[ExI] Be nice to leftists

Omar Rahman rahmans at me.com
Wed Jun 4 12:46:18 UTC 2014


> Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2014 22:38:03 -0400
> From: Rafal Smigrodzki <rafal.smigrodzki at gmail.com>
> To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> Subject: Re: [ExI] Be nice to leftists
> 
> On Mon, Jun 2, 2014 at 1:29 PM, William Flynn Wallace <foozler83 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Jukk can sp
>> eak for me too.  I have directed several supposed conservatives to
>> politicalcompass.org where they have taken the little test only to find
>> that they are somewhat on the left, mainly because of social issues.?
>> 
>> ? I am still waiting for Rafa's data showing that leftists are as he
>> described, which is not at all
>> what I believe in.  So I think Rafa is making a huge generalization that
>> he cannot support.  wfw?
>> 
> 
> ### Leftist is as leftists do. The leftist elite consistently acts in
> direct contravention of the lofty ideals that Jukka adduced. To the
> contrary, their actions betray an obsession with status, and hypocrisy.
> 
> If you think my generalization is incorrect it should be trivially easy for
> you to give me multitudinous examples of elite leftists in the US who do
> not fit this description.
> 
> Rafal


So Rafal, just to be clear, the only proof you will accept that leftists aren't elitists is that someone should present to you examples of 'elite leftists' who are not elitist?

I will comply once you present to me 'invisible elephants which are not invisible'.

Rafal, if you are speaking against 'cults of personality' then I wholeheartedly agree with you, but those personality cults are not a feature of the left or the right or of any political system. 'Divine right of kings', 'papal infallibility', Calvinist praise of the predestination of those who are successful in the worldly sphere, ancestor worship, etc etc are all examples of some sort of personality cult in one way or another.

Regards,

Omar Rahman


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