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In reply to the discussion: I "Fuck"ing support Will Pitt! [View all]TroglodyteScholar
(5,477 posts)...isn't far-fetched:
"Leftist" connotes a certain ideological rigidity, as opposed to a compromising or pragmatic approach. There is a place for that in politics, and I, for one, very very much prefer our side's ideologues to the right's. But it's true that many of us who consider ourselves deeply liberal are still not so sure (or even wishy-washy, if you like) on a variety of things that "leftists" might take a strong and immediate stance on.
In my view, both ways are valid and healthy for our party. We need the push-and-pull, especially since those across the aisle have basically fled so far from reality that they're a worthless, inconsequential caricature of the counterbalance they would provide were they a healthy, functioning party.
I say all this, of course, completely independently of the overarching discussion in this thread. In general, I take this view of the "soldier as prop" thing: every person serving in our military is an adult. If SFC Remsburg feels used, betrayed, shat-upon, whatever, I trust he will have plenty of opportunity to speak for himself.
He didn't look offended. Are those who cry foul at Obama going to get all over him for being a tool, too?