Comments on: No “Brain-Dead Liberal” Anymore http://www.poligazette.com/2008/03/12/no-brain-dead-liberal-anymore/ Because Common Sense Transcends Distance Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:21:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Snorri Godhi http://www.poligazette.com/2008/03/12/no-brain-dead-liberal-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-31033 Snorri Godhi Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:43:42 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/03/12/no-brain-dead-liberal-anymore/#comment-31033 The most important line in Mamet's essay IMHO is this: "As a child of the '60s, I accepted as an article of faith that government is corrupt". Why is this important? because it reveals the cognitive dissonance that American "liberals" suffer from: they believe that government is corrupt, and yet they want more of it.  That is why I can understand how thinking persons could be communists, but not how they can be "liberals": you can say what you want about the commies, but they don't have to deal with cognitive dissonance; they just have to ignore the facts, which is much easier and less stressful. The most important line in Mamet’s essay IMHO is this:
"As a child of the ’60s, I accepted as an article of faith that government is corrupt".

Why is this important? because it reveals the cognitive dissonance that American "liberals" suffer from: they believe that government is corrupt, and yet they want more of it.  That is why I can understand how thinking persons could be communists, but not how they can be "liberals": you can say what you want about the commies, but they don’t have to deal with cognitive dissonance; they just have to ignore the facts, which is much easier and less stressful.

]]> By: Chris http://www.poligazette.com/2008/03/12/no-brain-dead-liberal-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-30945 Chris Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:03:29 +0000 http://poligazette.com/2008/03/12/no-brain-dead-liberal-anymore/#comment-30945 Though initially quite scary to not reflexively assume the "other side" is stupid and/or evil, it actually becomes quite exciting and freeing.  Every situation stands on its own and, son of gun, there are some nice folks "on the other side".  I've enjoyed Mr Mamet's plays and now its nice to see he's "seen the light".  I would disagree that he's become a "conservative".  I've met and know some "left of center" folks who share his "enlightened view" Though initially quite scary to not reflexively assume the "other side" is stupid and/or evil, it actually becomes quite exciting and freeing.  Every situation stands on its own and, son of gun, there are some nice folks "on the other side".  I’ve enjoyed Mr Mamet’s plays and now its nice to see he’s "seen the light".  I would disagree that he’s become a "conservative".  I’ve met and know some "left of center" folks who share his "enlightened view"

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