Comments on: Tom Coburn Channels Albert Camus http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/12/18/tom-coburn-channels-albert-camus/ The Internet home for American gay conservatives. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:15:33 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Brendan http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/12/18/tom-coburn-channels-albert-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-525489 Brendan Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:06:43 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=20381#comment-525489 "rumpy, read Camus’ The Rebel as well as some of his later (and increasingly anti-Communist) writings, study Sartre’s lambasting of his former friend, then you’ll see why I call him the first neo-conservative." Camus' later writings were certainly critical of Sarte as well as the French communist party. However to his death he clearly saw himself as man on the left even if he was critical of some aspects of the left at the same time. To associate him with today's neocons is a grave insult to Camus. I will agree he is a remarkable (and perhaps underrated) writer. In addition to a few great novels, he was a wonderful essay writer. Though it is very difficult to read his essays and to characterize as anything other than a somewhat skeptical leftist. “rumpy, read Camus’ The Rebel as well as some of his later (and increasingly anti-Communist) writings, study Sartre’s lambasting of his former friend, then you’ll see why I call him the first neo-conservative.”

Camus’ later writings were certainly critical of Sarte as well as the French communist party. However to his death he clearly saw himself as man on the left even if he was critical of some aspects of the left at the same time. To associate him with today’s neocons is a grave insult to Camus.

I will agree he is a remarkable (and perhaps underrated) writer. In addition to a few great novels, he was a wonderful essay writer. Though it is very difficult to read his essays and to characterize as anything other than a somewhat skeptical leftist.

]]> By: democratsarefascists http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/12/18/tom-coburn-channels-albert-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-525441 democratsarefascists Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:06:45 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=20381#comment-525441 The childish nature of Democrats is more evident now than ever. They want what they want, and screw the American people. They want to silence all dissent, like a schoolyard bully. Well, the American people want the GROWNUPS back in charge. The Party of "No" is going to rip them a new one. And don't think people will forget as quickly as they did after Carter and Clinton. Obama and Pelosi's FASCISM is indelible. The Democrat Party will never fully recover. 2010: BOOM! 2012: DOOM! The childish nature of Democrats is more evident now than ever.

They want what they want, and screw the American people.

They want to silence all dissent, like a schoolyard bully.

Well, the American people want the GROWNUPS back in charge.

The Party of “No” is going to rip them a new one.

And don’t think people will forget as quickly as they did after Carter and Clinton. Obama and Pelosi’s FASCISM is indelible. The Democrat Party will never fully recover.

2010: BOOM!
2012: DOOM!

]]> By: B. Daniel Blatt http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/12/18/tom-coburn-channels-albert-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-525417 B. Daniel Blatt Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:43:20 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=20381#comment-525417 rumpy, read Camus' The Rebel as well as some of his later (and increasingly anti-Communist) writings, study Sartre's lambasting of his former friend, then you'll see why I call him the first neo-conservative. rumpy, read Camus’ The Rebel as well as some of his later (and increasingly anti-Communist) writings, study Sartre’s lambasting of his former friend, then you’ll see why I call him the first neo-conservative.

]]> By: NebraskaPatriot http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/12/18/tom-coburn-channels-albert-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-525409 NebraskaPatriot Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:29:40 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=20381#comment-525409 Can we make a straight up trade of our Senator Nelson to Oklahoma for your Senator Coburn. Ok, so we obviously get the good end of this trade but come on, just for a couple days??? Can we make a straight up trade of our Senator Nelson to Oklahoma for your Senator Coburn. Ok, so we obviously get the good end of this trade but come on, just for a couple days???

]]> By: rumpy http://www.gaypatriot.net/2009/12/18/tom-coburn-channels-albert-camus/comment-page-1/#comment-525407 rumpy Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:27:30 +0000 http://www.gaypatriot.net/?p=20381#comment-525407 Even a cursory glance at the wikipedia entry for Camus articulates that his politics were are considered within the context of revolutionary syndicalism. That is a very different context to a conservative or republican vision that embraces the notion of capitalist supremacy. This comparison sounds a little disengeuous. Albert's existential noodlings about the notion of the 'rebel' in society have very little to do with the nature of the political environment in Washington right now. Money talks more than poetry does. Even a cursory glance at the wikipedia entry for Camus articulates that his politics were are considered within the context of revolutionary syndicalism. That is a very different context to a conservative or republican vision that embraces the notion of capitalist supremacy. This comparison sounds a little disengeuous. Albert’s existential noodlings about the notion of the ‘rebel’ in society have very little to do with the nature of the political environment in Washington right now. Money talks more than poetry does.

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