Are you perhaps confused by the abortion issue? I'll grant you that there are some Irish-Catholics who have voted Republican based on that issue...
Like I said, I'm surrounded by such people, the existence of which, in today's America, is essentially a QED to my argument. Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant
The unfortunate flipside of this philosophy you seem to espouse is that all it takes is to be a decent human being to be at heart a progressive. This is a common American attitude, as common as it is wrong. And a recent diary Jerome did over on kos, and in particular the virulent reaction of many kossacks to him, on charity, demonstrates the power of this misguided notion in America, and underlines its limitations.
Georg Lukács ought to be required curriculum in America. Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant
What does this say about your "analytical prowess" yardstick and the consitency thereof? Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant
Fine, I apologize for being snarky to you in the comment above. I should have found a way to point out the myriad flaws in your reasoning without actually making fun of you.
I would like you to consider the possibility that the reaction that your comments are getting from a variety of people should indicate that perhaps your rhetoric is a tad... inflammatory. And offensive. Your points, whatever they might be, are lost. Your arguments would be better served by actually making arguments, rather than sweeping statements that are unsupported by any facts you have provided thus far.
But it's clear to me that your mind is made up, and your bias is clear. Sad, but very clear.
His logic appears unobjectionable to you, mine less so.
Why is that?
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You are obviously as far removed from the topic of this diary as it gets.
Somehow "who said what" is not very relevant to the possibilities of an outbreak of endemic nationalism in Europe. Or so it looks to me. A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!
Your logic has been flawed since your first comment, and you've offended a number of people.
But if if it makes you feel less like a victim of some massive Irish-American plot to destroy you, I'll say this: Nobody in this thread has cited adequate evidence to prove that the "average" Irish-American is either conservative or liberal.
Now honestly, I don't have time to chase around shadows any more tonight. If you have some problem with hyphenated-Americans in general, which is what I see you're now claiming, then write a diary about it and let's stop cluttering up this one with irrelevant arguments about who's the worst racist.
Please cut your accusation of racism and bigotry crap. I cast no aspersions on the Irish whatsoever, if I cast them, it is on Americans. Irish-Americans are perfectly assimilated; if anything, what I'm saying is there's no difference from so-called Irish-Americans and plain old Americans. You think that is racism?
Want to call me anti-American, fine, there it is, I cop to the charge. That's not racism, that's just a recognition of what America has become in today's world. Fai de bèn a Bertrand, te lou rendra en cagant
That's a rather interesting re-interpretation of what you said. To me, bias seemed obvious across multiple comments of yours, and I am neither Irish nor American, so you should at least consider to communicate your ideas differently, as stormy present suggested. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
