tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265604.post112049954204592074..comments2023-10-21T05:46:34.801-06:00Comments on Kevin Powell: Monte, meet Straw ManAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10049966051667764746noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265604.post-1120543053944602322005-07-04T23:57:00.000-06:002005-07-04T23:57:00.000-06:00Great post Kevin and a great title. Simplistic thi...Great post Kevin and a great title. Simplistic thinking is an inevitable part of political debate but Monte is an elected MP. If Monte considers disagreement with <B>current</B> US policy to be anti-americanism, I guess he'd agree that the millions of Americans who voted for Kerry are unpatriotic.Psycholshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14979824582570452278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265604.post-1120520338754777212005-07-04T17:38:00.000-06:002005-07-04T17:38:00.000-06:00Stephanie,Exactly.kgpStephanie,<BR/><BR/>Exactly.<BR/><BR/>kgpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049966051667764746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265604.post-1120519455724380292005-07-04T17:24:00.000-06:002005-07-04T17:24:00.000-06:00The problem with Monte is that, he and other folks...<I>The problem with Monte is that, he and other folks in the CPC, mistake differences and critiques of American policy with anti-Americanism.</I><BR/><BR/>It is a similar conflation of a peoples with a government that leads morons to accuse those who criticise Israeli government policies as "anti-semitic". By the same logic, if I criticise the policies of Gordon Campbell, then I must therefore Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265604.post-1120504536494255882005-07-04T13:15:00.000-06:002005-07-04T13:15:00.000-06:00Mike, Yeah, the whole "flip-flopping thing." The b...Mike, Yeah, the whole "flip-flopping thing." The biggest sin in American politics. Bizarre.<BR/><BR/>Aaron, There's the "angry left" and the "funny left" (Rick Mercer rocks!), but you forgot the "boring left." They're the ones who rattle off stat after stat while everyone's eyes glaze over.<BR/><BR/>kgpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10049966051667764746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265604.post-1120503647379817432005-07-04T13:00:00.000-06:002005-07-04T13:00:00.000-06:00What Mike said.I think we need to pressure Monte t...What Mike said.<BR/><BR/>I think we need to pressure Monte though, and make him identify 'those Canadians'.<BR/><BR/>Foolishness is best treated as such. Ignoring it sometimes gives it legitimacy.<BR/><BR/>Satire is especially an effective tool of the left, and it needs a resurgence. The 'angry left' isn't that appealing to those on the right, but the funny left, hey, that's cool!<BR/><BR/>Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09795316308136170598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265604.post-1120502555772269342005-07-04T12:42:00.000-06:002005-07-04T12:42:00.000-06:00Well said Kevin. It seems that this is a common pr...Well said Kevin. It seems that this is a common problem with Monte in particular, but also with others that support the CPC. It is the same two-diminsional "you are with us or against us" meme that has infected US political thought of late. Imagine changing your mind when you encounter a good argument and fresh facts. yet this very behaviour was deeded "flip-flopping" by the US right and thus a Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941875334878452635noreply@blogger.com