Words that sound good with "radical"

[skids]

Radical Republican
Radical Rightist
Radical Corporatist
Radical Elite
Radical Rich
Radical Neocon
Radical Globalist
Radical Imperialist
Radical Rentier
Radical Authoritarianism
Radical Advocate for Free Trade
Radical Advocate for Business
Radical Privatiser
Radical Outsourcer
Radical Tax Cuts
Radical Defense Spending
Radical New Surveilence Techniques
Radical Moralism

My point being, if radical is a dirty word, we should use it too. Frequently enough to render it noise. Same with "extreme" "angry" "hardcore" "fanatic" "rabid" "ultra-" and the whole lot.

If people are really so stupid as to be scared away from anything labeled "radical" you can bet your ass that they will be stupid enough to be scared into confusion when everything is so-called.

Spice it up people.

[Drum]

1. free radical n/t

[citizen snips]

2. correct me if I am wrong

but the right word to use when the describing the far right is reactionary.

[ce qui la baise1]

6. I agree, they are sheep like, followers at best

[silverojo]

9. "Reactionary" isn't a good choice

It merely means extremely conservative, whereas "radical" has a far more negative and dangerous feel to it. A reactionary can just be your harmless old fart uncle, while a radical is someone who's capable of ruining the country.

Which one do YOU think Bush, et. al., resembles more?

[On the Road]

11. A Reactionary is One Type of Radical

Someone who is radically conservative and wants to turn back the clock.

[Odin2005]

13. Not neccessarily. Fascists are right-wing radicals.

Reactionaries want to go back to a mythologized "pre-liberal" past. Fascists want to creat a "post-liberal" totalitarian New World Order.

[Kurovski]

3. Radical DLC.

Why not? They support a fair number of the items on that radical's list of projects.

[niyad]

4. actually, I prefer to use the term "reactionary" when referring to all of

the above, as that is more truly descriptive than the actual meaning of the word "radical", which means, essentially, getting to the "root" of something. all these people are doing is reacting, not actually attemting to solve anything. but that is just me.

rad·i·cal ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rd-kl)
adj.
Arising from or going to a root or source; basic: proposed a radical solution to the problem

[MercutioATC]

12. Yes! I'm a "Radical"....

The word "Radical" doesn't describe this new breed of Republican.

Radical's antonym, "Reactionary" seems more appropriate.

re·ac·tion·ar·y (rē-ăk'shə-nĕr'ē) pronunciation
adj.

Characterized by reaction, especially opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative.
n., pl. -ar·ies.

An opponent of progress or liberalism; an extreme conservative.

[skids]

17. There's semantics, and there's polemics.

Semantics win you academic debates.

Polemics win you power.

I'd say right now, we need a bit of the latter.

So I won't even bother to get into why neocons are by no stretch of the imagination conservatives and are in fact radicals -- the bad kind.

Instead I'll just reiterate: the American cattle is being prodded into running away from stuff labeled "radical" -- pick up a prod yourself, or get stampeded.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. A good use of "radical":

When talking about off-the-wall fundies, refer to (for example) "the radical cleric Pat Robertson." He's every bit as loony as any fatwah-issuing mullah in Iran.

[Ken Burch]

7. Radical Militarist.

Radical Interventionist.

Radical Distortionist.

Radical Wage Slasher.

Radical Liebermanite.

[ComerPerro]

8. the Radical, Rapture-Ready Right

[Rowdyboy]

10. In college I referred to myself as a "moderate radical" but just because,

I thought it sounded cool.

[gratuitous]

14. Radical?

"Radical this, motherfucker!" Followed by the sounds of the likes of Bill O'Reilly saying, "Ow, ow, my head!"

[Bretttido]

15. I like the idea and will use it, K & R

[Throd]

16. Radical Sabbatical

[calimary]

18. I like this. I like this A LOT!

Keep it up, people!

And once we think up buzz-phrases like these, we need to USE 'em. Use the bejeeezuss out of 'em. Remember - it's important to repeat, repeat, repeat, to "kind of catapult the propaganda." :evilgrin:

K&R - AND bookmarked.