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- From: peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva)
- Subject: Re: talk.politics.usa.conservative (Was: Re: RFD: talk.politics.patriot)
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- References: <1992Dec31.135845.2219@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1992Dec31.164746.26145@rhrk.uni-kl.de> <1992Dec31.194439.27889@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 20:32:22 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec31.194439.27889@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> jfurr@nyx.cs.du.edu (Joel Furr) writes:
- > [Peter has] rather highhandedly explained that "conservative" sure doesn't
- > mean "to the right of the political spectrum" [... and so it's] ridiculous
- > to propose that the word "conservative" be used in a newsgroup name to mean
- > "a political philosophy on the right of the political spectrum."
-
- No, actually, I didn't. In fact I think it's a fine name for the group, and
- will lead to many interesting discussions as different groups of conservatives
- get together and find out what their comPatriots think.
-
- While I'm here, though, "the right of the political spectrum" is just as
- meaningless as "conservatives". Greens (envirnmental conservatives) are not
- on your spectrum. Neither are agriculturalists (environmental progressives).
- There are economic conservatives, religious conservatives, tribal
- conservatives, and so on. And all of these people somehow think they can fit
- into one of two pigeonholes? Hah!
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