tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976234.post7252246998534765770..comments2023-09-16T04:45:50.404-05:00Comments on Sleeping with The Devil: Severe Conservative Delusions: Van Jones Maoist EditionDervish Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13671865801885224353noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976234.post-18117420485033961732014-05-06T18:07:28.473-05:002014-05-06T18:07:28.473-05:00So you address evidence unearthed about Jones bein...So you address evidence unearthed about Jones being a Maoist by attacking someone that criticizes him for it with a slurry bomb of ad hominem? Sorry but Van Jones was outed by Trevor Loudon. Jones doesn't even bother denying his radical agenda; he describes himself as a radical. Now of course, as a former Marxist myself I am well aware that that the most popular word Communists hid themselves behind for much of the past 100 years is "progressive." <br /><br />Perhaps that explains your motivations. After all, you are here defending "Democratic Socialism." It's really unfortunate that you have not learned that Socialism cannot be institutionalized without totalitarianism. This country was built on liberty through private property as well as individual rights. Socialism/Communism seeks to abolish both. <br /><br />Your political naiveté is what causes you to not see anything wrong with Jones' approach. The radical left never state their cause openly; they hide it behind side issues and abstract feel-good ideas. You take them on face value. Don't.<br /><br />Also, would it not bother you at all if someone identified himself as a Nazi in his youth, or are we facing yet another common left-of-center double standard, in which Nazi affiliation is the height of evils but the Communist one is ho-hum? It's really amusing this mindset persists, especially in light of that Communists killed far more people than Hitler ever tried to kill... And you didn't even bother asking if Jones rejects or condemns the Communists.<br /><br />The cognitive dissonance is quite astounding to behold.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me why I am no longer a "progressive," comrade.Ex-Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09873124300953639595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976234.post-515839630706108202013-05-06T21:53:44.803-05:002013-05-06T21:53:44.803-05:00Received your email Jerry. Will says, in the comme...Received your email Jerry. Will says, in the comment thread of his latest post (the "I shit you not" one), that "it was a joke and exaggeration for the sake of effect" and that it was "directed at Jerry and from a previous thread". <br /><br />I looked around Will's blog after I got your email, but I don't know what you said in a previous thread that caused him to make this "joke". Do you know what he's talking about?<br /><br />Also, what are your feelings in regards to Van Jones? Personally, I have a lot of respect for him. That he identified as Communist in his youth does not bother me at all. He isn't any more, and has said so, but for some strange reason dmarks does not believe him.Dervish Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671865801885224353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21976234.post-91887049876354438582013-05-06T21:36:13.581-05:002013-05-06T21:36:13.581-05:00For the most part, I ignore dmark's comments. ...For the most part, I ignore dmark's comments. They are often off topic or imply things never said.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.com