“Liberals in the United States have been losing political debates to conservatives for a quarter century. In order to start winning again, liberals must answer two simple questions: what is conservatism, and what is wrong with it? As it happens, the answers to these questions are also simple…” — Phil Agre
Agre goes on to elucidate the deceptions at the core of conservatism, which become increasingly desperate and at times subtle in a society predisposed toward egalitarianism. I particularly like his take on the ‘mockery of conscience.’ Agre’s laundry list of how to defeat conservatism deserves to be studied by anyone with any interest (read it in full; he elaborates convincingly on every point):
- Rebut conservative arguments
- Benchmark the Wall Street Journal
- Build a better pundit
- Say something new
- Teach logic
- Conservatism is the problem
- Critically analyze leftover conservative theories
- Ditch Marx
- Talk American
- Stop surrendering powerful words
- Tipper Gore is right
- Assess the sixties
- Teach nonviolence
- Tell the taxpayers what they are getting for their money
- Make government work better for small business
- Clone George Soros
- Build the Democratic Party
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