Posted on 10/09/2004 8:57:03 PM PDT by Jacobis
I wish someone would ask Kerry this. If he personally feels that abortion is wrong but because it is the law, will back it. I assume then he would have been against freeing the slaves and would have given aid to the South since prior to the civil war, it was legal. More and more, their mask comes off. Democrats stop buying the line that you are too dumb and could not possibly understand what a fility "Rich" Democrat Politian can do for you. They are in your face with this crap. For God sake, try allowing yourself to be indoctrinated and get educated. Vote Smart, Vote Right
oops, I meant, STOP allowing yourself to be indoctrinated and get educated.......
12) The second amendment is a principle of distribution of power, and that guiding principle of trust in the people matters.
11) Liberals, collectively, willingly, intentionally defended the indefensible Clinton.
10) Protecting the defenseless, defending the value of life is critical to the evolution of a wonderful society.
9) The conservative movement continues to attract amazing talent, from Orin Hatch to Zell Miller. Arnold, to Rudy, to GWB, the pool of honest talent throughout the party is amazing.
8) The firm and wise use of our military has resulted in 2 of our declared enemies being militarily defeated in the course of 18 months, liberating 50 million, and successful election in Afghanistan this week is living proof.
7) Ann Coulter is hot.
6) See above.
5) Liberal hate is not sustainable.
4) Socialism is form of tyranny. Class warfair results in spreading the mysery in an economy that punishes success.
3) Kane matters.
2) Who is John Gahlt ?
1) Bush kicks ass !
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It just so happens that psychologically weak are far more likely to fall prey to this confusion and the bad teachings and institutions that based on this confusion.
The weak, the irresponsible, the confused, are always with us. Sometimes even I have been such myself. Leftist politics is a political malformity that preys on such weak.
The stunning increase in our scientific, technical, industrial and now (computing + information + communication) abilities over the last few centuries has created new breeding grounds for the loss of faith, leading many to think that "we know better now - that old time religion is for old time fogies."
There are some essentials not covered by science, such as truth, morality, beauty, integrity, responsibility. Nothing wrong with science and technology - they are wonderous blessings in many ways. It's just that there is more to life.
Too many think humans know better now - that we can build a better heaven right here on Earth. This is the "bad idea" mentioned above.
Ironic that the very thing on which the weak pour the greatest scorn, faith in a higher Truth, is the source of the strength they need but cannot find.
The essential reason they hate Bush with such venom is that he is a man of Faith. They can smell that a mile away.
Leftist politics is not a psychological sickness, but rather a political sickness, born of a bad idea, that preys on people suffering from a variety of psychological and spiritual ailments.
Not everyone so suffering is a Leftist. But pretty much every Leftist is so suffering.
As for #9, Mr. Meeks is incorrect. Our national motto is not E Pluribus Unum, although it should be. Ufortunately, the 84th congress changed our national motto on June 30, 1956. It is no longer E Pluribus Unum, but In God We Trust.
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Very good post. Thank you!
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Seems more like 12 reasons not be a Democrat. The road not taken is the 12 reasons to be ??
I like your analysis. As I see it, the liberal opposition to the concept of absolute principle and necessary conflict does not stem from reason, but from resentment and a pathological mental attitude. I think perhaps at an early age future liberals reject their parents and the Heavenly authority they represent. B/c they reject the parents and never fully bond with them, they cannot later separate completely, so they spend their lives in a neurotic dance between dependency and rebellion---as you suggested. They rebel against the surrogate, governmental authority b/c their parents are too frightening to challenge. Without love and belief in God, there is no courage.
In line with that I heard someone on a talk radio program propose that the unreasoning, liberal opposition to war may derive from a pathological fear of violence and conflict. It never occurred to me that NYT journalists, for example, reject the war out of simple fear of terrorist retribution, but it makes sense. They long, not for peace, but for the appearance of peace, with all of the real conflict submerged and growing more violent.
I suppose what I am describing is a form of narcissism, but I really don't know the appropriate label. Socialist ideas are certainly a good balm for feelings of inferiority, since they allow one to attribute personal failure to failures of the social system. As the poet says, "the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity..."
That's just it. The statement does not say whether they are paying a greater percentage of their income or not because it says nothing as to what the total income is. You aren't paying a greater percentage in tax if your income is also greater by at least the same amount. To say, in this case, that the top 2 percent is paying 45 percent of the taxes does not say anything as to whether they are paying the same percentage of their income or not. It's a meaningless and deceptive argument as it stands.
A problem with your second answer: the conservatives already knocked the legs out 20 years ago. Most who were inclined to leave already left.
The Democratic party circa 2004 still can be said to represent 30-40% plus of the US population. Not greatly different than 20 years ago.
The Democratic party isn't going away. It's core constituencies have changed somewhat, but they're still there.
I would think that people would have to be dissatisfied by the status quo before they would be looking for options. What leads you to believe that the core constituencies of the Democratic party circa 2004 are dissatisfied?
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