Reply #276: It's Hard

[liberalmike27]

It's hard to discuss things rationally with people who are using as a source, a news channel that regularly lies, and deceives. People honestly think they are using the truth in their arguments, when in actuality, they are just repeating lies, or opinion masquerading as truth and fact.

As far as hating, I don't think I so much hate many people, like the author, other than this administration. In fact, last night I was thinking that if the democrats manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of winning in 2008, I won't find any of the frontrunner's (with the exception of Fred Thompson) as disgusting as the ever swaggering, smug, too sure of himself, George Bush. I'm sure if I met individuals I would find some fairly loathsome. Usually, the most disgusting people, like Bush, are people who have had everything they ever wanted, a great education, and don't seem to understand that they've gotten to where they are because they've had ever entitlement. The seem unaware of their elite status, or how much more they have than the rest of us. That is the worst.

That said, I always do like to take the point, use the same tactics against republicans that they use against us. It seems to work, and I figure if they can make the non-sequitur arguments, why should I restrict myself. So, if they don't want health care, then I just say "So your position is if a poor person gets sick, with no health care, we should just let them die." Truth is, that isn't so far from the truth, though most republicans won't say, "Yea, that's right." Sadly, a few will. But you get my drift. Often, when republicans say what they are against, you can rephrase it into what they are for, and usually, like this example, it isn't pretty. I guess what I'm saying is, you don't have to hate, to make a kind of hateful argument.