'Being a Progressive means your intellect has evolved to a higher plane than the average teabagger'

[kpete]

T.E.A.B.A.G.G.E.R is actually an acronym

Totally
Enraged
About
Blacks
And
Gays
Getting
Equal
Rights

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FRI SEP 16, 2011 AT 08:51 PM PDT
This diary is for my TEABAGGER readers...
byRay Pensador

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You will never find a hate-filled racist Progressive. You will never find an anti-intellectualism Progressive. You will never find a Progressive who does not have a clear understanding of the importance of the concept of separation between Church and State. Look as hard as you want, and you will never find a Progressive that does not accept the scientific proof that human industrial activity has a negative impact on climate change.

There are no neo-Nazi Progressives. A Progressive would never cheer upon hearing someone mention the high count of state-sponsored executions of prisoners by a State. You would never find a Progressive that, blinded by a deep-seated hate and racism, would believe that the duly elected president of the United States is not a citizen.

And, yes, even though there are Progressives that hold religious beliefs, you will never find an in-your-face bible-thumping Progressive wanting to incite the beginning of Armageddon in Israel in order to precipitate the Second Coming.

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You see, Progressives believe that many of those battles were fought after the Middle Ages, and that the age of reason and enlightenment, and the renaissance, won the day.

MORE: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/16/1017625/-This-diary-is-for-my-TEABAGGER-readers?via=siderec

[underpants]

1. This really is math & science (facts) against rightwing dogma (faith) like the middle ages

Facts about climate change for instance are met with "well there are questions.." "Well *I* believe ..." and questions like "Do you believe in global warming?"

[Odin2005]

2. unrec for assuming all non-smart people are Tea-baggers.

In fact, the Teabaggers are above average in education and income.

[Cerridwen]

5. Odin, c'mon. Neither education nor income is proof of smarts.

If you "believe" it's true that our current system(s) is f.u.b.a.r., then think for a moment what kind of person succeeds in a fuster-cluck of a system.

Of course, if you don't "believe" my previous premise, then nevermind. :)

[Odin2005]

8. No, but you have to have a certain amount of intelligence to get into college, unless you are...

...a rich kid with connections guarenteeing you a "gentleman's C", like Dubya.

RW BS is not uncommon among engineers, accountants, and doctors.

[lonestarnot]

6. The smart ones are in the process of stealing all they in advance of the riots.

[Mz Pip]

9. So they say.

they can say anything to a pollster, or on some online form. Doesn't make it so.

[slackmaster]

3. Auto-Unrec for group narcissism topic

:nuke:

Not all "progressives" are smart.

[seabeyond]

4. wondering how to word my response. i will piggyback off yours. +1.

though no need ot unrec, wont rec

[treestar]

7. Not so sure of that any more

Or, perhaps it shows there is infiltration of trolls. I have seen posts here, recently, about how religions should be banned or the like. Impossible with separation of church and state. There are some who would cheer harm to "the corporatists" and want to have this rioting in the streets that could lead to people's deaths. There does seem to be quite a bit of hate oozing from some. Instead of a race, it's for "the corporatists" or the politicians in general.

I suppose there may be no anti-intellectual ones, but there are many short on intellect and information but assume they know it all.

At any rate just being "better people" is not going to get votes. We're the better people than you has never worked.

[MisterP]

10. citing "evolved intellects" and deeming the Baggers pre-Renaissance

is itself an act of anti-intellectualism...

[EFerrari]

11. Yep. n/t