Has anyone noticed that conservatives claim everything is being shoved down their throats?

[Gravitycollapse]

I find their obsession with that imagery highly suspect.

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1. The only thing being shoved down our throats is guns.

[smirkymonkey]

6. And religion, everywhere. They are trying to turn us into a theocracy.

How is that not ramming their beliefs down our throats?

[Zookeeper]

2. I've noticed.

And find their obsession with the idea to be pretty amusing.

[DetlefK]

4. Obama rammed his big black Obamacare down their throats in the middle of the night.

Yes. These are exactly the metaphors Republicans were using:
That he rammed Obamacare down their throats and that it was passed in the middle of the night.

[smirkymonkey]

5. *snort*

"rammed his big, black Obamacare down their throats"

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7. turgid throbbing big black Obamacare

[malthaussen]

8. Innuendo aside, that is a constant refrain.

There is a definite feeling of being "forced" to accommodate others, be it in religion, civil rights, or culture. It can be taken as given that conservatives do not celebrate diversity.

-- Mal

[smirkymonkey]

9. The thing is, they aren't being forced to DO anything when others are given their rights

after having been deprived of them for so long. They just have to stop legally discriminating against certain groups. Is it really that hard for these people?

Do they really feel that they legal system is FORCING them not to be racist, sexist, bigoted assholes? I guess it really must be that much of a stretch for a lot of these people if they feel "forced".

[Wounded Bear]

10. Basically, they are fighting for their right to be assholes....nt

[Proud Liberal Dem]

11. Exactly

n/t

[Wounded Bear]

12. After all, nothing says freedom better than...

the right to denigrate, bellittle and bully someone for meaningless reasons like skin color and ethnicity.

[malthaussen]

13. It depends on one's perspective, I imagine.

Few of them would own to being racists, misogynists, religiously intolerant. In their perspective, their behavior is perfectly acceptable -- even encouraged by their culture. Then someone comes along and tells them that they are in error, and are being oppressive and/or abusive. They reject such judgements, believing themselves to be one of the "good guys." Therefore, the criticism against them is either inaccurate or special pleading, or is designed to undermine the solid values under which they claim to operate.

So, yes, it is really that hard for them. Why should that be hard to understand? It is rather ironic when those who accuse others of lacking empathy, lack empathy themselves. It goes beyond irony when those who criticize others for mockery and unklndness, are mocking and unkind themselves. It creates a condition of war, under which every move or concession is seen as zero-sum, and threatening to those who are obliged to adapt.

-- Mal

[ProfessorGAC]

14. Nice Synopsis, Mal

Hit the nail squarely on the head!