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Vote Republican??? (Original Post) Playinghardball Apr 2015 OP
To be honest, I voted GOP in a recent primary ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2015 #1
That is fine - you just threw a monkey wrench into their works. jwirr Apr 2015 #19
I have promissed never to vote republican liberal N proud Apr 2015 #2
When the DNC reincarnates as the Republican party, yes I will vote republican. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #3
sadly, in the case of DINOs, it has already happened. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2015 #4
I wonder about some who profess to be Democrat, trust me, I am a life long Democrat, Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #5
What makes them Republicans.. bvar22 Apr 2015 #10
If contempt of those below them makes them republican what does tohose who have contempt Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #11
I have nothing but contempt for Trust Fund Babies, sociopathic CEOs, bvar22 Apr 2015 #13
Are you then surprised they may have contempt for others? Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #17
Chicken or Egg. bvar22 Apr 2015 #18
I have more important things to do which I enjoy rather than making myself miserable thinking Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #21
I am capable of multi-tasking. bvar22 Apr 2015 #22
I understand the pleasure of looking over the crops knowing they are there because I put forth the Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #23
I can not speak for others PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 #16
As far as I am concerned we are all equal, I do not like to kick others around, it is not Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #20
This is a great meme Gothmog Apr 2015 #6
You'll be ice skating in Hell before SteveG Apr 2015 #7
You know that half of those things on that list Republicans think are just peachy. progressoid Apr 2015 #8
Koch Bros for emperors of the universe in 2016. Initech Apr 2015 #9
In my entire life... yuiyoshida Apr 2015 #12
I voted for a couple of sane, moderate Republicans hifiguy Apr 2015 #14
And to think the tea party thinks the Orange Man has been too accommodating to Democrats. pampango Apr 2015 #15

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
1. To be honest, I voted GOP in a recent primary
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 01:49 PM
Apr 2015

only because we have open enrollment and I wanted the TeaHadist to destroy the chosen GOP candidate. In the general, I went back to sane and normal.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
5. I wonder about some who profess to be Democrat, trust me, I am a life long Democrat,
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 02:03 PM
Apr 2015

will be probably for the rest of my life. Just because everyone may not believe the same as you do on issues does not make them Republican any more than it makes you not something else. We should not be jumping on the dino wagon, it is not nice.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
10. What makes them Republicans..
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 04:09 PM
Apr 2015

...is their contempt for the little people beneath them,
their feelings of entitlements to Riches,
their dispensation from the Laws of the Land,
Their incredible self-centeredness and selfishness,
their propensity to start WARS that profit the 1%,
their rigging of the tax code so the RICH pay almost nothing,
their Party Wide Racism,
their lack of ANY empathy for Americans who are suffering under the Economic system,
their authoritarianism and expectation that the peasants will run to do their biding

THAT, and more, is what makes them Republicans.

Unfortunately, in today's Democratic Party, too many of OUR reps feel the same way.



Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
11. If contempt of those below them makes them republican what does tohose who have contempt
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 04:30 PM
Apr 2015

For those they consider above them? It doesn't exempt them from being DINO. Perhaps there are many in the DNC who are more fortunate than others but to have contempt either way is not normally the heart of a true Democrat. It only adds to the division of our party. If problems of the lower ones is important to you then step up to unite the DNC to have a stronger voice and pull together to get some of our issues achieved. If it isn't important then don't complain when achievements do not happen.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
13. I have nothing but contempt for Trust Fund Babies, sociopathic CEOs,
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 04:40 PM
Apr 2015

or anyone born on 3rd Base and claims they hit a triple.

On Edit:...forgot to include Don Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, and Condo Rice.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
18. Chicken or Egg.
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 04:53 PM
Apr 2015

Contempt for the "lower classes" came first.

I also have contempt for those
who try to scam me, or try to convince me that the false is true.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
21. I have more important things to do which I enjoy rather than making myself miserable thinking
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 05:21 PM
Apr 2015

Someone may have more than me. Be happy.

bvar22

(39,909 posts)
22. I am capable of multi-tasking.
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 06:08 PM
Apr 2015

My Wife & I moved to The Woods in 2005,
and started growing our own food.
Nothing makes me happier that standing in the Strawberry Beds on a Spring morning and picking my breakfast.
I also have a wonderful, loving wife who eats our Strawberries and Asparagus with me
with moans of pleasure.

I still have nothing but contempt for Conservatives.
They tend to harsh my mellow.
I can do both.
You should work on that.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
23. I understand the pleasure of looking over the crops knowing they are there because I put forth the
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 06:33 PM
Apr 2015

Effort and as I gather my crops I am thankful again for the bounty. I do not like the crap thrown by the GOP either, ergo I continue to vote, don't know if it will turn back to blue in my lifetime but I will continue.

 

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)
16. I can not speak for others
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 04:49 PM
Apr 2015

but I do not consider anyone to be "above" me. Likewise, I do not consider anyone to be less than me. I do however consider certain actions and thoughts to be unjust and/or immoral. Typically those actions/thoughts are ones which propagate stratification of the human race.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
20. As far as I am concerned we are all equal, I do not like to kick others around, it is not
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 04:55 PM
Apr 2015

Good. I agree with you and do not think others are above me. I am not jealous if my neighbor buys a new car every year, I am content within myself and do not want to waste my time on hate.

yuiyoshida

(41,818 posts)
12. In my entire life...
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 04:32 PM
Apr 2015

I have never voted Republican, nor would ever do so. I have been a life long democrat and will always stay one!

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
14. I voted for a couple of sane, moderate Republicans
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 04:41 PM
Apr 2015

for state offices but that was in the 1970s, when there still were sane, responsible adults in the Republican party. And that was a long, long time ago. The libertarian looneys, paranoids and "born-again" fly-eating lizard "people" have been running the Repub party here in MN for about 25 years now, and chased out all the sane ones about 20 years ago.

pampango

(24,692 posts)
15. And to think the tea party thinks the Orange Man has been too accommodating to Democrats.
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 04:43 PM
Apr 2015

John if you actually had a spine and knew how to use it perhaps republicans would not be backing themselves into a corner they may (I hope) never get out of.

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