Really?

[james_davis_nicoll]

"leftist SF critic James Nicoll"? Leftist?

Comments

[refugee50s.livejournal.com]

How, sir, would you describe yourself?

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

A pragmatist.

Re:

[refugee50s.livejournal.com]

And what does that mean, in terms of principles?

Or if not principles, policies?

[viktor-haag.livejournal.com]

It means he thinks the ends justifies the means. A remarkably right-wing attitude, really. 8)

[refugee50s.livejournal.com]

Right wing? Really? Isn't that more a "whoever is in power" thing?

I am curious to know how you define "right wing" so as to make that a characteristic sentiment. (http://socialistworker.org/2012/04/06/do-the-ends-justify-the-means)

[eyelessgame.livejournal.com]

While I've promised myself not to feed this person, I must take just a moment to admire how an ideologue, when confronted with the word "pragmatism", immediately discomprehends to the extent of asking what ideology is implied by 'pragmatism'.

[scott-sanford.livejournal.com]

The same effect can be seen more nakedly when discussing the religious views of atheists. You've got to have a religion, dude!

Or, as the Irishman was said to ask the atheist, "Now, which God is it yer not believin' in, the Protestant or the Catholic?"