Oh, please. That's not being careful, that's redifining what the man
said into meanings less controversial--evading the issue, not dealing
with it. Let's not pretend that the enemies of "ideology" don't mean
what they say; they do, and should be held accountable for their
beliefs. Those who use the term "ideologue" as derogatory--and there
are many--do not oppose only those ideologies imposed by fear or used
to control others. They hold equal disdain for reasoned ideologies
and ideologies opposed to control. I have been called an ideologue
in the dergoatory sense more than once for being a free-speech
absolutist, for example.