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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 9 Oct 2018

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      This guy doesn't seem to know that Goldwater happily took up the mantle of extremism in his most famous speech: "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice." https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/1049626257011462144 …

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 10 Oct 2018
      Replying to @JayCaruso

      Authors of the line (Harry Jaffa and Karl Hess) didn't think they were being hypothetical but rather making a statement of principle.

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    4. Dave Quast  🇺🇸‏ @davequast 10 Oct 2018
      Replying to @HeerJeet @JayCaruso

      I’ve studied the context of that convention and speech a lot. The authors were indeed planting a flag for a more right-wing GOP (which blossomed with Reagan) but they clearly viewed this goal as a means of delivering more “liberty” and “justice.” So, it was a rhetorical device.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 10 Oct 2018
      Replying to @davequast @JayCaruso

      Jackie Robinson was at that convention and he didn't think what was on offer was more liberty and justice, at least not for black people. You should pay attention to Robinson's words and experiences.

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        1. Dave Quast  🇺🇸‏ @davequast 10 Oct 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @JayCaruso

          I’m not saying I agree with the authors of the speech or with Goldwater. But I believe that they believed that their policy prescriptions would lift all boats. I am not (anymore) in their ideological camp.

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        2. Dave Quast  🇺🇸‏ @davequast 10 Oct 2018
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          Moreover, I am a huge Jackie Robinson buff. And I agree with his impression. But Goldwater was not motivated by hate. I’m sure that’s not true of many of the convention attendees, however it was probably something akin to a Trump rally down on the floor. Go Dodgers.

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        1. Dave Quast  🇺🇸‏ @davequast 10 Oct 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @JayCaruso

          Except, of course, there are no Rockefeller Republicans (which my Dad was then) at Trump rallies (or currently in existence).

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