Word: notionalism
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...essential conundrum of 21st century conservatism--the notion that smaller government is what conservatives really want--was betrayed in three debates pitting libertarians against traditionalists on issues like immigration, gay marriage and the need for an alternative-energy plan. By my reckoning, the libertarians won none of them. My favorite moment came when Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute began pacing behind the podium, pulling his chin as he realized that his "let the market decide" rhetoric wasn't going over very well against former CIA Director Jim Woolsey's argument that, as a matter of national security...
...this simple question from the audience: "How do we know if we're winning or losing? Whose side are we on in Iraq?" Kristol detoured into the Korean War, then cited the three democratic elections held in Iraq, which were little more than ethnic referendums, and advanced the astonishing notion that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was actually presiding over a "coalition government" rather than acting as beard for the Shi'ite militias. Not very convincing...
...There is a lot of hubris in the notion that a country needs to subscribe to American democratic principles to be civilized. It is reminiscent of 19th century Europeans who equated civilization with Christianity. Not all Christians are nice people, and not all democracies are nice places to live. In fact, some of them may even show unusually aggressive behavior toward others-in the name of democracy, of course, just as was done in the name of Christianity in the past. Avelino Sousa-Poza Phalaborwa, South Africa...
...There is a lot of hubris in the notion that a country needs to subscribe to American democratic principles to be civilized. It is reminiscent of 19th century Europeans who equated civilization with Christianity. Not all Christians are nice people, and not all democracies are nice places to live. In fact, some of them may even show unusually aggressive behavior toward others - in the name of democracy, of course, just as was done in the name of Christianity in the past. Avelino Sousa-Poza Phalaborwa, South Africa...
...notion that an atmosphere of silence, shame and secrecy is morally superior to one of candor and informed opinion is ridiculous. Forced repression of the facts of human sexuality has devastated far more lives than AIDS ever will. Kevin Mayfield Conshohocken...