Totally depends on one's point of view.
Somebody who is very far to the left might reasonably see Obama as a moderate. It just depends on one's idea of where the center is.
I was just teasing about that, but since you pursued it...
"It just depends on one's perspective" goes only so far, seems to me. Many positions are arguable, open to interpretation. At some point, though, a position, an opinion, becomes unreasonable or defective.
Since I will be leaving for the pool soon, and since it's swing season, temperature wise, I am reminded that most people there complain that the water is too cold while I complain that it's too warm. The water in the pool varies by only a couple of degrees, just over 80. So we have slight individual human variations in perception and slight water temperature variations that result in very different opinions on the suitability of the water temperature. None of those opinions is unreasonable. Now, my outdoor pool opened yesterday. I have not been there because I expect that the water temperature is in the low to mid sixties. It has been cool here this spring. Were I to perceive that pool water as too warm for swimming, that would be a defective opinion.
Back to Obama. I don't care how far left you are, calling Obama a moderate just doesn't compute. I don't believe that an argument can be mode for it. Moderately liberal as opposed to very liberal, OK, but not "a moderate." Would you offer that "somebody who is very far to the left might reasonably see Obama as a" conservative? I don't think so. So there is, indeed, some point where an opinion is no longer reasonable and no longer arguable but, instead, defective. The only question is the location of that point.
Please pardon me for picking on your post for this little ride on my hobby horse. I'm not suggesting that you, personally, think that all opinions are valid and just a matter of perspective. You just gave me a segue and I was in the mood to ride. |
