http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3336730napi21 (1000+ posts) Sat May-24-08 07:34 PM
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Why do Republicans hate all Democrats?
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My husband came home from work today and asked me that. He said he didn't think Democrats HATED Republicans...at least not nearly as much. I honestly didn't know what to tell him. I know SOME specific Pubs, like the fundies, hate Dems because they believe all Dems are evil and do the work of the devil, but what about the rest of them?
Of course what follows is all the love and tolerance the DUmmies have....
proud2Blib (1000+ posts) Sat May-24-08 07:38 PM
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I hate Republicans
I live in Kansas where they have turned our great state into a laughing stock. I really truly hate the GOP. I don't understand why any sane person would want to belong to that party.
proud2Blib (1000+ posts) Sun May-25-08 10:28 AM
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30. They have had decades to do so
I ain't holding my breath.
I first started hating them in 1960. They have only gotten worse since then.
angrycarpenter (1000+ posts) Sat May-24-08 07:38 PM
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2. scapegoating
conservatives are all about passing the blame.
If something is going wrong it must be someone else's fault.
Conservatives never make mistakes, just ask them.
Now that is rich coming from one who believes that all the world is out to get them.
sallyseven (1000+ posts) Sat May-24-08 07:42 PM
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5. Republicans hate everyone. They were born
means spirited. They don't like each other.
Now there is an intellectual argument.
napi21 (1000+ posts) Sat May-24-08 07:54 PM
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8. I asked hubby what makes him think they HATE all the Dems?
Apparently he's been listening to the likes of Neil Boortz & Rushbo when he's driving to & from work. Then of course there's the typical Pub guest on TV, all of whom really DO spew HATE. I can't catagorize it as anything else when things like "The presidency really ages people quickly, and I don't want to watch some old woman age in office", or the various criticisms of Hillary's voice or laugh, or clothes. I've also seen a lot of hateful posts directed at Dems in general on the few times I'm ventured over to the Freeper site.
It does seem to me that most of the nasty comments I see posted by the Dems are usually directed toward Shrub, or one of his idiot appointees, but not at all Pubs in general.
Guess you haven`t been reading your own thread.
warren pease (1000+ posts) Sat May-24-08 09:56 PM
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17. This left-radical, anarcho-syndicalist loathes all republicans equally...
Edited on Sat May-24-08 09:59 PM by warren pease
I'm an equal opportunity GOPiggie despiser. And I hold these truths to be self-evident.
That there are only a few reasons for anyone to be a republican.
That those reasons are the result of pathologies, massive character defects or sheer unmitigated ignorance -- often all three.
That these motivations include greed, self-interest, intellectual laziness, a fixation on tax cuts for billionaires, raging misanthropy, religious insanity, racism, bigotry, xenophobia, a fear-based world view, a mind destroyed by PR and advertising and pure, uncompromising, willful, ignorant, unlimited stupidity of a kind rarely on display in the modern world.
That all these motivating factors, and certainly dozens of others equally reprehensible, are attributes of the absolute worst the human species has to offer.
That for humanity to survive, for the innocent species around us to thrive and for the earth and its people to ever achieve some semblance of peace, serenity, collective decency and sustainability, these traits -- and the people who typify and even exalt in them -- must disappear from any positions of influence, whether economic, political, military, institutional or doctrinal.
That their loss will be unmourned.
That their disappearance from the levers of power will result in a gigantic exhalation of relief on the part of all but the economically advantaged top .5 percent of the world's population.
That their disappearance will give the rest of us at least a fighting chance to curb global climate chaos, end militarism and empire building, establish genuine peace by recognizing the commonalities among races and ethnic groups rather than emphasizing the differences and using them to divide and conquer.
I could go on, but you probably get the point.
In closing, yes indeed: I absolutely despise every last one of the ****ers and their overnight and permanent disappearance from the face of the earth should be the source of the greatest possible joy and optimism for anyone not a member of the hedge-fund class.
Your mileage, of course, may vary with your personal level of detestation.
wp
Who are the totalitarians and intolerant again?
nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Sun May-25-08 03:28 AM
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23. two generations of propaganda
and we are set for a hot civil war...
Go ahead and start one then.
BlueCollar (1000+ posts) Sun May-25-08 08:48 AM
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28. It's a normal psychological response.
Republicans are generally insecure, selfish and ignorant. As a result they feel threatened by anyone who has a greater degree of intellectual agility.
The only way they can respond is to lash out.
Started in the late seventies and is perpetuated every day by Faux news and right-wing radio.
DU sure proves over and over again how sane and intellectual you all are.
Kip Humphrey (1000+ posts) Sun May-25-08 10:44 AM
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33. They are told to hate Democrats and liberals over & over & over by their authoritarian overlords.
From a website that has had polls admitting they would rather starve then give up Internet and DU.
tabasco (1000+ posts) Sun May-25-08 11:53 AM
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40. Because they are gullible, cowardly, brainwashed idiots.
They vote against their interests because of republican propaganda.
Propaganda works best on stupid, cowardly people.
In other words, your typical republican.
I don't hate them. I pity them.
Wonder if the OP has caught on yet that most on her side are really pretty nasty people?