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Marie Simmons /p>

Jeffrey Lord wants us all to be nice to liberals. I believe Lord is one of those delusional conservatives who believes in demonstrating to liberals that conservatives are not really fascists. Somehow, I don't think conservatives' acknowledging that supporters of (say) abortion rights are human beings is going to make much difference in Democrat voting patterns.

The problem with Lord's premise -- that conservatives are mean and must be nice -- is just to accept the liberal view of conservatives, which is why we end up with conservatives being blamed for the JFK assassination, the RFK killing, and so on. The spirit of niceness is fine in its place, but we ought not to become happy and clappy about every crumb that liberals dole out regarding our species status.

Lord admits, "The real goal of these liberals is a defense of what has evolved into the liberal status quo and the personal destruction of its critics. They want conservatives silenced." And we're to wish merry Christmas and happy Kwanza to these smear merchants? Should we all dance together around a Holiday Tree, or recite a disguised version of the communist manifesto under the mistletoe?

I think Lord forgets something Rush Limbaugh often emphasizes: conservatives get up every morning and find America and its traditions of freedom under constant attack by liberals (Christmas, Boy Scouts, marriage, etc.). This defensive position causes conservatives like Lord to worry about being thought mean or intolerant by liberals. But Lord should realize the futility of this by looking at Israel's example. This nation's attempt to defend itself is considered mean in some liberal quarters. Why can't they just be nice to all the lunatics who surround them? It's because in a war, you can only be nice if the other side doesn't desire your personal (or collective) destruction.

p>I never hear liberals saying they should be nice to conservatives, who are, after all, human beings -- allegedly. br> -- C. V. Crisler br> Gilbert, Arizona /p> p> Now that's chutzpah , Mr. Lord, or something akin to it, but more admirable. And, if/when Merry Christmas doesn't work, as it often doesn't, how about this? "Forgive them Lord, for they know not what they do!" Works for me. br> --

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