But the "Nation" could care less about what former classmates have to say about Judge Sotomayor. Their headline reads "Soto Quotes Socialist Leader On Yearbook Page"
Here's the quote referenced.
I am not a champion of lost causes but of causes not yet won.
It's a rather nice quote. It speaks of standing up for what you believe in, standing up for those that are kept down, of making yourself and your country better.
However, once you attach the word "Socialist", there's a new element to the story. No longer is the quote seen for what it really is, as it has been turned into something anti-American, something dangerous, something that conservatives can use. It's become a weapon of fear - fear of the unknown.
So, who is the Socialist "Leader" anyway?
Was it François Mitterrand of France? No.
The dreaded Hugo Chávez? No.
It's not Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx, or even Lenin.
Have you ever heard of a man named Norman Thomas? Neither had I until I read this article.
The quote can also be found on a plaque located in the Norman Thomas 1905 Library at Forbes College Princeton University.
Make no mistake about it, Fox - in all its various forms and faces - have used the word "socialism" ( as well as "fascism" ) to such an obscene extent that they no longer hold the original definitions with which they are intended to be used. They are put in place of more accurate descriptors.
Rather than being intellectually honest with their audience and say that they simply disagree with a person, be it Sonya Sotomayor or anyone else, they use words like "socialist" to provoke fear.
This is what the Conservative movement thrives off of, promoting fear, ignorance, and the mass distribution of misinformation.
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