Santorum Steps in it
Rick Santorum descends into Hitler symbolism on filibuster fight...
http://rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/santorum_hitler_519
Liberals have a bad habit of invoking Hitler and the KKK in every argument. I hope Santorum's move isn't a signal of what is to come on the Republican side. It blows the liberals' credibility when they invoke Hitler and the KKK in every dispute, which is a shame for at least two reasons:
1. To say that George Bush or Ted Kennedy is no better than Hitler is to say that Hitler was no worse than Bush or Kennedy. That position offends the memory of the millions who died at the hands of the REAL Hitler and the REAL Nazis.
2. The evil of Hitler and Naziism should always evoke strong feelings, and we can't allow ourselves to become calloused to their imagery by frivolous overuse.
Opposition to funding for a city park or research on mustard plants doesn't make anyone a Nazi. Disagreeing over fiscal policy doesn't make anyone a Nazi. Even going to war doesn't, by itself, make anyone a Nazi. Abolishing democratic government, running death camps and murdering peaceful political opponents are different matters.
Anyone unable, or unwilling, to distinguish a policy dispute from a battle between good and evil deserves nothing but ridicule and derision, and that's a position that people of good faith on the left, right and middle should be able to agree on.
http://rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/santorum_hitler_519
Liberals have a bad habit of invoking Hitler and the KKK in every argument. I hope Santorum's move isn't a signal of what is to come on the Republican side. It blows the liberals' credibility when they invoke Hitler and the KKK in every dispute, which is a shame for at least two reasons:
1. To say that George Bush or Ted Kennedy is no better than Hitler is to say that Hitler was no worse than Bush or Kennedy. That position offends the memory of the millions who died at the hands of the REAL Hitler and the REAL Nazis.
2. The evil of Hitler and Naziism should always evoke strong feelings, and we can't allow ourselves to become calloused to their imagery by frivolous overuse.
Opposition to funding for a city park or research on mustard plants doesn't make anyone a Nazi. Disagreeing over fiscal policy doesn't make anyone a Nazi. Even going to war doesn't, by itself, make anyone a Nazi. Abolishing democratic government, running death camps and murdering peaceful political opponents are different matters.
Anyone unable, or unwilling, to distinguish a policy dispute from a battle between good and evil deserves nothing but ridicule and derision, and that's a position that people of good faith on the left, right and middle should be able to agree on.
posted by Eman at 9:40 AM
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