Posted on 08/31/2008 1:10:58 AM PDT by PureSolace
Pardon the vanity,
So I've been reading a bit over at the Democratic Underground lately, and today I think I came to a solid observation.
After hearing that the DU'ers were talking about how Palin's baby was not her own but her daughters, I was curious about what they were saying. So I went over there and took a look.
They were comparing this rumor to the events that became known as "Rathergate" (Remember how the Pajama Patrol came about?) They seriously think people like Rove orchestrated the shift or public perception from Bush from Dan Rather's shoddy Journalism...
In fact, every problem they encounter, they tend to blame on some sort of "Super Villain" persona in their mind. Rove, Rice, Cheney, etc. In their minds, they're going up against what they perceive to be on par with great fictitious villainous adversaries such as Lex Luthor, Dr. No or Hans Gruber.
at the Free Republic, it seems that the perspective of problems of the day aren't caused by people they see as super villains, but people who are just plain morons. So while the DU'ers act as if their fighting evil beings that have god-like powers, the Freepers seem to just be fed up with idiots.
My two cents.
Unfortunately FR has its share of tin-foilers also.
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