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NanceGreggs

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Wed Jul-01-09 06:54 PM
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You Would Think ...

You would think that if you cheered your senator when he stated that the loser in an election should concede in the best interests of the people, and then he refused to concede when he lost, you would at least notice the self-serving hypocrisy.

You would think that if you heard a radio or TV personality constantly promoting hatred and violence against groups of people or individual fellow citizens, you would question their decency and love of country - and, every now and again, their sanity.

You would think that if your source of TV news was consistently broadcasting information that was totally inconsistent with the known facts, you would realize that you were being deliberately misled and misinformed.

You would think that if your representatives were against any policies that assisted the poverty-stricken, the homeless, or the sick, your oft-touted Christian values would be deeply offended by their adopting such a position.

You would think that if you learned your country had imprisoned, tortured and murdered innocent people, your sense of human decency would lead you to be outraged - and insistent that justice and accountability prevail.

You would think that if public figures were busily promoting the idea that the country is ripe for another attack, while blatantly highlighting that such an attack would serve to “prove them right”, you would question their patriotism.

You would think that if you condemned one politician for his immorality and another was caught doing the same thing, your reaction would be the same to both regardless of party affiliation.

You would think that given the fact that insurance company profits go up every time they refuse to pay the healthcare expenses of a policy-holder, you’d get the idea that we are living with a system where your health is not exactly a priority.

You would think that if your fellow citizens were left to sicken and die because they can’t afford healthcare insurance, it might occur to you that we obviously don’t have “the best healthcare system the world has ever known”.

You would think that if the worst attack on US soil occurred during a particular president’s term in office, and that same president left US citizens to die after a major natural disaster, the phrase “he kept America safe” would strike you as an insult to your intelligence – not to mention being downright laughable.

You would think that if someone told you that your heterosexual marriage would be in jeopardy if same-sex couples could also marry, your common sense would prompt you to ask them exactly how the fuck that works.

You would think that if your fellow citizen was being denied their equal rights for any reason, the whole concept of “equality for all” would so obviously be under siege.

You would think that if someone claiming to be pro-life murders an abortion provider, you might consider that person a tad less than concerned with the “sanctity of life” they keep railing about.

You would think that if a vice presidential candidate consistently displays her staggering stupidity, and ignorance of domestic and global matters, you might assess her as being less than qualified to hold any position of power and influence.

You would think that if a sitting vice president increased his personal wealth to a staggering degree due to a war he promoted and encouraged, you would question his motives – and his alleged patriotism.

You would think that if an administration sent our troops to fight, be wounded in, and die in a war based on lies, you might tend to wonder how truthful they have been about anything – then or now.

You would think that when members of PNAC predicted quick victory in Iraq, celebrations in the street, the “liberation” of a people, and were just as quickly proven wrong on every count, you might stop listening to their idiocy and recognize them as the dumbest fuckers in the room.

You would think that people would think.

But apparently, some of them don’t. Ever.

Those who can’t be bothered to think listen to drug-addled, violence-promoting, rightwing nuts with access to the airwaves – and let them do the thinking for them.

Those who refuse to think blindly follow the Judas Goats to the voting polls and the slaughterhouse, their own best interests and the interests of their country be damned.

Those who can’t think are called “the Republican base” - or what remains of it.

Those who DO think often disagree with their chosen party, their president, their elected representatives, and each other.

I think, therefore I am - a liberal Democrat.

Well Done, Ma'am!	The Magistrate	Jul-01-09 06:57 PM	#1
K & R for one of the best thinkers on DU! n/t	Boomerang Diddle	Jul-01-09 06:58 PM	#2
A true Doctor of Thinkology. nt	RaleighNCDUer	Jul-02-09 11:28 AM	#44
You are no longer silent!	CaliforniaPeggy	Jul-01-09 07:00 PM	#3
When was she ever silenced(?)	Hutzpa	Jul-02-09 12:04 PM	#46
FANTASTIC!!!	Rainngirl	Jul-01-09 07:07 PM	#4
"I think, therefore I am - a liberal Democrat."	eppur_se_muova	Jul-01-09 07:07 PM	#5
Exactly what I was thinking! nt	blaze	Jul-01-09 07:44 PM	#14
Yeah... thinking's HARD.	The Doctor.	Jul-01-09 07:16 PM	#6
I'd just been thinking earlier today,haven't seen anything By Nance Greggs in a little while	abq e streeter	Jul-01-09 07:26 PM	#7
You would think	annabanana	Jul-01-09 07:30 PM	#8
Heehee...	Kurovski	Jul-01-09 07:31 PM	#9
Same twisted logic applies to how	Enthusiast	Jul-02-09 05:42 AM	#30
You would think that, in time, practically everyone would finally get it, but that's what one gets	indepat	Jul-01-09 07:33 PM	#10
"I think, therefore I am - a liberal Democrat."	madamesilverspurs	Jul-01-09 07:34 PM	#11
You would fuckin think right?	slay	Jul-01-09 07:36 PM	#12
Hear, hear! Well said. k&r n/t	Laelth	Jul-01-09 07:40 PM	#13
Kicked and recommended.	Uncle Joe	Jul-01-09 07:50 PM	#15
A heartfelt welcome back, Nance!	liberaltrucker	Jul-01-09 07:58 PM	#16
K and R. Welcome back, Nance. I've been feeling rave deprived.	lob1	Jul-01-09 08:16 PM	#17
Kick	liberaltrucker	Jul-01-09 08:41 PM	#18
K&R	SalmonChantedEvening	Jul-01-09 09:44 PM	#19
Outstanding piece. K, R & Bookmarked	Blaze Diem	Jul-01-09 11:27 PM	#20
This is the sort of piece I like printing out and leaving in a conspicous place at work	HughMoran	Jul-01-09 11:44 PM	#21
Nance, you have such wonderful logic. Are you a Vulcan?	Jennicut	Jul-01-09 11:54 PM	#22
.	CaliforniaPeggy	Jul-02-09 01:04 AM	#23
That's the problem.	PSzymeczek	Jul-02-09 01:39 AM	#24
Rec 41 Geeze I can't believe I missed this earlier	MadMaddie	Jul-02-09 01:40 AM	#25
Thanks for a great post NG----I haven't seen you're posts in a while they've been missed.	vaberella	Jul-02-09 01:59 AM	#26
I think.....	SeattleGirl	Jul-02-09 02:10 AM	#27
woohoo!	crickets	Jul-02-09 03:50 AM	#28
Missed you!	tavalon	Jul-02-09 05:34 AM	#29
K&R Nice, Nance! nt	Enthusiast	Jul-02-09 05:44 AM	#31
“the best healthcare system the world has ever known”.	Ganja Ninja	Jul-02-09 06:49 AM	#32
that was FANTASTIC.	Soylent Brice	Jul-02-09 08:45 AM	#33
I just can’t help but to reply to this wonderful OP with a quote	Larry Ogg	Jul-02-09 09:09 AM	#34
Another Nance homer...	4_TN_TITANS	Jul-02-09 09:21 AM	#35
Think it would be OK if I print this, fold it, stick it in my wallet, and USE it for Talking Points?	DrZeeLit	Jul-02-09 09:26 AM	#36
One thing we do know	The Wizard	Jul-02-09 09:42 AM	#37
Unless, of course you consider a sentence such as the following:	mlevans	Jul-02-09 11:13 AM	#43
Oh I like that one!	classof56	Jul-02-09 12:10 PM	#48
Its the insulating bubble...	paparush	Jul-02-09 09:53 AM	#38
A thank you for such a good article	Ilovevermont	Jul-02-09 10:04 AM	#39
Wow, outstanding post!	Milspec	Jul-02-09 10:24 AM	#40
Nice!	The_Commonist	Jul-02-09 10:37 AM	#41
Good Grief, NancyGreggs...You just hit a Home-Run with that one !!	BlueJazz	Jul-02-09 10:46 AM	#42
great post.	enviralment	Jul-02-09 11:53 AM	#45
A few years ago I saw this bumper sticker: I think therefore I do not listen to Rush Limbaugh	classof56	Jul-02-09 12:08 PM	#47
KandR. Excellent piece!	Dystopian	Jul-02-09 12:28 PM	#49
K & R!	tom_paine	Jul-02-09 12:31 PM	#50
Aaaah, dear Nance ... so many people I want to send this to ...	Myrina	Jul-02-09 01:23 PM	#51
Out of the Ballpark, once again!!	BlancheSplanchnik	Jul-02-09 01:38 PM	#52
STICKY for this please . . .	defendandprotect	Jul-02-09 01:50 PM	#53
Ok, um...	ClusterFreak	Jul-02-09 02:11 PM	#54
Simply stated...perfection.	archiemo	Jul-02-09 02:21 PM	#55
That was bad-ass! Telling it like it is. Kickin' this through to Independence Day!	Sunnyshine	Jul-02-09 02:55 PM	#56
You would think we hold these truths to be self-evident (a little old Declaration told me that)	DFW	Jul-02-09 03:00 PM	#57
Go Nance Go.	Piewhacket	Jul-02-09 03:02 PM	#58
Another big K&R.	BobTheSubgenius	Jul-02-09 05:15 PM	#59