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demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
Mon Dec 26, 2011, 08:44 PM Dec 2011

Republicans and their politics have become nastier and more mean spirited. Now they just disgust me.

Used to, people disagreed about politics and could still remain friends. Not anymore!

Their dirty play and foul tactics have sickened many. Self-centered, illiterate and full of false patriotism has taken over what used to be sane but misguided.

Even those that have no money act like Newt and Company.


But it is okay, more and more are starting to realize how stupid the right has gotten and how mean and dirty they play. Those of us who have always had a heart for others besides themselves are still in the same place but many "former" repukes that I know are starting to realize their (crazy) party is leaving them behind and if they want to keep their souls have changed their party or have just stopped identifying with repukes.

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Republicans and their politics have become nastier and more mean spirited. Now they just disgust me. (Original Post) demtenjeep Dec 2011 OP
are you just now figuring this out? Skittles Dec 2011 #1
I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt. Hubs says all the time I am too trusting demtenjeep Dec 2011 #3
your Hubs is correct INDEED Skittles Dec 2011 #9
"They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind." Va Lefty Dec 2011 #2
Your right. I have to confess I am beginning to feel that way about religious people because of the southernyankeebelle Dec 2011 #4
They used to try to hide it. Ineeda Dec 2011 #5
Trapped by their own selfishness and brainwashed into STOOPIDNESS...they act with hubris no less opihimoimoi Dec 2011 #6
they are not people-friendly Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2011 #7
I have a collection of old Get Smart DVD's Politicalboi Dec 2011 #8
Negative advertisement didn't use to work and I think it still doesn't work. fasttense Dec 2011 #10
 

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
3. I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt. Hubs says all the time I am too trusting
Mon Dec 26, 2011, 09:03 PM
Dec 2011

guess I just realized that truly there is no hope for them! Even those that profess to be Christian are vile and disgusting. If I were not already a Christian myself, with those type of people as examples, I would never want to be like them! They are NOT very good witnesses for sure!

Skittles

(152,966 posts)
9. your Hubs is correct INDEED
Tue Dec 27, 2011, 03:40 AM
Dec 2011

repukes will squander goodwill EVERY time - NOT TO BE TRUSTED - as far as being Christian - *I* am more Christian than they are, yet I am Agnostic.

Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)
2. "They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind."
Mon Dec 26, 2011, 09:00 PM
Dec 2011

Nixon's Silent Majority
Reagan democrats
Value voters
The tea party.....

the downward spiral continues




 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
4. Your right. I have to confess I am beginning to feel that way about religious people because of the
Mon Dec 26, 2011, 09:04 PM
Dec 2011

republican party in the way they are trying to bring politics into government. It scares me to death.

Ineeda

(3,626 posts)
5. They used to try to hide it.
Mon Dec 26, 2011, 09:28 PM
Dec 2011

But not anymore, especially since the last presidential campaign. At least they used to feign respect.

opihimoimoi

(52,426 posts)
6. Trapped by their own selfishness and brainwashed into STOOPIDNESS...they act with hubris no less
Mon Dec 26, 2011, 10:16 PM
Dec 2011

They are mired into negativism as a group////

too late to change polarity..... stuck on - N

 

Politicalboi

(15,189 posts)
8. I have a collection of old Get Smart DVD's
Mon Dec 26, 2011, 11:11 PM
Dec 2011

And in one episode, some beauty queen needed Max to protect her. And the Chief was explaining about "ruthless men trying to take over the government", and the girl say's "Oh you mean the Republicans" And that was in 1966. Funny how some things never change.

 

fasttense

(17,301 posts)
10. Negative advertisement didn't use to work and I think it still doesn't work.
Tue Dec 27, 2011, 12:05 PM
Dec 2011

About 50 years ago, negative advertisement was avoided because it tended to backfire on the person sending out the negative ads. People would be turned off by the negativity and NOT vote at all. Even when the ad was disguised, it tended to reduce the vote for the person doing the negative ads.

Which is what I think is really happening.

Most average people don't believe the negative crap. It just turns off so many normal people from voting at all that the crazy vote outnumbers the normal voter.

RepubliCONS always win when the fewest number of people vote.

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