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July 28, 2007
Predecessors
And conservatives -- including William F. Buckley and Barry Goldwater -- did their level best to preserve racial segregation as the law of the land.
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The basic idea of progressivism is to make progress. It therefore ought not to be surprising that we progressives have changed some of our ideas for the better over time. The basic idea of conservatism, on the other hand . . .
Posted by: rea | Jul 28, 2007 3:41:15 PM
To be fair, I think Buckley and Goldwater had quite different reasons for opposing civil rights legislation. Buckley simply opposed the civil rights movement because he wanted to keep the darkies in line. NR called the civil rights movement "the Negro Revolt" in an editorial from the time. Goldwater, on the other hand, seems to have had a genuine concern about the right of individuals to choose whom they would and whom they would not associate with without all the nasty racist baggage some other people who held that view brought with them.
Posted by: Ashish George | Jul 28, 2007 3:51:37 PM
"Ross suggests it is no coincidence that the growing preference for the term “progressive” comes at a time when a new eugenics is rearing its head...."
What on earth is Yuval Levin babbling about?
Posted by: Brock | Jul 28, 2007 10:24:51 PM
Yes, because the bloodthirsty ravings of the right to kill all Ay-rabs and Moooozlims is not at all like eugenics, rather it's liberals' belief that one must use science and reason whenever possible to make decisions.
Posted by: El Cid | Jul 28, 2007 11:20:56 PM
There is a case to be regarding the shortcomings of historic "progressives" but I doubt anyone associated with NRO would even bother to attempt it. Apparently over there, direct primaries and referendum are elements of out of control populism.
I did enjoy the party of science/new eugenics allusion.
Posted by: Hue | Jul 29, 2007 6:09:02 AM
