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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Remember When Conservatives Used to Be Anti-Communist

Radley Balko writes:

There was once a time when, if an ethnic minority was rising up against an oppressive communist regime, you could count on National Review to side with the rabble-rousers fighting for political freedom, not the commies. But I guess that was pre-September 11. Now it’s apparently all about siding with whoever is killing Muslims.


It isn't just National Review. I've looked at several right-wing Web sites, and the "the Uyghurs have it coming" position seems to be the mainstream conservative stance. How do we know the Uyghurs are the bad guys? Well, China's state-run media says it's so.

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