http://larison.org/2006/08/06/the-other-unpatriotic-conservatives-were-just-as-right/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:27:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://larison.org/2006/08/06/the-other-unpatriotic-conservatives-were-just-as-right/#comment-8956 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:25:06 +0000 http://larison.org/2006/08/06/the-other-unpatriotic-conservatives-were-just-as-right/#comment-8956 [...] Now the Neocon purge has ratcheted up yet another notch. Blogger Debbie Schlussel is tossing out accusations that certain pro-war bloggers aren’t sufficiently pro-Israel. In the mind of ideologues, insufficient militancy means apostasy, so Schlussel accused these backsliders of being “anti-Semitic” — a charge aimed at early opponents of the Neocon Wars, including those scary paleoconservatives. [...] […] Now the Neocon purge has ratcheted up yet another notch. Blogger Debbie Schlussel is tossing out accusations that certain pro-war bloggers aren’t sufficiently pro-Israel. In the mind of ideologues, insufficient militancy means apostasy, so Schlussel accused these backsliders of being “anti-Semitic” — a charge aimed at early opponents of the Neocon Wars, including those scary paleoconservatives. […]

]]> http://larison.org/2006/08/06/the-other-unpatriotic-conservatives-were-just-as-right/#comment-7598 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:19:45 +0000 http://larison.org/2006/08/06/the-other-unpatriotic-conservatives-were-just-as-right/#comment-7598 It's always funny when people use "paleo" to describe some vague brand of conservatism. People might call Roger Scruton a "paleo-conservative." Perhaps that is not too far off. But it does not really say anything. Where is the distinction? Do paleos find common ground in rejecting liberal economic theory? Or in opposing huge amounts of immigration? It is altogether ridiculous. Scruton is an Hegelian conservative. I suspect that Mr. Larison would broadly agree with Scruton, but I also suspect that he is not an Hegelian conservative. Some people are National Review or American Conservative conservative. They've found a magazine they enjoy reading and then broadly agree. The point is that there is nothing to be gained from labeling, only from actual discussion of philosophical or political points. This is why I find Eunomia so refreshing. There is some discussion of labels like "realist" but the point is always to show what the substance is. It’s always funny when people use “paleo” to describe some vague brand of conservatism. People might call Roger Scruton a “paleo-conservative.” Perhaps that is not too far off. But it does not really say anything. Where is the distinction? Do paleos find common ground in rejecting liberal economic theory? Or in opposing huge amounts of immigration? It is altogether ridiculous. Scruton is an Hegelian conservative. I suspect that Mr. Larison would broadly agree with Scruton, but I also suspect that he is not an Hegelian conservative. Some people are National Review or American Conservative conservative. They’ve found a magazine they enjoy reading and then broadly agree. The point is that there is nothing to be gained from labeling, only from actual discussion of philosophical or political points. This is why I find Eunomia so refreshing. There is some discussion of labels like “realist” but the point is always to show what the substance is.

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