William F. Buckley, Jr. died today. Dylan Matthews says:
He was an important figure, no doubt, but he wasn’t a good man, he wasn’t a sensible or fair opponent, and it’d be a shame if he’s remembered as such.
Despite his charming image, Buckley was a nasty racist who supported segregation & apartheid and defended Joseph McCarthy’s witch hunts. He brought conservatism to the mainstream, laying the groundwork for Bush and his ilk. Hopefully his ideas will die with him.
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1 bilber // Mar 4, 2008 at 5:26 pm
That is what I love about liberals, they are just such nice people! Hopefully they can reach the point where nobody disagrees with them; the ultimate in intellectual diversity.