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That irony isn't specific to conservatives. Today's liberals would have hated many of the anti-government founding fathers.
by vor_ 13y ago
That irony isn't specific to conservatives. Today's liberals would have hated many of the anti-government founding fathers.
- dragonwriter 13y agoThat would only illustrate the same irony if the near deification of the mythologized version of the FFs by today's conservatives referred to in the grandparent post was also common in today's liberals.
- vor_ 13y agoThe irony is in the fact that, as today's conservatives would hate many of the founding fathers for being godless radical liberals, today's liberals would hate many of them for being anti-government Tea Party extremists.
- nknighthb 13y agoI don't think you understand where the irony comes from. Liberals don't view the founders the way conservatives do. Most of us have great respect for the founders in general, but we don't treat them as gods. There is no irony in disagreeing with someone you never viewed as infallible.
- vor_ 13y agoI do understand where that irony comes from, thank you. I was pointing out the irony that conservatives would hate half the founders for being radical liberals, while liberals would hate the other half for being radical conservatives. Honestly, if one classifies themselves as either a liberal or conservative, I don't trust their judgement because they've given into a form of modern tribalism and will nearly always begin espousing double standards to strike out at other side.