Jon Stewart returning to host the Daily Show
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The problem I would have answering such a question/observation is that I, personally, have never really asked myself: “which am I? Am I a conservative, or am I liberal? Am I one of “the lefties”?” Now, you may think surely I am BSing in saying I don’t know if I’m left or right. But, here’s the thing. I am extremely reserved, and very conservative in my mores. For someone who was a “somewhat of a hippie” during the Vietnam War era, I am very prudish, to put it mildly.
Aside from mores and life style, politically, where terms like lefty and far right come into play, I’ve always just listened to my heart when deciding where I should fall on particular issues.
You may, or may not, recall, and I personally forget which Native American historical personage said this: “the white man thinks with his head, the Indian thinks with his heart”. One’s head might say “I have liberal values politically, and tend to vote Democratic”.
But the heart does not think in terms of political affiliation. And, personally, that’s where I try to start. In the heart is where my decisions take place. And, from that point of view, I’ve never really HAD to be concerned with what my decision indicated in terms of political philosophy. I just try to make sure I understand, to the best of my ability, where “right and wrong” lies in decisions. Not what’s conservative or liberal, left or right. Where is the “right and wrong” in this decision before me? As my father taught me.
The decision I make has to match what my heart says is the right thing to do. In the heart, not the head, is where issues that require knowing what is right and what is wrong, is decided. I have never sat down and created a left/right check list to see if I am left or right. My head can certainly see I align mostly with positions and interpretations(The Big Lie is just that: a Big Lie) that match liberals and Democrats, but everything has to be run through the heart first. Speaking for myself, you asking that question about “lefties” might assume that I speak for “lefties” everywhere, or because I am a spokesman for “the Left”. Wrong, I’m likely not really the one to ask what is a bridge to far for “lefties”. I’m just me.
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I can answer your question. You are a liberal. You are neither left nor right and a bit of both at the same time. You are the product of a bygone era who has drifted with the meandering stream to a place that is not like where you started. The lefty of today is better termed a 'progressive'. It is not a 'liberal'. The leftie of today is in opposition to liberal ideals, as progressives have always been. If you are looking for a new rabbit hole to explore, the history of liberalism versus progressivism is a deep one.
My biggest problem with progressivism is that it is inherently bigoted. Teddy Roosevelt being a proponent of eugenics and setting up concentration camps in the Philippians is consistent with progressive ideals. Woodrow Wilson showing Birth of a Nation in the White House while the KKK were at their peak is also consistent with progressive ideals. Progressives talk up ideals of liberty, and those ideals mesh well with liberalism if you ignore the other part of progressivism that separates progressives from liberals. Progressives only want liberty for their group, and believe different groups should have lesser degrees of liberty. Progressivism is inseparable from social collectivism and group bias while Liberalism wants those things for everyone.
The foundational work of progressivism is usually credited to On Liberty by John Stuart Mill. It is filled with liberal society this and liberty that, but it makes clear "despotism is a legitimate mode of government in dealing with barbarians, provided their end be improvement, and the means justified by effecting that end".
You are a liberal.
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Realizing He Was About to Be Humiliated, Elon Musk Slunk Away With His Tail Between His Legs
Despite Jon Stewart and his team's best efforts, Elon Musk appears to have slunk away with his tail between his legs.
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"If there’s one thing that this administration does better than anybody I’ve ever seen, it’s play the victim," Stewart said during his podcast appearance. "I’ve never seen any people ever, including when my kids were three and two years old, evade accountability and responsibility and blame others in the way that these people do."
"It’s truly shameless," he added.
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