Letters to the Editor
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Dissent is also a uniquely American trait
One of the faults of the so-called left of the blogosphere is that it too often puts partisanship before principle. So I'm always very heartened when bloggers are willing to put principle first.
Ben, I wouldn't limit the partisanship to the left, in fact the right leaning blogs I see are distinctly more likely to do so. Are examples anything more than redundant? It is always important to scrutinize whether any source is merely serving as an advocate for a party talking point or perhaps merely illustrating a coincidental supporting fact. Before attributing the circumstances to a left ideology or a right ideology, ask which party the article supports, GOP or Democrats. Then reconcile that with classic conservative ideals and classic liberal ideals.
Left or right doesn't necessarily mean what it used to mean when you evaluate your information sources through this lens.
Now
Left = Dissent
Right = Conformance until it becomes dissent
Ideology fell off the bandwagon years ago.