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150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy

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150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
May 12, 2012
By Stephen D. Foster Jr.

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According to virtually any conservative today, the government has been just one big liberal establishment. The current extremists that own and operate the GOP are hell bent on destroying anything and everything that even has a hint of liberalism or progressivism in it, even if Republicans helped pass it. So what would America be like without liberals and progressives? Here is a list of programs, legislation, and achievements that we would not have if extreme right wingers had their way. Some items on this list were indeed passed or created by Republicans, but that doesn’t make them conservative achievements. It only means that at one time, Republicans favored liberalism and progressivism or that they were willing to work with Democrats for the common good.



1. The 40-hour work week.
2. Weekends
3. Vacations
4. Women’s Voting Rights
5. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
6. The right of people of all colors to use schools and facilities.
7. Public schools.
8. Child-labor laws.
9. The right to unionize
10. Health care benefits
11. National Parks
12. National Forests
13. Interstate Highway System
14. GI Bill
15. Labor Laws/Worker’s Rights
16. Marshall Plan
17. FDA
18. Direct election of Senators by the people.
19. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Workplace safety laws
20. Social Security

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It is safe to assume that if the current breed of Republicans had their way, ALL of the above list would have never happened. The fact is, the people need government. Government protects the people from the greedy power hungry hands of the wealthy, especially when liberals are in power. The corporations and extremists that own the Republicans today will always only do what is profitable to themselves, and would also get rid of most of the things on this list. So, the next time a conservative complains about all those “socialist” liberals, remind them of what liberals have accomplished. Any conservative that claims anything on this list as a conservative achievement would be a hypocrite. Conservatives would lead us back to the Dark Ages. Liberals and liberal ideals have time and time again, led the way to a brighter future for everyone.

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137. Over the course of nearly 50 years, liberals contributed greatly to the eventual end of the Cold War.

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Re: 150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2012, 03:42:25 PM »
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5. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
6. The right of people of all colors to use schools and facilities.
Wow.  Talk about a bald-faced lie.  Filibustered and voted against by Democrats (not to mention George Wallace and Bull "Fire Hose" Connor).

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13. Interstate Highway System
Passed by a Republican President
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Let's see, of that first 20, I want to get rid of none.  Modifications to some of the bullsh*t the libs have added, absolutely.

Not worth my time to look up the other supposed 130 things we want to get rid of.
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« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2012, 03:43:50 PM »
Wow.  Talk about a bald-faced lie.  Filibustered and voted against by Democrats (not to mention George Wallace and Bull "Fire Hose" Connor).
Passed by a Republican President

I left a comment on the site, called the list a joke.
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Re: 150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2012, 03:44:36 PM »
The forty hour work week.
I must point out the fallacy here. If you want any amount of financial security, you will have to own your own business, and that applies to almost everyone in the US. Before I point out that business owners have no metric for a forty hour work week, it must be pointed out that when it comes to personal economics, there are 3 types of people. Business owners, business partners, and (postal for the most part) workers.
There is not a business owner alive who was able to build and keep a business running on a 40 hour work week. That is in fact, a luxury for the (postal) worker.
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Re: 150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2012, 03:45:11 PM »
Are they completely ignorant of history?

If it had been up to Dems like Al Gore Sr. and his buddies, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 would have been defeated. It was passed ONLY because Republicans overwhelmed the Dem "nay" votes.

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« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2012, 03:59:29 PM »
I think 18 is a valid point, actually.  As someone on the site (Coach, maybe?) has pointed out, the Senate was supposed to represent the interests of the States.  Therefore, the Senators were appointed by the State Legislatures.  When that was changed, they became another glorified beauty pagent, much like the House of Representatives.  (Also, if the Senators were still appointed by the State Legislatures, it's entirely possible that NY would have one Dem and one Republican, seeing that the NYS Assembly is hopelessly in Dem control, and the Senate is Republican-led.)
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Re: 150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2012, 04:35:56 PM »
The forty hour work week.
I must point out the fallacy here. If you want any amount of financial security, you will have to own your own business, and that applies to almost everyone in the US. Before I point out that business owners have no metric for a forty hour work week, it must be pointed out that when it comes to personal economics, there are 3 types of people. Business owners, business partners, and (postal for the most part) workers.
There is not a business owner alive who was able to build and keep a business running on a 40 hour work week. That is in fact, a luxury for the (postal) worker.

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Re: 150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2012, 04:37:18 PM »
WOW!!! Liberal created...
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2. Weekends


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16. Marshall Plan

More like Martial Marshall Law.
Come to think of it, unions do create jobs. Companies have to hire two workers to do the work of one.

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Re: 150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2012, 04:53:23 PM »
They are taking credit for a lot of stuff that was around long before Democrats. I'm surprised they didn't list the sun coming up each day as one their accomplishments.  :stoner: :stoner:

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« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2012, 04:54:52 PM »
Weren't national parks and natural forests a creation of Teddy Roosevelt?

You know, the (R) Roosevelt.
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« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2012, 05:01:31 PM »
Weren't national parks and natural forests a creation of Teddy Roosevelt?

You know, the (R) Roosevelt.
They'll probably claim it was Andrew Jackson.
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Re: 150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2012, 05:04:55 PM »
So with this list the Liberals are taking credit for everything good that ever happened in this country.

Good ol' Soviet style revisionism. Propaganda at it's finest.

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Re: 150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2012, 05:29:39 PM »
Most of these are absolutely ridiculous at best. 

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42. Panama Canal
43. Hoover Dam

I wasn't aware conservatives wanted to destroy the Hoover Dam and the Panama Canal.

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46. The United States Military

That tells you about all you need to know about this bullshit list.


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« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2012, 05:48:05 PM »
Don't need to look to know that the items on this list were all hated by the National Socialist Democrat Party.

BTW, large cap Liberal does not mean liberal in the classic sense in anyway whatsoever. It is the exact opposite of liberal.
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« Reply #15 on: May 13, 2012, 06:33:24 PM »
In Liberalspeak, "destroy" means being restructured and reined in to a common sense level, though there are a lot of government programs that could be done away with completely.
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« Reply #16 on: May 13, 2012, 09:01:36 PM »
Wow.  Talk about a bald-faced lie.  Filibustered and voted against by Democrats (not to mention George Wallace and Bull "Fire Hose" Connor).
Passed by a Republican President

Don't forget that Al Gores dad also voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

I brought the civil rights act up to a liberal friend of mine the other day because he was going on about how conservatives are all racists. He tried to tell me that a lot of democrats back then were neo-conservatives. I told him to prove it and he couldn't. He just said that after the act was passed, the liberals and republicans flip-flopped positions. I told him he is full of crap.

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« Reply #17 on: May 13, 2012, 09:35:25 PM »
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Re: 150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2012, 09:37:23 PM »
Liberals have plans to destroy precious things too. There is already a list: all the freedoms guaranteed in the first amendment. These freedoms cannot exist within a socialist paradise.

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« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2012, 09:51:55 PM »
Liberals have plans to destroy precious things too. There is already a list: all the freedoms guaranteed in the first amendment. These freedoms cannot exist within a socialist paradise.

I can't think of a single freedom that goes along with socialism.
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Re: 150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
« Reply #20 on: May 13, 2012, 10:09:49 PM »
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46. The United States Military

A bold lie even for a liberal. The military began in 1775 by act of the Continental Congress, and named George Washington commander. Not exactly modern day pansy-assed liberals in that bunch.

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« Reply #21 on: May 14, 2012, 12:13:30 AM »
This is the internet version of how the Communists used to erase people from photographs that they'd eitehr killed ot tossed into a gulg for falling out of favor with the party.

Completely revisionist and completely a lie.
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« Reply #22 on: May 14, 2012, 06:25:16 AM »
Essentially a list of everything they admit is unconstitutional mixed in with their asinine if-you-don't-subsidize-recreational-sex-you-hate-women bullshit.
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« Reply #23 on: May 14, 2012, 06:42:36 AM »
I think 18 is a valid point, actually.  As someone on the site (Coach, maybe?) has pointed out, the Senate was supposed to represent the interests of the States.  Therefore, the Senators were appointed by the State Legislatures.  When that was changed, they became another glorified beauty pagent, much like the House of Representatives.  (Also, if the Senators were still appointed by the State Legislatures, it's entirely possible that NY would have one Dem and one Republican, seeing that the NYS Assembly is hopelessly in Dem control, and the Senate is Republican-led.)

That's one of the things I bitch about constantly. It was one of the first, if not the major catalyst, that moved us from a Republic towards a God-awful Democracy.
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Re: 150 Achievements Of Liberalism That Conservatives Seek To Destroy
« Reply #24 on: May 14, 2012, 08:24:15 AM »
Most of the comments at the original article have to do with the premise that conservatives would fight to get rid of the item.  Such as No. 149,
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149. Kept the Union together through Civil War and rebuilt the South afterwards
  The author does not prove this, as pointed out by commenters.

My issue is all these lists that are coming out.  2,000 Things Liberals Have Done.  200 Reasons to Vote for Obama.  500 of Obama's Greatest Accomplishments.  So many of them are lies, or embellishments, or stupid small shit, "Accomplished toilet training in a reasonably acceptable time,"  "Can, so far, cut his own meat," "Regularly flosses without being harangued by the dental hygienist." 

Liberals are doing this a lot, it's resume-padding, and it looks really lame. 



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