is that they never accept comments, or if they do, they're moderated and only comments which agree with the proprietor of the blog are allowed. Any other comments are "disappeared" and the IP or account which originated them banned.
That is the difference between Likkudnik/neo-con blogs and liberal blogs. Liberal blogs are willing to listen to any point of view. Likkudniks, on the other hand, only want to hear their own point of view, and if you express any different point of view, well, then you are untermenschen, other, evil, vile, anti-whatever.
It is, in short, the difference between neocons/likkudniks and liberals in general. Neocons are ideologues who believe what they're told to believe and refuse to accept any piece of data that does not comply with their ideology. Liberals are reality-based and look at what is, rather than at what their ideology says must be.
Note that there is a significant difference between classic American liberalism of the FDR variety, and left-wing radicalism. Note that I've had my own issues with left-wing radicals, who have accused me of being sexist or racist or otherwise politically incorrect for not accepting their ideology due to lack of data supporting their ideology at the same time that I have been accused of being anti-American or anti-semitic or whatever for not accepting neo-con or Likkudnik ideology due to lack of data supporting their ideology. The point is that classic American liberalism is reality-based, not ideology based. This has put it at somewhat of a disadvantage in the middle of the "culture wars" between the ideologues on both sides. But this is also its strength -- in the end, when ideology fails, those who embrace reality will always come out on top. Whether that will be America in 2008 or some other country will determine whether the United States becomes an also-ran country while reality-based leaders in other countries out-perform a failing flailing giant, or whether the U.S. gets a chance to return to greatness.
-- Badtux the Reality-based Penguin
The only reality the extreme left and right wings like is the reality that makes them feel good.
ReplyDeleteAfter being banned from two leftie blogs for asking science-based questions, I must agree that even the loyal opposition has those that do not tolerate dissent. However, they do get quite a bit of trolling.
ReplyDeleteMold
Some people build castles in the air... and then live in them.
ReplyDeleteHaving grown up in a fundamentalist religion, I learned a long time ago that idealogues cannot brook dissent. The dogma tends to fall apart once impersonally examined, which completely defeats the purpose of establishing Groupthink in the first place.
ReplyDeleteIt is unfortunate that any segment cannot abide the idea of that-which-is versus that-which-we'd-make-it-be-if-we-had-the-power-we-don't, but such is life.
At least the 'nets provide some modicum of relief, even if the frustration is also compounded.
Mostly I just don't venture where I know I'm not wanted. Never was much of a party-crasher, except maybe when the bouncer looked friendly.