bloody spaniard wrote:Robert, you remind me of my son. He asks the darnest questions as well. Don't how to begin w/o a drink and cigar in hand... Why is the sky blue, dad? ...and yes, I know the answer to that. LOL
Suffice to say that if you can't recognize her extreme left wing views as extremist, you is one.
Same thing with followers of Rush, Soros, etc.
It sure seems like you think I asked a childish question, which is so meaningless on a topical level and so very complex in reality, that I probably wouldn't understand it anyway- so I should just be shooed-away with a simple, incomplete answer? And, yet, at the same time I personify that answer but you (and I) don't even really know what it is?
I am not feigning ignorance here about the semantics of the political spectrum and, I am not trying to flame or pick a fight here with you or anyone else, but come on- You have got to be kidding me!!!
As pointed out above in another post, your reply is the logic equivalence of:
"If you don't know what X is, then you are an X". Perhaps the example given above was not absurd enough to make the point, so here is another example:
Bloody does not know the definition of a "retard", therefore Bloody is a "retard".
But, everyone who knows you knows: 1) that statement cannot possibly be true; and 2) that statement does not explain the definition of the term "retard"...
I am truly serious what the semantic definition(s) of left-wing extremism are here on CBid. I am also desirous of some solid examples of what Couric has done that is so worthy of being blasted like she has been here. I know she is a public figure and that she has put herself out there for criticism, but I truly don't understand the level of anger, if not hatred towards her.
So once again, for anyone who will provide a direct answer: What does "left-wing extremist" mean? Is there a "litmus test" definition? Or, is it more like a syndrome with a "basket" of indicators? How can I asses exactly where Couric fits in on the spectrum? How can I determine the label that applies to where I fit in on the spectrum?
(I just want to try to understand where some people hear on CBid are really coming from on this thread.)