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Originally Posted by New Era
Get ####ing serious! This who destroy actual discourse are on the left? How about you discuss how this list of true patriots contribute to the proposition of positive discourse?
Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, Sarah Palin, Bill O'Reilly, Ted Nugent, Michael Savage, Bill Kristol, Pat Buchanan, Dick Morris, Michelle Bachmann, Oliver North, Alex Jones, Laura Inhrahm, Matt Drudge, Bob Beck, Phil Robertson, Michelle Malkin, the remains of Breitbart's slime empire, SE Cupp, Mark Levin, Charlie Sykes, Erick Erickson, Andrew Napolitano, Karl Rove, Bill Bennett, and the list goes on and on and on. These are just people that are regular contributors to hate radio on Clear Channel. Sorry, there isn't even a comparison to who is responsible for the tenor that exists in the American political discussion. The reason conservatives are the way they are is because they have a never ending echo chamber of vitriol and hate to listen to.
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I don't want to open the can of worms, because I think this is ground we have covered.
But I draw a pretty big distinction between, say, Rush Limbaugh who is an entertainer, and a propagandist, and someone who tries to destroy the people who are trying to have a reasonable conversation. As I said, the left and the right both have their blowhards - mostly harmless echo chamber types.
But there is a difference between that, and sinister character assassination of people who aren't interested in participating in pure partisan discussion, but are attempting to have difficult discussions about difficult topics. I'm trying to think of someone like Reza that has arisen out of the right, but I can't right now. It's a problem that seems to have fomented in the university system.