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Sun Jan-03-10 08:43 AM
Response to Reply #34 |
| -The right wing- virtually ALL of the right wing- HATES "Big Government" |
cali |
Jan-03-10 05:44 AM |
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The key would be to convince them that corporations are the government... |
rfranklin |
Jan-03-10 05:47 AM |
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Most of them are big rah rah supporters of the private sector |
cali |
Jan-03-10 05:49 AM |
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If corporations are governing, they are the de facto government , yes? |
krispos42 |
Jan-03-10 08:29 AM |
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But they remained mute while their beloved Commander AWOL Bush |
SpiralHawk |
Jan-03-10 06:03 AM |
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I love the term |
Enthusiast |
Jan-03-10 08:24 AM |
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And they define "Big Government" as anything that actually helps people |
baldguy |
Jan-03-10 06:05 AM |
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The sort of "big gov't" that sees its purpose as taking from |
clear eye |
Jan-03-10 06:11 AM |
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Well, they hate the parts of Big Government that don't kill people |
Ken Burch |
Jan-03-10 06:12 AM |
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They love their big-government military... |
Orsino |
Jan-03-10 06:12 AM |
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Lets call them NATIONAL socialists... |
Odin2005 |
Jan-03-10 06:16 PM |
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The far right is America's true enemy. |
mwb970 |
Jan-03-10 06:24 AM |
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sure, like social security. *all* the right wing hates it. except those who get it, they love it. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-03-10 06:36 AM |
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the right supported privatizing social security, but it's a riot seeing |
cali |
Jan-03-10 06:39 AM |
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Right now, the left is privatizing all medicine. |
Jamastiene |
Jan-03-10 06:44 AM |
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and public schools. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-03-10 07:19 AM |
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"The left" ? |
Enthusiast |
Jan-03-10 08:36 AM |
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True. |
Jamastiene |
Jan-03-10 04:20 PM |
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no, miss cali, the rank & file "right" (as in republican voters) generally support SS. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-03-10 06:48 AM |
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bulllpucky. There was broad support for privatizing ss among rank and file repubs. |
cali |
Jan-03-10 07:13 AM |
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bullpucky yourself. not among those who have it, my deer. as i said. |
Hannah Bell |
Jan-03-10 07:18 AM |
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yes, bambi darling, among those who have it. there was broad support |
cali |
Jan-03-10 07:36 AM |
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+1 |
leftstreet |
Jan-03-10 04:22 PM |
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In my arguments with RW's, I argue that their teabagger anger is misplaced. |
Rectangle |
Jan-03-10 06:37 AM |
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It depends on the person. |
JoeyT |
Jan-03-10 07:02 AM |
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When they abandon rational arguments and resort to demagoguery |
dhpgetsit |
Jan-03-10 07:54 AM |
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The Obama Beer Summit. |
Jamastiene |
Jan-03-10 08:32 AM |
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They are lazy, ignorant bullies and want to solve problems the easiest way. Blame someone |
rhett o rick |
Jan-03-10 08:36 AM |
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They Don't Want YOU To Have Government... |
KharmaTrain |
Jan-03-10 07:12 AM |
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They're only against "big" govt in the sense of helping the less fortunate |
Echo In Light |
Jan-03-10 07:17 AM |
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And it can never be stated enough, |
timtom |
Jan-03-10 07:42 AM |
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Emotion, not intelligence, shapes early perceptions, & RWers base views on those they hate |
Echo In Light |
Jan-03-10 07:52 AM |
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We need to frame it as "corporate welfare" |
rucky |
Jan-03-10 08:09 AM |
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Recommended |
XanaDUer |
Jan-03-10 08:11 AM |
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Only partially true. |
StarfarerBill |
Jan-03-10 08:18 AM |
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Nah. They only believe |
Enthusiast |
Jan-03-10 08:22 AM |
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No, they don't. They just insist it should be PRIVATISED. Cronyism. Jobs, |
Joe Chi Minh |
Jan-03-10 08:22 AM |
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They love big government |
n2doc |
Jan-03-10 08:25 AM |
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Lots of nominally Republican voters.. |
sendero |
Jan-03-10 08:28 AM |
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I hope you are right. n/t |
Jamastiene |
Jan-03-10 08:35 AM |
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In a sense they're anti big government |
JoeyT |
Jan-03-10 08:34 AM |
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They are right wing authoritarians and cant be convinced. |
rhett o rick |
Jan-03-10 08:34 AM |
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Rated accurate, |
Enthusiast |
Jan-03-10 08:43 AM |
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Absolutely correct. |
backscatter712 |
Jan-03-10 10:17 AM |
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Bob Altemeyer calls them "Right Wing Authoritarians" in his book |
rhett o rick |
Jan-03-10 10:54 AM |
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Contrary to posts on down the line |
Enthusiast |
Jan-03-10 08:47 AM |
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no they don't |
BlancheSplanchnik |
Jan-03-10 09:53 AM |
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Mexico is a Consevative Blueprint for the U.S.A |
SlingBlade |
Jan-03-10 03:39 PM |
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not good |
BlancheSplanchnik |
Jan-03-10 09:35 PM |
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The irony of a Grammar Nazi correcting the spelling of uber! |
lastliberalintexas |
Jan-03-10 10:11 PM |
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O. M. G. |
BlancheSplanchnik |
Jan-03-10 10:50 PM |
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I have some conservative friends & acquaintances who who are lifelong Republicans |
laughingliberal |
Jan-03-10 04:25 PM |
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These corporate bailouts are refocusing traditional 'conservatives' |
leftstreet |
Jan-03-10 04:29 PM |
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I think we miss the mark when we assume all 'conservatives' are Foxwashed syncophants |
laughingliberal |
Jan-03-10 04:54 PM |
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BS. unRec |
leftstreet |
Jan-03-10 04:30 PM |
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Actually, they LOVE Big Government as long as it supports their WARS. |
Dappleganger |
Jan-03-10 04:30 PM |
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Send Them This: |
tucsonlib |
Jan-03-10 04:39 PM |
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Reagan preached this. |
Cleita |
Jan-03-10 04:40 PM |
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if they hate big gov't so much let's take their disability checks, medicare & social security checks |
spanone |
Jan-03-10 04:44 PM |
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Then why does government always grow under republican rule? |
B Calm |
Jan-03-10 04:53 PM |
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Because they are liars. |
Cleita |
Jan-03-10 06:10 PM |
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They only hate big government when a Dem is the president |
sakabatou |
Jan-03-10 04:55 PM |
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The extreme left/right dichotomy hasn't always existed in America.. |
girl gone mad |
Jan-03-10 05:05 PM |
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and yet, during the RIGHT WING TAKEOVER OF THE 00'S |
Capn Sunshine |
Jan-03-10 06:12 PM |
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They only hate "big government" when it's used to help the poor. |
Odin2005 |
Jan-03-10 06:14 PM |
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I think they support big government, they just want to hand government power to corporate interests |
Bjorn Against |
Jan-03-10 06:32 PM |
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Someone pull Thom Hartmann back from the edge! |
CANDO |
Jan-03-10 06:39 PM |
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He probably sees the same things |
showpan |
Jan-03-10 07:32 PM |
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Overwhelming #'s here don't blindly support the Democratic Party. |
CANDO |
Jan-03-10 10:00 PM |
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I gotta say Thom Hartmann is one of the sanest people I listen to |
laughingliberal |
Jan-04-10 01:30 AM |
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I've tried it with my own mother and a brother. |
CANDO |
Jan-04-10 05:00 PM |
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Make them realize that Big Military is Big Government |
PufPuf23 |
Jan-03-10 09:51 PM |
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+1 |
Echo In Light |
Jan-04-10 05:58 AM |
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You're wrong, they don't hate Big Government |
lastliberalintexas |
Jan-03-10 10:06 PM |
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The GOPers and wingnuts are all about lowering taxes and letting the rich |
applegrove |
Jan-03-10 10:27 PM |
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