-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 At 05:05 PM 12/3/97 -0500, James Love wrote:
Declan, apparently having missed the fab 50's, seems to be enjoying his use of the "leftist" word lately. Since this seems to mean quite different things to different persons, perhaps Mr. McCullagh can define his terms. What exactly is a "leftist" in 1997, in his opinion?
When the leftists try to avoid being called 'leftists', you know it's all over but the mopping up. But, nonetheless, let me try: "A leftist is someone who advocates increasing government control over private actions, especially in the name of such mummeries as 'equality' and 'fairness'. Contrast to a rightist, who advocates increasing government control over private action in the name of 'decency' and 'values'." -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQA/AwUBNIYBHTKf8mIpTvjWEQL5SwCfa54X344lCmYy25teJGCRUp1QfIUAn3F1 4d9HjdglfH+c0NJZ9+jmyw+6 =LXws -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----