It's not that cliches are wrong 12/14/2006 01:12:00 AM | Timothy Some editors at the Dartmouth Review write: There are no “racists” or people who “hate” at The Dartmouth Review. Such terms are the clichés of unearned, but desperately desired, moral superiority.In other words: How dare those liberals try to say what we really think? But our side knows what the liberals really think. It's not that cliches are wrong, always: It is that our cliched view of the other side is right, and their view, based on what we do, is wrong because they cannot see into our hearts. Or something like that. perma link |
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7 Comments:This post is so ironic because your analysis falls victim to exactly what the Review writer was attacking in the Left. By 12:29 PM , atIt might have been ironic. Except that both sides would agree that racism is a greater offense than self descrived moral superiority. I don't think Tim and I mind being accused of claiming moral superiority over those who are racist! So by all means, please do continue to call us morally superior. We appreciate the sentiment. By 12:24 AM , atAnonymous: How exactly? Anonymous: To be clear, I don't associate myself with Justin's comment. I interpreted the comment to mean that Tim is assuming he knows what the Reviewers really think with his paraphrase in the same way the comment he is paraphrasing professes to know what liberals really think (ie: That liberals are morally superior). That point does make a bit of sense, at least, if that's what was intended. I was only being half serious in my first comment, btw. Sorry Tim, if it sounded like I was putting words in your mouth. Justin: |
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