Neither socialists nor neocons have a monopoly on simple-mindedness as a foundation for their dumb policies. Progressives are another important set of fools. These three groups are not mutually exclusive.
I take the easy way out for this blog. I cite the authority of a trustworthy expert on progressivism, and that’s James Ostrowski. His article today on LRC is the source of the following quotes, which add up to my condensed conclusion that progressives are retarded, simple-minded fools.
“Progressivism amounts to a blind faith that government force can improve any given situation.”
“Progressives plunge into situations they do not understand, heedless of the consequences.”
“It is important to understand that a callous disregard of consequences is intrinsic to progressivism, whether applied to domestic or foreign policy.”
“First, progressives know even less about foreign lands than they do about their own country where they still make huge policy blunders. They are particularly unaware of the age-old conflicts among racial, ethnic and religious groups.”
“First, the progressives are pervasively ignorant about the countries they are invading and conquering. Second, such intervention fails to deal with the underlying causes of problems,…”
Socialists, neocons and progressives can shed their political and moral philosophies at any time. They are not forever condemned to harbor the simple-minded and destructive ideas sloshing around in their statist minds.
6:51 pm on September 12, 2019