Why do Republicans Hate America?

[SteelPenguin]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/25/free.speech/index.html

The Court ruled against the Bong Hits for Jesus kid, once again limiting our constitutional rights even more. The vote was 6-3 with Breyer joining the fringe lunatics on the bench.

Why does the Right hate America? Why do they hate our laws, our freedoms? If it were up to a Republican they'd strip most of the Bill of Rights out of the constitution, other than the 2nd ammendment, and the ones they're ignorant about.

What is it about our country and our freedom that they hate so much?

[BOSSHOG]

1. Its very unsettling to them

that many insist that the constitution and its protections applies to all citizens. To conservatives that is so damned unamerican. And they loves that second amendment AS THEY INTERPRET IT.

[SteelPenguin]

2. I don't get that though

You see it with anything the ACLU does to protect everyone's rights. It seems like you're right and the conservatives in this country loathe the fact that everone has rights. Why is that unamerican to them? Is it the same kind of mentality as the gated community? An "us versus them" thing where THEY are real americans because they hate taxes and 'libruls', and anyone who disagrees with them shouldn't have any rights?

I just can't even wrap my head around that. It's so...unamerican.

[BOSSHOG]

3. They wave the flag and proclaim their patriotism

then do all in their power to use the constitution as a weapon against those they hate. They can join the military. They can get married. And if they are successful they soon may have to work the produce fields if they want fresh veggies. Conservatives are scum and they prove that conservatism is a mental disease and/or defect.

[Norquist Nemesis]

4. They don't hate America, just all of the Liberals who live here. n/t

[aquart]

5. If you look at our history, lots of them were against the whole idea.

[genie_weenie]

6. Because they hate the idea of the lower classes not

having to pay homage to the plutocratic elite. The Right's most insidious weapon is to use the media they control to divide the groups beneath (literally in their minds) them.

Divide War vets by claiming those who advocate peace "hate" veterans.
Divide poor whites and minorities by making them fight over the same scraps.
Divide the middle class from the poor by cutting taxes on billionaries ensuring the middle class pays for relief programs.
Prey on the religious beliefs of americans to ensure they equate the authority of the government with god.
And when push comes to shove send in the marines or swat and use blatant force.

[indepat]

7. They also hate the thought of even more astounding numbers of the lower classes not being

incarcerated through ludicrous drug policies and sentences and other cruel and unusual punishments.

[genie_weenie]

8. Ah, yes the War on Drugs another device for dividing

Look at the drug bust in any small town, overwhelmingly they are for pot (gasp on no pot is a gateway drug)!

[Wiley50]

9. They Hate Us For Our Freedom, at least the freedom

we used to have before they started fucking around with it