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Tue Mar-06-07 08:45 PM
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| 51. Because in order to have a sense of humor you have to be able |
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to laugh at yourself first. Conservatives see nothing funny in themselves, only in making fun of others.
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| -Why are liberal voices humourous and right-wing voices angry and hateful? |
suziedemocrat |
Mar-06-07 06:09 PM |
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Same reason why most Conservatives cant create good art, music or poetry. |
Dr Fate |
Mar-06-07 06:11 PM |
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because we know we have right on our side |
SemperEadem |
Mar-06-07 06:12 PM |
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Not sure about this left and right thing... |
Ahpook |
Mar-06-07 07:09 PM |
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my context was not left v right; it was correct v incorrect. |
SemperEadem |
Mar-07-07 01:32 PM |
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Liberals see hope in the human spirit. |
InternalDialogue |
Mar-06-07 06:12 PM |
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Dumb, and violence balances them. |
jhuth |
Mar-06-07 06:12 PM |
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Soo true ....and it's because they are anal fissures |
durrrty libby |
Mar-06-07 06:12 PM |
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Cause they gut gummed up MOJO |
billybob537 |
Mar-06-07 06:12 PM |
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Pugs see things in black and white |
treestar |
Mar-06-07 06:13 PM |
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I have wondered the very same thing these past few years......... |
TheDebbieDee |
Mar-06-07 06:13 PM |
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Lackanookie? |
madmax |
Mar-06-07 06:13 PM |
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Liberals have culture and education, conservatives don't. |
muntrv |
Mar-06-07 06:14 PM |
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They don't? None of them? |
Bronyraurus |
Mar-06-07 06:52 PM |
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Because hateful, angry people are drawn to conservative ideologies |
jobycom |
Mar-06-07 06:15 PM |
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Bingo!! n/t |
Southsideirish |
Mar-06-07 06:46 PM |
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I think you're half right |
Bronyraurus |
Mar-06-07 06:49 PM |
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You're right. |
jobycom |
Mar-06-07 07:04 PM |
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But if you think of TV pundits - the funnier they are, the more likely they are to be liberal. |
suziedemocrat |
Mar-06-07 07:09 PM |
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Good point |
Cabcere |
Mar-06-07 07:22 PM |
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A few quibbles |
Bronyraurus |
Mar-06-07 07:27 PM |
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ok - i don't see how you could say Limbaugh is funny....but Drew Carey is |
suziedemocrat |
Mar-06-07 08:12 PM |
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they think they are humorous |
The Straight Story |
Mar-06-07 06:17 PM |
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Good humor requires a modicum of empathy. Rightwingers have none. - n/t |
porphyrian |
Mar-06-07 06:18 PM |
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Good humour requires empathy and self knowledge. They have neither! |
applegrove |
Mar-06-07 06:49 PM |
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I agree with that. - n/t |
porphyrian |
Mar-06-07 07:00 PM |
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Our brains aren't stuck in neutral. |
Cerridwen |
Mar-06-07 06:18 PM |
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And we're better-looking, too. |
Z_I_Peevey |
Mar-06-07 06:20 PM |
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They do humor the conservative way. |
The Backlash Cometh |
Mar-06-07 06:22 PM |
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She's amazing, isn't she? |
Bronyraurus |
Mar-06-07 07:58 PM |
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It's really simple, actually |
demobabe |
Mar-06-07 06:30 PM |
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that *is* their humor |
enki23 |
Mar-06-07 06:35 PM |
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I don't think that there's a rule |
Bronyraurus |
Mar-06-07 06:36 PM |
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humorous vrs humorous |
Sissyfus |
Mar-06-07 06:44 PM |
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Welcome to DU, Sissyfus! |
Cabcere |
Mar-06-07 07:08 PM |
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Hi there, Sissyfus. Welcome to DU. |
sfexpat2000 |
Mar-06-07 08:15 PM |
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Welcome to DU, Sissyfus. |
myrna minx |
Mar-07-07 01:52 PM |
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DEMS need to learn to go for the throat... |
and-justice-for-all |
Mar-06-07 06:46 PM |
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Just be careful not to be "angry and hateful." |
pampango |
Mar-06-07 08:01 PM |
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Satisfaction vs greed.. |
SoCalDem |
Mar-06-07 06:47 PM |
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Humor without irony, directed at the weak is CRUELTY |
tom_paine |
Mar-06-07 06:51 PM |
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I'll buy that. |
Bronyraurus |
Mar-06-07 06:57 PM |
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I agree too - except about the drinking and smoking pot. |
suziedemocrat |
Mar-06-07 07:19 PM |
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It is liberal in many ways |
Bronyraurus |
Mar-06-07 07:30 PM |
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Superiority Complexes |
wellst0nev0ter |
Mar-06-07 07:06 PM |
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I think you are right - just look how humble Jon Stewart is. |
suziedemocrat |
Mar-06-07 07:21 PM |
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They have a large stick up their backsides for one |
BuffyTheFundieSlayer |
Mar-06-07 07:07 PM |
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Because, by and large . . . |
hatrack |
Mar-06-07 07:13 PM |
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We are optimists, they are assholes. |
Edweird |
Mar-06-07 07:31 PM |
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Because comedy requires empathy. |
sfexpat2000 |
Mar-06-07 08:15 PM |
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kick |
sfexpat2000 |
Mar-06-07 08:22 PM |
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Because humor requires wit and RWers are witless |
Geek_Girl |
Mar-06-07 08:39 PM |
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Because we always overestimate our own ability to be objective. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Mar-06-07 08:45 PM |
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Because in order to have a sense of humor you have to be able |
walldude |
Mar-06-07 08:45 PM |
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Both are humorous. Generally, liberals intend to be, conservatives don't. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Mar-07-07 01:38 PM |
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If you're able to show or make their (rightwing) positions and heroes |
mmonk |
Mar-07-07 01:43 PM |
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Because the modern conservative movement is fueled by a resentment. |
Marr |
Mar-07-07 01:48 PM |
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Please read Plaid Adder's essay on a similar |
myrna minx |
Mar-07-07 01:49 PM |
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Because Conservatives believe life is fair; you get what you deserve. |
hedgehog |
Mar-07-07 02:34 PM |
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of course, from their point of view it's the other way around... |
NorthernSpy |
Mar-07-07 03:21 PM |
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Conservatives think we have no sense of humor |
NewJeffCT |
Mar-07-07 03:28 PM |
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