Reply #20: thought police? bullshit!

[ulTRAX]

ulTRAX: "I think the Left should reject those whose extremism pollutes our message."

hbeale wrote: "Trouble is, who decides what is 'correct' for the 'Left', what is 'extremist', and what precisely is the 'message' that must be made inviolate? That's a pretty slippery slope."

One can't go wrong by adhering to basic core priciples... whatever they are. What I'm saying is that there's a danger in becoming numb to, or embracing bad news because it "hurts" Bush.

"Think about it. It's just as nuts as what the rightwingers do. Like el_gato pointed out, you are advocating thought control."

As I said... let the Right have a monopoly on this. As for advocating thought control... bullshit.