Evil Conservatives

Dennis Prager, of the National Review Online, wrote a rather incendiary post about "Why the Left Hates Conservatives." In his blatant attack on liberals, which is not in response to any specific argument liberals may have, he picks several isolated examples of left wing insults towards well known right wing supporters. The title of the article is itself incriminating and immature and Prager does a good job of beating down any reputation he may have as a reporter with principles. His choice of the word "evil" is interesting, considering the article is written for a conservative audience, who happen to believe that "evil" is the one thing they are not.

Prager's three main arguments for "why the left hates conservatives"...(I'm still hung up on how absurd that title is) are, by definition, opinions. The first point he brings about in his tirade is that "the left thinks the right is evil." Prager utilizes two quotes from the former head of the democratic party and a democratic representative of Fla:
“In contradistinction to the Republicans, Democrats don’t believe kids ought to go to bed hungry at night.”
and
“I want to say a few words about what it means to be a Democrat. It’s very simple: We have a conscience.”
Both of these quotes are indeed biased towards Republicans and are taken so far out of context their meaning is completely lost. Well Dennis Prager, I can do the same thing. Here are two quotes that turn the tables: Republican Jim Robinson says, "The Democrat Party is beyond corrupt, It's also evil." and Ann Coulter said, "So for those of you who haven't read any of my five best-selling books: Liberals are driven by Satan and lie constantly."

Prager's second point is that "when you don’t confront real evil, you hate those who do." Oh I see the logic there. Since conservatives are the only ones who confront evil and liberals hate conservatives (liberals do hate conservatives... Prager says so in the title) then in general, anyone who confronts evil must be hated by those who do not confront evil. Prager must be referring to the tendency of the Republican party to declare war in his assumption that conservatives are the only ones to oppose evil.

Lastly, Prager argues, "the Left’s utopian vision is prevented only by the Right," in which he says that the all the nice things liberals hope to bring to the world is stopped by conservatives. He makes a harsh generalization that all liberals are Utopians and that conservatives are the only thing standing in their way. This last point is more so a jab at liberal ideals than it is a constructed argument and flows rather nicely with the theme of the article. That is, the internet is indeed opinionated.

Denny, I feel inclined to disagree with your opinions and I hope you do not hate me for it.