2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Steve Leser for VP! [View all]stupidicus
(2,570 posts)I've only had one interaction with the fella, and as I recall he ran off and left me with the "last word"...lol
And indeed Mr.P, I don't get it either. I usually refer to them as cousins to the cons/rightwing outta consideration for the lefty things they generally support.
Being principled can cost online relationships, and of that I doubt there are few doubters. I'd love to know where that wide and bright line is between being principled and pragmatic, since it seems there comes a point where too much pragmatism can lead to guilt of a lack of principles or a meaningful amount of value placed on them. That's the origin of the "loony" designation and the reason why it fails -- we're merely guilty of sticking to or placing more value on adherence to "principles" in more cases than they are. That's not the stuff ego problems or integrity indictments are made of, but rather the first step up to the moral highground.