tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post3392162606716797828..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Teleprompter Fixation as a Sign of OIP Derangement SyndromeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-52222182153233552242012-01-28T17:37:35.726-05:002012-01-28T17:37:35.726-05:00Conservatives who claimed inspiration from Edmund ...Conservatives who claimed inspiration from Edmund Burke used to argue that they were more realistic than their opponents, whose idealistic plans were subject to failure. Today’s American right wing has, as Karl Rove reportedly said back in 2004, left “the reality-based community” behind.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-44762355321830148442012-01-28T00:41:28.238-05:002012-01-28T00:41:28.238-05:00I tend to think imperviousness to evidence that mi...I tend to think imperviousness to evidence that might contradict one's opinion is an essential feature of conservatism. If you accepted that you could be proved wrong, you wouldn't be conservative for long. <br /><br />I am open to evidence that would prove me wrong.Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.com