Quote - As for "no one" suggesting that it's possible to convert men bent upon evil over to the side of sweetness 'n light by saying the right words to them in the right way: that's a central tenant of the entire world-view of the political left these days.  It didn't used to be that way -- back in the days of JFK and Scoop Jackson.  But it is now.

Interesting claim. So give me some quotes of leading leftists who say we can convert evil men to sweetness and light simply by words alone. How about just one quote?

Quote - Why not go back to citing conspiracy theories about funding religious institutions for purposes of taking over the world?  They're more believable -- and more interesting.

Okay, many folks on the right, religious and otherwise, have made various statements about drowning the federal government in the bathtub, about how the American middle class has become spoiled, that Americans need to be taught a lesson, that life in the US needs to be harsh again to help create the hard, ruthless, tough-guy kind of Americans they so admire, that the good ol' days were back in the McKinley era before "socialism" got its hold on America, that there should be, essentially, no social net, and that folks should just depend on religious institutions (and great, wealthy philanthropists) when they need help, that there should be essentially no taxes or limits on private wealth, that all public assets, including drinking water and public lands should be in private hands, that religion should not only play a bigger role in government, but become financially linked to its largesse, that various government services, social security, war-making, and even firefighting, should all be outsourced and privatized, enriching the coffers of the wealthiest at the expense of average taxpayers ...

-- but, y'know, nobody actually intended ...

Oh to hell with it.

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