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To: one_less who wrote (215462)	1/29/2007 4:36:36 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Some of that bashing was justified because liberal elites who had marshalled the movement, had misinterpreted the principles of equality to mean among other things, sameness. Sorry, Gem, you are victim of a 'strawman argument' here. Liberal elites, whatever that means, don't believe that equal rights under the law equates, to 'sameness', which would have to be a biologic description, wouldn't it? Someone, somehow, convinced you of this and you clung to it in spite of the lack of logic involved. This is a perfect example of what I was thinking of. It became fashionable to bash liberalism in the most illogic and prepostorous ways. I've sat back and watched a whole generation of people get 'dumbed down' by right-wing rhetoric and am so relieved to see it may be coming to an end.

To: one_less who wrote (215462)	1/29/2007 4:51:31 PM
From: mistermj	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

It wasn't so much fashionable as just a rational observation. Great numbers of our population (the baby boomers)came of age, and found out what the real world is like. Juxtaposing Reagan against the Carter years didn't hurt. In the late 80's it became fashionable/popular to bash liberals.