC anything less than purist egalitarian thought? Oppose Obama? You’re a racist. Oppose affirmative action? You’re a racist. Think demographic transformation is an important element of the immigration debate? You’re a racist. Cultural Marxism and the use of racism to silence debate is a MUCH bigger problem today than is actual racism.

By: David Lindsay

David Lindsay — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:36:27 +0000

It certainly is a reference to Terry “Well, you wouldn’t want a black President, would you?” McAuliffe. Not quite his words. But as good as. Any Democrat who beat him must be one of the good ones. Just as any Republican endorsed by allies of Tim Kaine’s must be one of the good ones.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:15:17 +0000

Red,

Given the context, I should think the racist reference is to Terry McAuliffe, who lost the primary 50-26 to Deeds, but I don’t know what particularly for.

Also, real racism DOES exist, only we should always remind people that a single joke or epithet is usually harmless, while the political “mainstream” elites typically DO use harmful racism (the pinnacle of which is imperial war) when conditions suit them.

As a Virginian, myself, I am not too excited about McDonnell. He wants to abolish the ABC stores that, frankly, cut down on drunkenness.

By: SteveM

SteveM — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:55:22 +0000

McConnell, Deeds. Meh… Both typical, gas-bagging lawyer, career politicians. Now matter who wins, it’s easy to forecast performance in office. I.e., Ineffectual, move food around the plate for 4 years, and then run for something else.

Who cares…?

By: Zac in VA

Zac in VA — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:10:46 +0000

Red: are you saying racism doesn’t exist? Why is the word “racist” now meaningless?

By: Red Phillips

Red Phillips — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:49:28 +0000

“Creigh Deeds is the man who beat Bubba and Mrs. Bubba’s ghastly, racist rabble-rousing bag-carrier.”

I really don’t know exactly what you are referring to here, but could we PLEASE stop with all the PC posturing at the American CONSERVATIVE. I was under the naive impression that conservatives don’t throw around the Cultural Marxist and now essentially meaningless r word. It is liberals drop the r word.