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2016 Postmortem

StitchesforSnitches

(45 posts)

17. Why you ask?

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2012, 07:23 AM

May 2012

Because Hate, Lies and Fear is ALL the GOP has run on since 1980, it is all they have and sadly there are enough people who agree with them to keep hate filled pubs in office who in reality are enough of a distraction to allow enough conservatives to to become Dems to water down any meaningful legislation offered by liberals and progressives.

The war is being fought on many fronts and most are not paying attention to the real battle just the skirmishes.

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I have not been able to figure out why Republicans and religious nuts feel threatened by gays. [View all] LiberalFighter May 2012 OP

Here ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #1

They know the uglier they are in mind and body, the more tempted "Teh Gay" become. DCKit May 2012 #2

It's a control issue. "If you follow me, I will protect you from __________" (fill in a hate group) rhett o rick May 2012 #3

The conservative mind has difficulty feeling empathy for things outside its limited experiences Creideiki May 2012 #4

Because they are only able to control a small portion of us; so many of us have had to live our Malikshah May 2012 #5

My view is that the more unhappy they are with their own marriage anAustralianobserver May 2012 #6

Because their puppetmasters have told them to feel threatened. ncteechur May 2012 #7

Nazi's were not really threatened by Jews either ThoughtCriminal May 2012 #8

Easy. They feel we're dirty and the dirt will rub off. TrogL May 2012 #9

Because they are afraid of sex. DrKPhd May 2012 #10

The only people who try to convert people in this equation are the homophobes ck4829 May 2012 #11

Jealousy at the happiness of others mixed with revulsion at anything that doesn't fit Arkana May 2012 #12

Neither one is comfortable without someone to hate. mojitojoe May 2012 #13

They have a patholgical need to feel superior to other people. JoePhilly May 2012 #14

It is called... Carla in Sequim May 2012 #15

It's simply pandering to the bigot vote. MrSlayer May 2012 #16

Why you ask? StitchesforSnitches May 2012 #17

more that hate greymattermom May 2012 #18

Because it's in the bible tcaudilllg May 2012 #19