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The problem, as I see it, is not what conservatives call democrats, it’s what democrats call conservatives. Why let them (the conservatives) keep that respectable label while they hurl “communist”, “socialist”, “Marxist”, “terrorist” etc around. Not to brand Rush Limbaugh a fascist is absurd, but as soon as you mention the “f” word the pedants come out of their holes and debate the issue, no doubt to the astonishment and delight of the right wing. The country is where it is today because the democrats, liberals or whatever you want to call them, are not up front enough in the name calling department.
