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Over at the Washington Times' Fishwrap, Robert Stacy McCain has some gloomy words on the intellectual state of young conservatives. He relates a snippet of a conversation he had with a friend of mine last night:
Thursday evening at Fado, I found myself talking to Luke Sheahan of FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) and mentioned Mr. Keene's point.
Are young conservatives really so lacking in "philosophical underpinnings"? Mr. Sheahan answered by telling about meeting with conservative students at one campus who wanted to form a club. Mr. Sheahan said he suggested calling the club the Friedrich Hayek Society or the Milton Friedman Society.
The reaction? Blank stares. "They had no idea who they were," Mr. Sheahan said.


I was also there last night, but I missed this exchange, so I'm not sure what surrounded it. Still, while I agree that many young conservatives are woefully ignorant of their intellectual forebears, I would like to inject an uncharacteristic note of hope. This gathering was, after all, organized by ISI, which has done more than anyone else to spread conservative intellectual theory on campuses. And Luke Sheahan is a great example of its effectiveness. He's 23, has been out of college for a year, and is passionate about conservative philosophy, as well as an able activist. ISI did a lot to help nurture his gifts; it gave him free books by conservative intellectuals, invited him to seminars and conferences to discuss philosophy and politics, helped fund the conservative newspaper he oversaw in college, etc. So yes, there is a great need for young conservatives to engage with serious thinkers, but the movement is not devoid of those who do.
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Comment from:  Rightwingersareidiot
I didn't know that you knuckle dragging murders for oil Christian retards could use computers. Good for you.
Posted: 06/23/2007 06:34pm
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Comment from:  Rightwingersareidiot
Do you right wingers ever think thats Its bad to kill people for Oil Profits? Or that Christianity is really ridiculous? Bush is an greedy bastard who doesn't care about Americans?

I'm just curious, coming from someone who does not have their head up their ass. Open your eyes and look around. You are a dying breed of morons. You will all be gone within 50 years.
Posted: 06/23/2007 06:38pm
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Comment from:  hsmart
To rightwingersareidiot..The statement you made about us not being here in 50 years is a true prediction if we let the terrists win as you lefties seem to want. The only problem is the terrists don't just slit consevatives throats. They seem to have a passion all throats belonging to Weasterners. You might give some serious thought about who is going to save your cowardly ass once the people who care about this country are gone.
Posted: 06/23/2007 10:41pm
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Comment from:  BA1944
In response to rightwingersareidiot: It's left wingers like yourself who have helped to ruin a once great nation. This Nation was founded on the principles of Freedom and Free Enterprise. Those two elements are keys to the success of this nation. They inspire people to take the initiative and become ambitious. To invest in and support their country. Socialistic and Commununistic philosophies kill the individuals initiative by giving away America's wealth to those who are too lazy to earn it. Jimmy Carter was a prime example of this when he said, "All Americans are entitled to a bed, shelter, and food just because the are Americans. With that kind of handout inspiring the laziness in millions, how do you think that makes proud hardworking, honest Americans feel? It kills their initiative. Then there's corruption, it's pretty equally spread between the left and the right, that's why so many are jumping on the Independent bandwagon. They talk about the Separation of Church and State. When they really ought to be talking about the Separation of Big Business and State. That's where corruption comes into the picture. Instead of our politicians being Purists who actually believe in our Constitution, they for the most part have become Opportunists who follow the Money Trail of Big Business instead of the Constitution. We're due for a change all right, but you can bet it won't be the Left that gets us up out of the quagmire we're in right now. They're too brainwashed by Carter and others who have them convinced that the world owes them a living. Left Wing Politicians have you convinced that if you vote for them things will be so good that you won't even have to get up to go to work in the morning or pay your own way ever again. Talk about LaLa Land. That's a potent drug they are feeding the public.
Posted: 06/24/2007 09:33am
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Comment from:  teichrod
Rightwingersareidiot... is that you, Evil_NeoCons? If not, you two certainly talk alike, emote alike, and - pardon the expression - think alike. Never were there two better examples of why we need public education reform and school choice.
Posted: 06/25/2007 09:38am
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