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Intellectual Honesty

American Prospect writer:

Is believing in the American Taliban the new progressive orthodoxy?

Heh. Yeah, that's the issue, as opposed to The American Prospect writers deciding it is "obscene" to speak of an "American Taliban." Meanwhile, I'm old enough to remember when The American Prospect published an article titled "American Taliban". It was all of 7 months ago.

And yet, American Prospect writers, who like to preen about their supposed "intellectual honesty", have yet to acknowledge the existence of this American Prospect article. Let's be intellectually honest - the American Prospect writers are being less than honest, intellectually or otherwise, in their discussions of this subject.

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    Just curious (none / 0) (#1)
    by Ga6thDem on Sun Sep 19, 2010 at 02:58:55 PM EST
    Does anyone have any idea why they are saying these things? It kind of boggles my mind that they said it 7 months ago and now are going after Kos for naming his book that.

    And can someone tell me, (none / 0) (#2)
    by ghost2 on Sun Sep 19, 2010 at 03:41:23 PM EST
    why in the midst of a recession, and the coming of a catasrophic election season, this is the topic that the liberals (including BTD) choose to waste oxygen on???

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    See the next post (none / 0) (#3)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Sun Sep 19, 2010 at 03:51:20 PM EST
    But of course your comment begs the question, why are you wasting time commenting on this post?

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    BTD, the phrase (none / 0) (#4)
    by the capstan on Sun Sep 19, 2010 at 04:01:35 PM EST
    "'To beg the question' does not mean to 'raise the question'."  That would be expressed as something like 'begs for the question.'  The expression actually means to take for granted or assume the truth of the very thing being questioned.

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    I know (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Sun Sep 19, 2010 at 04:10:21 PM EST
    But since in plain English that is what it should mean, I am engaged in a campaign (6 years running now) to use the words properly.

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    I avoid the phrase (none / 0) (#6)
    by the capstan on Sun Sep 19, 2010 at 04:25:55 PM EST
    because I expect to be the only person who recalls its original meaning.  Would prefer to change the wording altogether rather than to crusade for a new 'definition.'

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    Call me (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Sun Sep 19, 2010 at 04:27:21 PM EST
    Don Quijote and consider this my windmill.

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    Ah, but then (none / 0) (#8)
    by Zorba on Sun Sep 19, 2010 at 05:47:26 PM EST
    Who is your Sancho?    ;-)

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    You are old (none / 0) (#9)
    by me only on Sun Sep 19, 2010 at 09:25:36 PM EST
    My two nieces and a nephew have been born in the last 7 months.