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jberryhill

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4. There's an illiberal tendency around these parts of late...

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 05:33 PM

Mar 2016

...which relies on the "but we're on the right side" argument to justify things.

People who reach for the "but we're on the right side" justification don't seem to realize that's what the other side thinks too.

You can justify anything that way. Anything at all.

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That sort of thing is fine as long as they are on the same side as oneself jberryhill Mar 2016 #1

That's why this creeps me out: the precedent. arcane1 Mar 2016 #3

There's an illiberal tendency around these parts of late... jberryhill Mar 2016 #4

Exactly. I'm glad I'm not the only one thinking this way n/t arcane1 Mar 2016 #5

And if you object, you are "defending" the other side jberryhill Mar 2016 #6

i can't say i'm not going enjoy watching that. nt Viva_La_Revolution Mar 2016 #2