Louis
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| Quote (dheddle @ Oct. 13 2008,21:37) | | Quote (dnmlthr @ Oct. 13 2008,14:56) | | Quote (dheddle @ Oct. 13 2008,20:46) | | I don't know what your point is. Nor does the quote seem to match your comment. I don't "stand by" anything in that video other than the fact that it proves there are jackasses on both sides of the aisle. Obama supporters can be as rude, stupid, belligerent, ignorant, and crass as lowlifes from other groups. That was my point. |
People are assholes, is that supposed to be news to anyone?
There's posting links and then there's posting links and ignoring the ensuing discussion, don't you think?
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FACT: The number of middle fingers in a "progressive" crowd is directly proportional to the number of PhD degrees in the ten-block radius.
FACT: Islamic radicals would be more welcome on the Upper West Side than American patriots.
The "liberals" always extend their sympathy for being bullying and rejected... not to the American patriots... but to America's enemies.
"Liberal" elites believe that all ideologies are morally equal... except the one that supports capitalism and individual liberties... ... the only ideology that makes their lavish lifestyles possible. ... and so they're driving it out of town, tarred and feathered.
Republicans in New York: less equal than others.
When leftist politicians are promising you to bridge the divide... ... they are "selling you a bridge."
The leftist idea of unity is, and has always been... THE ELIMINATION OF DISSENT
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The above is text from the video. What do you think of it? |
I don't agree with six out of seven. However, the last one strikes a chord. The Obama campaign has indeed displayed a tendency, alarming to this libertarian-leaning citzen, to go after media that are presenting views they don't like. They sicced the blood-sucking-lawyers, who rather frighteningly brought up the third-rail "license" threat, on stations that aired the NRA ad. And they use email lists for intimidation purposes, encouraging folks to call radio stations that are airing a view they aren't fond of. On that issue they are real assholes, and had this come out before the Biden pick and the FISA and campaign finance flip-flops, that would have been sufficient for me to drop my support. |
So by that token "the left" is all about suppression of dissent?
Wow, who knew? Obama's campaign group, probably Obama himself, do something stupid: Therefore all people on the "left" of some fictional political line are keen to suppress dissent.
By any definition you'd recognise Heddle I am so far to the "left" of Obama as to be unrecognisable, I not only support dissent, I encourage it. I am so liberal on social issues it hurts! Not only do I want the government out of our private lives I want proportional representation, many referenda, and a whole swathe of changes to the political system of the UK that would make political office an unpleasant civil service job rather than a route to company boardrooms. All of which absolutely require dissent.
Strange, not only are the asinine slurs hurled at Obama/Palin/McCain/Biden/Left/Right more often than not untrue, they are also irrelevant. You are being fooled, and trying very very hard to remain fooled. Incidentally, this doesn't surprise me. There is one way to hold politicians to account....it's been done before. I wonder how many people have forgotten what it is.
Louis
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Bye.
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