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Re: Not surprised said by Uncle Paul:Personally I find Beck more libertarian. Sure, if libertarian = rapid-cycling bipolar.
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| said by sporkme:said by Uncle Paul:Personally I find Beck more libertarian. Sure, if libertarian = rapid-cycling bipolar. Beck probably leans small-L libertarian. I'm sure if pinned down on consistent application of his principle-based rhetoric, he'd squirm and begin talking about how big-L Libertarians are irrelevant. (That's how it always works.).
I remember in the mid- to late-'90s after the so-called "Republican Revolution" began to fade due to public backlash, Limbaugh began backbeddling from his libertarian positions. His audience felt betrayed by Rs who they felt had been elected with a huge mandate, and were now "caving." They were increasingly discontent with Limbaugh not speaking out. They were talking in modern "teabagger" terms, and Limbaugh wasn't joining in.
I'll never forget the night that Limbaugh (on his TV show) drew the line in the sand, and went through his "kook test." He began, "you're a kook if you believe...." There were 10-12 things, each describing the people who had taken his small-l libertarianism seriously over the past 3-4 years.
His audience sat in awkward silence. Forced to decide if they were Limbaugh fans, or ideologues.
I forget what the "kook" definitions were. I recall one was "if you believe the UN is part of a one-world conspiracy, you're a kook."
It was really something to see. It whipped his audience in line. Let them know where they needed to be in order to be "good Rs." Gone was a large dose of principle-ladden rhetoric.
I think the difference between Beck and Limbaugh is that Beck hasn't been forced (yet) to define himself like that.
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said by sporkme: Sure, if libertarian = rapid-cycling bipolar.
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