As I continue to differentiate between Liberals and Leftists, I find this one place to easily draw a line. That is on the matter of Citgo. Charles Rangel showed some testicular fortitude in his send-off to Venezuelan Arch Mage Hugo Chavez, and that's a cue. So do it, you liberals. Boycott Citgo now or forever hold your peace.
How many times have we suffered through your liberal diatribes about the evils of multinational oil corporations? Well here's one whose head comes into your country and calls your president a devil. What are you going to do about it? Just in case you haven't heard, here's Rangel:
‘You do not come into my country, my congressional district, and you do not condemn my president. If there is any criticism of President Bush, it should be restricted to Americans, whether they voted for him or not. I just want to make it abundantly clear to Hugo Chavez or any other president, but do not come to the United States and think because we have problems with our president that any foreigner can come to our country and not think that Americans do not feel offended when you offend our Chief of State’…
So the difference between Liberalism and Leftism has to do, from my perspective, to one's allegiance to national values vs international values. International Socialism, for example. It seems to me that a Leftist owes some fidelity to the international poor and disabused and those who mouth off in their defense and are generally willing to throw America under the bus of that globalism. Simple.
And if you forget what kinds of things Hugo Chavez has to say about our President. Let this be a reminder.
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