tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post769072203909965284..comments2024-03-06T03:15:58.539-05:00Comments on <b>THE NEW REFORM CLUB</b>: Academics’ Criticizing Third-PartiesHunter Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14961831404331998743noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-10286291407499329782021-08-16T16:10:28.921-04:002021-08-16T16:10:28.921-04:00The swipes at third parties, in all instances you ...The swipes at third parties, in all instances you cite "conservative" third parties, have two functions. The first is to identify and reinforce the idea that the identified third parties are outside the bounds of acceptability to the political side the author inhabits. They need to constantly reinforce unacceptability to anyone who reads the piece. The second is to signal to fellow liberals that, whatever criticism the author may be making of someone nominally on the left, the author remains a steadfast member of the left and has not drifted over to the "icky" "conservatives."SDalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687303670864926453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-91950178277147458942021-08-16T14:58:56.892-04:002021-08-16T14:58:56.892-04:00They are cancelling Breyer because he won't do...They are cancelling Breyer because he won't do what they want -- i.e. retire so they can replace him with Kimberly Crenshaw. <br /><br />Breyer doesn't care. He has everything and they cannot affect it.<br /><br />HUP doesn't care. Controversy sells books.<br /><br />They should watch out because Breyer is in a position to give them the back of his hand. If he does that, it's gonna hurt.<br /><br />Fat Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09554029467445000453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776899.post-20228838718530357552021-08-15T18:23:50.500-04:002021-08-15T18:23:50.500-04:00Undoubtedly this happens on and by the right as we...Undoubtedly this happens on and by the right as well, but I have found it has become a First Principle of the left.<br /><br />"13. “Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” Cut off the support network and isolate the target from sympathy. Go after people and not institutions; people hurt faster than institutions."--Alinsky <i>Rules for Radicals</i>Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com