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Originally Posted by dda
The Left, in the United States, lays claim to all intellectual high ground. Most of higher education is stocked by members of the Left intelligentsia. And yet, the attacks on leaders on the right is usually couched in terms of ridicule or opprobrium.
The mantra of the Left, at least in the United States, seems to be that if you do not agree with them you are either stupid or you are evil. The only way you can show intelligence is to agree with them on all things. The only way you can show humanity is to do things their way.
If you oppose a position taken by these intellectuals you either don't understand or you are an evil person who is willing to turn your back on the greater good of humanity.
Denigrating your opponents intelligence and/or their motives is easier than having to respond to their positions.
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Firstly, there is no mainstream Left in America. There is only the Right and the Far Right.
The attacks on the Far Right are rarely framed in serious debate because the arguments made by the Far Right are rarely more than rhetoric. Both dies are guilty of this and it's an important part of the American political system, in that the result is to reduce discussion of real issues to a minimum.