“Most centrist Democrats... try to distance themselves from controversies that recall the 1960s. There are journalistic centrists as well, who avoid hard truths for the sake of acceptance and legitimacy.” TryingWellsHardAcceptanceDistanceDemocratSakeRecallsControversy1960sLegitimacyJournalisticHard Truths Book:Writings For A Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader Source: Writings For A Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader
“The left is entering a new phase of ideological agitation no longer trying to win the debate but stopping debate altogether, banishing from public discourse any and all opposition. The proper word for that attitude is totalitarian. It declares certain controversies over and visits serious consequences from social ostracism to vocational defenestration upon those who refuse to be silenced.” TryingCertainWinningLeftSocialAttitudeSeriousConsequenceRefuseDebateOppositionPhasesDiscourseStoppingEnteringControversyIdeologicalAgitationPublic DiscourseOstracismSocial Ostracism Author:Charles Krauthammer