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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-22-06 11:50 PM
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all republicans are human garbage!
every person that voted for bush/cheney in 2000 was an idiot.
but after four years of bush/cheney, anyone that voted for them in 2004 is pure human garbage.

and anyone that votes for any republican for any office after 6 horrible years of republican control is truly evil, human garbage.

i know there are those here at DU that think i'm way too over-the-top. i've been chided by people saying stuff like "hey, now, i have friends and family members that are republicans and their judgement might be bad but you shouldn't call them garbage. that's wrong." F*CK THAT! anyone, and i mean ANYONE, that votes republican for anything after all that's transpired since stolen election 2000 is pure, evil, fetid, stinking, braindead, human garbage!

sorry for the rant but i needed to vent. here's the only equations you need to remember:

republicans = human garbage
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C_U_L8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-22-06 11:51 PM
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1. that's an insult to garbage
Rant on Mr Gato !
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:08 AM
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10. my apologies to garbage everywhere
i guess i was a little harsh on rubbish.
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TomInTib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-22-06 11:52 PM
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2. You have my vote, G M nt
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:09 AM
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13. gracias!
i'm glad you're on my side.
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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-22-06 11:53 PM
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3. Well, Republicans, the 23% bushbots, aren't known for
their intelligence. Duh.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:11 AM
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15. i'm not just talking about the bushbots (tho i don't know what the 23% is)
i'm talking about anyone who would vote for any republican for any office. anyone who supports those nazis in any way is human garbage. period.
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buff2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-22-06 11:57 PM
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4. I thought I was the only one who felt that way
Edited on Sat Jul-22-06 11:58 PM by buff2
Thanks for posting that. I agree with you 100%. :hi:
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:12 AM
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16. i guess you're one of the many that never reads my posts!
i've been calling them human garbage for years.

anyway, i'm glad you're with me on this! damn glad!

now let's burn some garbage! ;)
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NNadir Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-22-06 11:58 PM
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5. I'm going to have to flame you, I'm afraid.
The word "human" is inappropriately used here.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:09 AM
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11. yes, you're right!
i was being too kind to republifilth. there's not a single human among them.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:01 AM
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6. When we resort to adolescent name-calling
We're no better than they are.

HOWEVER, to fight a pig, ya gotta waller in mud.
Methinks it may be time to waller.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:03 AM
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8. Ah bullshit no better than they are. I think they should wear the shoes.
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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:13 AM
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17. Didn't get the point, I see
Point was, we've been way too civil for way too long.
These "people" don't understand civil, hence the pig
and mud metaphor.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:15 AM
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19. I find that an excellent idea, without the pig waller.
I've been posting here for far too long today.
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theanarch Donating Member (523 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:28 AM
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21. reminds me of an old Hungarian saying...
...one does not wear their best clothing when wrestling pigs...
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:01 AM
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7. I will second this.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:06 AM
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9. hey....i figured you would back me up......
i mean, you were busting on the swingers big time, so i knew for sure you'd hate the repub filth as much as i do!
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:09 AM
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12. Ah the swingers. LOL. Well they don't bother me. I don't think
highly of their behavior, but I do despise the bushitlers. I don't know how I will ever get over what I feel about them.
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MrPrax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:10 AM
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14. Damn Straight...
I think every Democrat should really get into the faces of the Repukes and starting demand an explanation from them. Stop being defensive...perfectly legitimate exercise in a democracy to call people on their selections.

Make it so simple even Republicans will understand and ask them straight out: "what the hell are we doing in Iraq? Do you know...do you think your boy is still doing a good job?"

Anyone that admits to supporting their Thuggery, ask them, not as a Democrat, but as a citizen.

"You supported him...he's been there 6 years...we safer? Or are we poorer?"

They are so bad, you don't even have to bother with partisan attack or even defending the Democrats.

Everyone concerned about their country should be asking these supporters to put up.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:15 AM
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18. some admit they were mistaken...but the vast majority...
...don't care about the truth. they still spout lies about clinton and gore and still pretend bush is a great leader. if they could admit they were wrong and start changing their ways you could almost forgive them....but they continue to support evil. that's why they are human garbage. or maybe just garbage.
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DanCa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:22 AM
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20. Scum always rises to the top. That's how the chimp got back in.
Edited on Sun Jul-23-06 12:23 AM by DanCa
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DianaForRussFeingold Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:41 AM
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22. I don't agree with Republicans,but they do have a right to their opinion
Most of my relatives are republicans,while I don't agree with them I still love them. I Like you, am very frustrated with them,but I still have to say, it is still a free country, sort of! I always make it a point to say to repugs, that the election was stolen and Al Gore should have been President! I think John Dean 'from Watergate'is a conservative with a conscience,those are the ones I have hope for. There are a few Republicans out there, I would trade LIEberman for' Here is an article and video from Crooks and liars' "Many conservatives of today need an authoritarian figure to guide them and they willingly do whatever it takes to please that figure. Dean cites G. Gordon Liddy as the perfect example of a guy willing to be shot in the street to indulge his master. He highlights the fear mongering that this administration has been using for years now as a model that allows the concept to be implemented. The way Tom Delay controlled the House is another perfect illustration of this behavior. "Dean calls Vice-President Cheney "the architect of Bush’s authoritarian policies," and deems Bush "a mental lightweight with a strong right-wing authoritarian personality."… http://www.crooksandliars.com/posts/2006/07/11/john-dean-on-countdown-conservatives-without-conscience
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 01:10 AM
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23. yeah, the have a right to their opinion.....
...i imagine the people that supported hitler thought their opinion was right also. how are modern day repubs any different than them?
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sgxnk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 01:15 AM
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24. analysis is flawed
whether or not someone is authoritarian (in regards to govt. ) is irrelevant to whether they are left/right wing or dem/repub.

Libertarians make this point all the time and they are correct

there are leftwingers who are authoritarian and there are rightwingers who are

bush is CLEARLY an authoritarian

imo, every president we have had in my memory is far too authoritarian, regardless of party

for example. marijuana decriminalization. what good reason is there for continuing to criminalize marijuana. what good reason is there for the federal govt. to prosecute medical marijuana clinics in states that have legalized it (see: states rights).

show me the last dem or repub president who would even CONSIDER decriminalization/legalization

don't get me wrong. i think mj is lame, and i would never smoke it, but i don't think govt. should be criminalizing it

authoritarians are a problem in both parties.

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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 11:07 AM
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51. The reason MJ is still criminal....
...is the decision of the Pharmaceutical Industry (Big Pharm) and their bought politicians in BOTH Parties, not the authoritians.
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sgxnk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 09:53 PM
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70. that is most definitely
part of the problem

see also, the ridiculous (now overturned by the courts) ephedra "ban"

but hardly the whole of it

most dems AND repubs have a heavy authoritarian strain

here in my home state we have seen politicians ban smoking in all private businesses (and 25 ft FROM them lol), ban lap dances, criminalize the failure to recycle (by searching offender's garbage), BAN ONLINE GAMBLING (but not gambling in their taxpaying casinos etc.) etc. etc.

authoritarianism is sucky

i have LONG held the belief that many poltiicans (and the AMA) are too often big pharma shills

but there is also a big problem with authoritarian politicians period
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DianaForRussFeingold Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 08:24 PM
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74. I don't know if you will ever read this,just in case,You are sooo right!
I believe the same,that's why I mentioned LieBerman. Some of our Democratic representatives are authoritarian or need authoritarian figures to guide them.I think Hillary Clinton is like that,or else she wouldn't have bought so many lies. I want someone in leadership who is a whistle blower in a sense. Someone who sees wrong and tries to right it. Someone who says it like it is and then, follows up by fixing the problem. Someone who has enough charisma and leadership, in order to do that,without losing.
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 03:35 AM
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26. Sorry to hear that you suffer the same affliction as I.
Nonetheless, your relatives as well as mine, are absolutely complicit and guilty of the most heinous crimes against humanity this world has seen in 50 years, and deserve to suffer the consequences of their neglect/ignorance.

In many ways I hold consider them more guilty than *. After all, in the time honored tradition of that family of miscreants, he has always been a murdering thug, but our relatives supported his crime spree in the vain hopes that he would share the loot. They were wrong about that too. There is a special place, being developed especially for them by K-B homes, in their hell waiting for them to take up residence.
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area51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 03:24 AM
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25. I hear you.
After all they've done, inc. killing the economy, getting the U.S. involved in a 2nd "Vietnam" war, if they're still that stupid to vote pro-republinazi, then they're obviously mentally ill & need to be warehoused in rubber rooms for the good of the nation.



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MarkDevin Donating Member (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 04:03 AM
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27. Sounds about right to me.
I haven't always felt this way about Republicans, but I certainly do now. I wish they hadn't made me feel this way, but with their blind, unwavering support of President Dumbass, the Republicans have caused me to hate them more than I ever thought I could hate anyone. Goddamn them all to hell for doing this to me!
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 07:51 AM
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29. yeah, repukes used to be annoying dickheads.....
....now they're downright evil human garbage.
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 08:13 AM
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31. with blood on their hands.


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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 05:41 AM
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28. sorry you feel the need to demonize any group of human beings
but "human garbage" is an oxymoron
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 08:00 AM
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30. Yeah, your language is over the top
and it serves no earthly purpose. I deplore the use of language like this. It's just pathetic.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 09:24 AM
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35. so, you feel we should show nazis more respect?
what term would you use to describe people that vote for nazis?
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 10:14 AM
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42. I have nothing but contempt
for comments like yours, which reflect nothing but ignorance and shunt aside the complexities. I will no more refer to half of the citizens of this country as human garbage, than I will any other person. I don't refer to anyone that way. It's a misuse of language.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 10:31 AM
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44. i have nothing but contempt for nazis
you and i are both intolerant. i'm intolerant of nazis and fascists. you're intolerant of my intolerance.

i'm sorry i've offended you but my expression of disgust by calling garbage what it is seems to be more offensive to you than the horrible things done to the world by the nazis that are in charge right now. and if half the people in this country support nazis, then i'm sorry, but they are garbage.
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ldf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 07:47 PM
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66. and i have nothing but contempt for enablers.
people like you are part of the problem.

it is WAY beyond time for being nicey nice.

that got us where we are, and i am ready for a change.

i'm with G-M on this one, 110%.

there is absolutely no excuse whatsoever for supporting his little lord pissypants. unless you don't care about the wholesale dismantling of the very foundation of this country.

none.

:grr:
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 09:19 PM
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69. rock on!
republican voters = human garbage (minus the human part)
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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-29-06 08:07 PM
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84. How about nazi enablers - aka dems. Hillary is garbage too? (nt)
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daydreamer Donating Member (503 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 08:38 AM
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32. People are susceptible to propaganda.
I mean any people, be it Germans (Hitler), Chinese (Mao) and Americans. Regular folks have work and kids and don't have time to study the details of the politics and get their views from Right-wing talk radios and Fox News. People who do the propaganda are the real culprits.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 09:22 AM
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34. you're being too nice......
....if a person can't tell the simple difference between right and wrong, then that blame is directly on them.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 09:04 AM
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33. Anyone who voted for Bush, should have their judgment questioned.
If you have a shrink you disagree with, ask him, did he vote for Bush? If he did, find yourself another shrink. If you have a priest you disagree with, ask him, did he vote for Bush? If he did, find yourself another priest. If you have a soccer coach you disagree with, ask him, did he vote for Bush? If he did, find yourself another soccer coach. etc.

I mean, why would you respect the advice of someone who gets their information from Fox News?
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 09:27 AM
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36. and it's not just about voting only for bush.....
...it's about aligning one's self with the republican party which has proven to be the american nazi party.

bush is simply one of the nazi puppets....they're all bad. before bush came along people voted for nixon and reagan and poppy and other scum like jesse helms, strom thurmond, etc.

people that vote for bush are certainly human garbage. but can you call a guy that votes for, say, rick santorum sane? hell no.....he's human garbage too.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 09:32 AM
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37. You just wait. The Republicans are going to treat Bush like he was
an anomaly. Actually, it's already happening. Buckley is coming out and saying he's not really a conservative. But the truth is, that every Republican voter out there that stopped us from questioning this administration is responsible for prolonging Bush's term. Everyone who called us unpatriotic, or dissenters are as guilty as Rove for bringing us this deep into the abyss. And we have to remind them of it every single day that we get the upper hand, because they have to shut up and take a backseat while we do the work to repair the damage from their excesses.

It would be nice to hear a collective Mea Culpa from those eejits, but I won't hold my breath.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 10:33 AM
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45. we've been saying that for a long time....
i don't expect republifilth to do anything other than continue to root for their nazi team.
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beaconess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 09:37 AM
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38. "They looked from pig to farmer, farmer to pig . . .
and couldn't tell the difference." George Orwell, "1984"

Their propensity to resort to vicious blanket attacks on their adversaries is one of the things that distinguishes them from us. If we turn ourselves into the worst of them, what have we gained?
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 10:35 AM
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46. hey, man, i'm just calling a pig a pig
put lipstick on it and it's still a pig.

there's really not a good way to deal with nazi trash. we got involved in WWII to deal with filth like this....why would we show one ounce of compassion or tolerance for it within our own country?
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Son Of Spy Donating Member (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 09:42 AM
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39. Not Only Garbage
Criminally insane garbage!


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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 09:55 AM
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40. human?
nah. subhuman garbage.

criminals, accomplices, traitors, murderers, thieves . . .
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 10:01 AM
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41. what an ugly thread
:-(
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 10:28 AM
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43. you want to see ugly?
look at the suffering, mutilation and death of people in the US and abroad as a result of republican (nazi) rule. look at the destruction of the environment for corporate gain. look at illegal wars and pandering to white trash and religious freaks for votes. look at the hope of stem cell research flushed down the toilet by the use of bald faced lies. look at pay back to the pharmaceutical companies by making it illegal for old people to get cheaper medicines from canada and elsewhere. look at the mainstream media, covering for the republicans (nazi) with more lies.

so, calling them human garbage is actually being very generous. if you want to see ugly, open your eyes. then think about the people that supported and voted for those nazis and tell me what they are if not garbage.
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 10:39 AM
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47. that's all ugly
and this thread adds to the ugliness. :-(
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 10:50 AM
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48. the truth is ugly i guess
:(
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 10:52 AM
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50. no, lies are ugly
the truth is that some republicans are very good people. To be able to see that is beautiful.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 11:21 AM
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52. very good people? do very good people support genocide,....
illegal wars, fascism, destruction of the environment, greed, and supression of science that could stop human suffering?

did very good people support the nazis?
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 11:26 AM
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54. my uncle Nick is a very good person
he's a republican.

Argue all you want. Uncle Nick is a wonderful person. Thinking about him makes me smile, and you can't change that. :P
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 01:14 PM
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59. good pieople do not vote for thieving, lying, incompentent pieces of shit
Edited on Sun Jul-23-06 01:16 PM by Skittles
they care more about the GOP than America and in my mind that is treason. People who voted for bush have blood on their hands - a lot of it
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Cocoa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 01:51 PM
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62. you can't stop me either
from knowing Uncle Nick is a very good person.

my hater-blockers are firmly in place. :smoke:
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 04:32 PM
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64. keep your head in the sand
your perogative
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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 12:35 PM
Response to Reply #52
57. yes
that is the scary part

another scary thing is the human tendancy to turn into what we hate
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Th1onein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 10:52 AM
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49. This does nothing but hurt our cause
This is another divisive tactic. Republicans, or those who voted Republican were misguided, yes, and I'm sure SOME of them were idiots. But to paint them all with the same brush is to polarize the electorate just as the corporatists would have it polarized. United we stand, divided we fall.

Your job, my job, our job, is to get out there and educate our neighbors. Those who don't want to hear, we can forget about. The others, many or most of whom you are branding "pure, evil, fetid, stinking, braindead, human garbage," are your fellow Americans, who are actually liberal in their thinking, if you tested them on the issues, but who have bought into the Republican propaganda.

Don't play into the corporatists hands by making such statements. It does nothing to further the liberal cause.
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Raskolnik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 08:46 PM
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67. I very much agree .
Statements like that guarantee that the speaker will never, ever persuade a single person to change their votes, their thinking, or their attitude.

Not to put to fine a point on it, but statements like the op's are nothing but so much masturbation. Its harmless if he wants to do it in his own room to blow off a little steam, but as soon as he starts doing it on the street corner with a sign above his head reading "Democrat", it begins to cause problems for those actually trying to accomplish something.

(You show me a problem that can't be reasoned out with a filthy analogy, and I'll give you a dollar)
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Lerkfish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 11:25 AM
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53. I think they're collosally stupid, but I think the neocons are the real
garbage. All republicans are not neocons. Most republicans I used to know, I disagreed with vehemently, but I never feared for the safety of the world because of them.

I hold out hope those old conservatives are still out there. If I'm wrong, then we're completely screwed. If ALL the old style conservatives have become neocon re-molded bushbots, even kicking out this administration will not solve the problem.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 11:34 AM
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55. Agreed. They have taken everything that was great about this
country and have run it into the ground. They are the scum on garbage.
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Raskolnik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 11:59 AM
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56. Very insightful.
Attitudes like that are exactly what it will take to garner popular support, swing the necessary votes, and effect meaningful change.

Kudos to you and your thoughtful analysis!
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 01:13 PM
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58. I would agree with this assessment
absolutely
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 07:46 PM
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65. well thank you!
how are things in dallas? haven't talked to you in forever.
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 01:22 PM
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60. Ya know, I try to practice tolerance, but I am beginning to agree. I just
don't get it anymore. Not at all.
How can ANYONE with even ONE functioning brain cell possibly support Chimpy, Cheney, or any of the other filth known as members of the rePiglican party??
It's no longer possible for me to excuse them, or to exercise patience, or to even be 'nice' about it.

They have stolen our democracy, trashed our constitution, are destroying the planet, have sent other people's children to die for their own greed and other evil purposes...

Gotta call it as you see it.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 09:17 PM
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68. i agree! we gotta call it as we see it....but a few disagree with us....
some here think that people that support illegal wars, torture, destruction of the environment, spying on american citizens, doing away with civil liberties, aiding greedy corporations at the expense of humans and the environment, and stifling life saving science to pander to religious freaks are actually beautiful people. i'm not kidding.
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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 09:54 PM
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71. I try to value ALL human beings, and to practice the kind of love and
acceptance for others that I hope others will in turn grant to even more people...but the lack of human decency that has been demonstrated by the rePiglican party and those who support it have just leached all of that right out of me.

It's vindictive, and it's not Christian, but it's high time these people had to eat the same kind of shit they have been dishing out. They need to reap what they've been sowing. They need to learn to take the heat or get outta the kitchen, and every other cliche in the book.

I'm sick of it. I'm sick of trying to be decent. Fuck them. All. With hot pokers.
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Gato Moteado Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 11:16 PM
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73. yeah! now you're talking!
i want to party with you!

and after we party, i say we go out and kick some repuke ass.
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LoZoccolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 01:42 PM
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61. "anyone that voted for them in 2004 is pure human garbage"
And yet Bush*'s approval rating has dipped up to 20% since the election, meaning there is some repentant "garbage". The Republicans I know don't have the smartest reasons for voting the way that they do, and some even seem to act out of malice, but I don't see what calling them names will do to get them out of power.
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Joey Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 02:55 PM
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63. Garbage is better than republicans n/t
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-23-06 10:12 PM
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72. Bush-Cheney voters and me ain't pals. Ain't gonna be in the future
neither.

I voted Kerry-Edwards while their guys cheated.

I voted Gore-Lieberman while their guys cheated.

They run all 3 branches of government now and they're whining like junkies that everything's Bill Clinton's fault.

I'll proudly sit as an American citizen next to Abraham Lincoln, Lowell Weicker, Connie Mack, Pete McCloskey, John Lindsay, and a handful of others on the Republican side.

But mostly I hang with blue folks and I ain't changin' zip codes.
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TMA1 Donating Member (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 09:15 PM
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75. Too one-dimensional
Again, these kinds of statements are an insult to anyone with a hold over their own emotions. Many would agree that the Republican party is so out of touch with the mainstream of society today, that it really serves no purpose. I for one hold to this opinion.

This doesnt mean though that one should dehumanize another human being for any beliefs one holds. This kind of dehumanization tears apart families, friends, lovers, and nations. The closer we come to dehumanization and stereotyping, the closer we come to radical sentiments that turn into cultural and/or political fascism.

Cheers: Titus
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TMA1 Donating Member (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 09:25 PM
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76. Another blurb
Another thing I wanted to say.


I just came to this board hoping to find community, to find like minded fellows who are open and caring.
I voted for this current administration in 04, and it is to this day one of the most ignorant things I have done in my adult life so far. I did it because it was my first time to vote, and my family all pushed me to vote conservative. At the time I didnt think about my actions, and didnt realize fully what I was doing. I did not like George W, and I did not like John Kerry. I only knew elementary amounts about American politics, but still I thought that I knew enough to figure that both were just as bad.

How wrong I was. I have completely changed my views politically and now I realize what I have done. I dont regret many things, but Ido regret what I did when I voted for him.

But to call me garbage for a mistake I made, to think of me as an idiot for being too naive and immature, is just the same old dehumanizing arrogance that cripples this nation. I know that this administration is building a hollow cage for fascism to creep in at any moment. The consolidation of many government offices into homeland security, such as the department of immigration and the secret service, the destruction of personal liberties, and so mayn other things. I have seen what is becoming of this nation, but the kinds of statements made that anyone is garbage is so ignorant, so foolhardy, that I cant respect it. If we want to make a change in this country, I know now at the bottom of my heart that we cannot depend on the government. We have to depend on eachother, fellow Americans, to make the real changes to this country. So if we cannot get along, set aside differences, we are doomed.

excuse me for my poor english.


Cheers: Titus
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gulliver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-29-06 12:45 PM
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79. Don't take it hard TMA1.
The original poster is ranting. The vast majority of Dems would disagree with him/her. You're not garbage or a complete idiot.

Welcome to DU!
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Pushed To The Left Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-29-06 07:00 PM
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83. Welcome to DU, TMA1!
And welcome to the progressive side!:toast:I think there are a LOT of people in your shoes who voted for Bush in 2000 and/or 2004 and regret it. While I have always voted Democratic for President, I was pretty much a swing voter until late 2003, when the antics of the right wing finally pushed me all the way to the left.
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RangerSmith Donating Member (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-28-06 09:26 PM
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77. it's no different than religion
the money is in the division and you have to label your enemy with something that conjurs up the most hate to keep the hate going.

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Darkhawk32 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-29-06 12:06 PM
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78. I agree that most are human garbage. ...........................
But ALL of them are plain fucking stupid.

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MUSTANG_2004 Donating Member (688 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-29-06 02:54 PM
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80. Been reading Dale Carnegie? n/t
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earth mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-29-06 04:14 PM
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81. Word. And the stench is unbearable....
:puke:
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Pushed To The Left Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-29-06 06:45 PM
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82. How about the Republicans who voted for Kerry?
How about the Republicans who regret voting for Bush and will be voting for a Democratic president next time?

How about the Republicans who are fighting to take their party back from the neocons and the religious right? (Many of these Republicans have been voting for Democrats in recent years)

How about the Republicans who are re-registering as Democrats?

I can understand your frustration, because I'm frustrated with the right wing direction of the country too. But I think demonizing people that very well may be ready to join our side is self-defeating. Also, threads such as this can cause friction between DUers because a lot of us are close to or in relationships with people we don't agree with politically. (I was involved in my only DU flame war over this subject a couple of years ago)

Now if you said that the radical right wing ideology is garbage, I would agree 100%! I think we should focus on destroying the right wing political movement rather than just attacking people who might be our allies very soon. Bush's approval rating is in the toilet, so there are a LOT of regretful Bush voters out there. I say we convince them to vote Democratic rather than insulting them.
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snowbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-29-06 10:23 PM
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86. The ones you said are switching over to the Democratic party are great...
The rest of em'.. the ones who voted for Kerry but are still Rethugs need to get their arses into their voting precincts and change their party affiliation ASAP!

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gulfcoastliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-29-06 10:18 PM
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85. I'm with you. I've had to ditchmy (former) repuke friends
Couldn't stand their blatant ignorance and hypocrisy. The hypocrisy is what really got to me.
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