Tuesday, March 01, 2005

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(1) Yes, Georgetown is a reasonably moderate place compared to many campuses (I readily admit that -- why do you think I am there?). Please, I am begging everyone to drop that subject. Seriously. I am not disputing anything anyone has said about this fine institution of learning. I know its not like Cal Berkeley or any number of other schools. But as Stephen said, its certainly to the left of much of America. Again, I was only pointing out that I have done academic work beyond the island of happiness that is Grove City College.

(2) My "I'm Back" post should definitely be considered sarcastic. Anyone who even glances at Child of Reagan can figure out we are not aboutborders, Progressivism, Wilsonian foreign policy, or even neoconservatism. My talk of rage and anger and other nice things was clearly not a serious statement. Some of us have been writing together now for about three months and know each others politics pretty well. Progressive? Come on -- the first time some of us met each other was in a *bluegrass* bar in Old Town Alexandria, where a very *traditional* beverage from the *oldest* maker of this certain beverage in America was imbibed, and various ills of modern life were railed against. In short, it just so happened that upon my return to CoR there recently had been debates in this space about a few topics I jokingly referenced. Almost every writer for CoR has been to my apartment where we've shared food, drink, laughs, stories, etc. -- I know their politics and they know mine. I assumed we could all handle a little sarcasm...

(3) Neoconservatism is difficult to define, but like pornography, I think we know it when we see it. Stephen's comment about foreign policy taking precedence is more or less correct, I think. But I also hold that neoconservatives often are a little more comfortable with big government than the so-called paleos. Example: instead of abolishing the Dept. of Education like many old-line conservatives would love to do, neoconservatives might push for the Dept. to introduce measures aimed at achieving conservative ends -- like values education. Many neoconservatives claim there have not been any "neocons" since the 1960s or 1970s, when a number of ex-liberals (often ex-radicals) were "mugged by reality" and converted to the right side. Frankly, I don't buy it -- I think neoconservatism is an actual body of thought, a specific ideology. Any political ideology is difficult to describe, and inevitably someone you label under that ideology will object and say, "Yes, but I don't believe..."

(4) Did I mention I don't think Anz or Stephen are progressives?

4 Comments:

Melinda said...

Some of us do supportborders, Mr. Sitman!

12:10 AM  
Matthew Sitman said...

Of course, some of us do -- though you might be the only one among us that regularly blogs who holds such a position. Even Anz only mentioned more rational immigration policy...not saying to hell with borders all together. At any rate, I dont think Child of Reagan is defined by anborder policy...a number of us wouldn't describe ourselves asborders and even if we did the issue has come up only once (I believe).

And I believe I have a paper we wrote that says differently...HAHA

12:14 AM  
Emmet said...

Newbie though I might be, of course I can handle sarcasm--with the exception of a minor quibble about a certain semi-Catholic university, my entire post was written with tongue firmly in cheek. Perhaps not firmly enough.

Enough with the round of charming welcomes, anyway. I suspect that there are some ideological differences among the main contributors--there certainly are such differences within the broader conservative/libertarian movement, as Melinda recently pointed out--and by all means, do go and continue to highlight them.

12:23 AM  
Melinda said...

Matt, I too once was a confused conservative until the study of economics enlightened me. Let me save the sophisticated arguments for a more lucid time, but go on record recanting all of my sophomoric utterances and state my wholehearted support for immigration.

12:43 AM  

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