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Entry: The Pragmatism of Russell Kirk Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/the_pragmatism_of_russell_kirk#3671 Post contents: Scott seems to ignore the reality of many different versions of the Catholic religion. Can anyone deny that there are different versions of Catholicism by region and nationality and/or ethnicity? Even beyond that, there are far more leftwing Catholics than rightwing ones. The paleocon movement wasn’t created by Catholics, it was first promoted by almost only protestants and one or two Jews. Scott also claims that the Middle American Radicals (MARS) failed as a political force, but for some reason Scott doesn’t think the Catholic politics he believes in has failed. Maybe he has a point in seeing that every major urban center in American is dominated by corrupt Catholic political machines. But the fact that in every region dominated by Catholics, leftwing politics and corruption appear to be the result should tell us something about the possibility of a Roman Catholic American conservatism. Sent at: 2008 09 07