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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: CactusCarlos on June 07, 2012, 02:30:39 PM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002780870
HughBeaumont (18,730 posts)
Why am I not a Republican?
I think it boils down to the fact that you cannot logically justify a taxophobic political acumen that scorches social services while building up the military to Cold War levels, puts less money in the hands of the poor while putting even more money in the hands of the obscenely wealthy, sees the middle class as expendable and easily-replaced “perpetual victimsâ€, writes off blue-collar labor as uneducated complacent relics who refuse to “competeâ€, demonizes minorities as "system gaming useless eaters", eliminates unions, strips L/G/B/T/Q/I people of their human rights, wants to control everything about women, shifts risk to the people that are least equipped to deal with it and is perfectly all right with the installation of a plutonomy without sounding like a completely selfish and hateful asshole.
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That's virtually the same reason I'm no longer a Democrat; I grew disgusted with those who wanted to place gov't power and authority over individual freedom and liberty.
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Ikonoklast
6. Because you use your intelligence to respond to arguments, not emotions.
Thinking is hard. Emotions are easy.
When presented with facts; cold, hard numbers that cannot be refuted, it is far easier to start yelling gibberish in response as that is easy to do.
:rotf:
Let's see, the reason Walker won in Wisconsin was because 1) Republicans cheated, 2) they outspent the Dems 8:1, 3) voters don't like recall elections, 4) they called the election while people were still voting, ...etc.
Remember, these are "intelligent responses" and not emotions.
Whatever you want to believe, primitive.
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puts less money in the hands of the poor
This is one of the dumbest ****ing things I've ever seen and shows how stupid this idiot is. DUmmies have to have some wires crossed. I swear I think they're all mentally ill.
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HughBeaumont (18,730 posts)
Why am I not a Republican?
Most likely a combination of magical thinking, placing emotion ahead of analysis, inability to foresee consequences and govern current actions accordingly, and perhaps a few other mental or moral defects of that sort.
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:rotf:
Let's see, the reason Walker won in Wisconsin was because 1) Republicans cheated, 2) they outspent the Dems 8:1, 3) voters don't like recall elections, 4) they called the election while people were still voting, ...etc.
Remember, these are "intelligent responses" and not emotions.
Whatever you want to believe, primitive.
I remember reading a study which claimed both liberals and conservatives were more emotional than logical when discussing politics. They used brain imagery to show this.
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Shouldn't the poster have made his post a bit more succinct? Maybe like below:
Why am I not a Republican?
I'm an idiot who has no morals and wants to leech off of others.
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HughBeaumont (18,730 posts)
Why am I not a Republican?
Generally uneducated, and if so, probably in a field where no demand exists.
Inexperienced because you can't get a job due to lack of education or totally worthless education.
Lazy...see inexperienced.
Lack of morality.
You have "issues".
You want free stuff.
Can't pass a drug screen.
The list is long, Huggy.
No charge for the help, sonnyboy. Have a nice day.
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IQ under 80.
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IQ under 80.
Dang it, that explains the entire list.
I wasted my time typing that. :( :banghead:
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HughBeaumont (18,730 posts)
Why am I not a Republican?
I think it boils down to...
:stoner:
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Most likely a combination of magical thinking, placing emotion ahead of analysis, inability to foresee consequences and govern current actions accordingly, and perhaps a few other mental or moral defects of that sort.
Don"t forget "smudging with sage!" :fuelfire:
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Don"t forget "smudging with sage!" :fuelfire:
Probably covered under 'Magical thinking,' but yeah, that too.
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Probably covered under 'Magical thinking,' but yeah, that too.
Lighting dried brush on fire ain't just 'magical thinking'--it's ****ing stupid, used in the context that they do.
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You don' unnerstan' man, it's magic!!! Y'know?
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He isn't a republican because he watched MSNBC and believes everything they say.
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I'm not a republican because I don't trust most of them. I vote republican because I trust the democrats to do what they say they will do.
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You don' unnerstan' man, it's magic!!! Y'know?
:rotf:
I believe in magic, in a young girl's heart......
Yer killin' me here. :lmao:
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I'm not sure why you're not a Republican. My neighbor has a bumper sticker saying she's "too poor" to vote Republican though. Maybe if you got a little richer you'd enjoy being an R????
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I'm not sure why you're not a Republican. My neighbor has a bumper sticker saying she's "too poor" to vote Republican though. Maybe if you got a little richer you'd enjoy being an R????
Needs to get a job, first.
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I am a Conservative, not a Republican, but if I had to guess Hugh, you are not a Republican because:
-You are OK that the government has replaced the father in the homes of the poor.
-You are OK that any minority that desires to get off the liberal plantation is derided and/or called Uncle Toms.
-You are OK that poor children are deprived of school choice because they might actually attend a school that not only outperforms inner city schools, but also encourages success and breaking out of the cycle of poverty.
-You are OK with killing off the employment of the entire San Joaquin Valley in CA to save the 2" Delta Smelt fish. And, you cheer that as winning the war on climate change whilst an entire region quickly resembles Jakarta.
-You believe in man-made climate change. And believe that AlGore flying around in his G4 to demonize it does nothing to add to it because he has good intentions.
-You think that the oil companies making 2% profit on gasoline is criminal, but the government charging a 17% surtax is righteous.
-You think the government should stay out of a woman's reproduction planning, unless it is the government forcing fellow taxpayers to pay for their contraception, aborti-facients, sterilization, and abortions.
I just got started Hugh, and I could go on page after page, but I have to prepare for bed, because you know Hugh, I have one of those things called a J O B.