A few pointers for Republicans turned Democrat:

[caty]

By Jane Smiley

"1. Bush doesn't know you disagree with him. Nothing about you makes you of interest to George W. Bush once you no longer agree with and support him.
2. Bush doesn't care whether you disagree with him. As a man who has dispensed with the reality-based world, and is entirely protected by his handlers from feeling the effects of that world, he is indifferent to what you now think is real.
3. Bush does what he feels like doing and he deeply resents being told, even politely, that he ought to do anything else. This is called a "sense of entitlement". Bush is a man who has never been anywhere and never done anything, and yet he has been flattered and cajoled into being president of the United States through his connections, all of whom thought they could use him for their own purposes.
4. President Bush is your creation. When the US Supreme Court humiliated itself in 2000 by handing the presidency to Bush even though two of the justices (Scalia and Thomas) had open conflicts of interest, you did not object.
5. Tyranny is your creation. What we have today is the natural and inevitable outcome of ideas and policies you have promoted for the last generation.

And then there was the way you used racism and religious intolerance to gain and hold onto power.

Your ideas and your policies have promoted selfishness, greed, short-term solutions, bullying, and pain for others. You have looked in the faces of children and denied the existence of a "common good".

Now you are fleeing him, but it's only because he's got the earmarks of a loser. Your problem is that you don't know why he's losing. You think he's made mistakes. But no. He's losing because the ideas that you taught him and demonstrated for him are bad ideas, self-destructive ideas, and even suicidal ideas. And they are immoral ideas. You should be ashamed of yourselves because not only have your ideas not worked to make the world a better place, they were inhumane and cruel to begin with, and they have served to cultivate and excuse the inhumane and cruel character traits of those who profess them."

Read full article at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-smiley/notes-for-converts_b_17662.html

[JeffR]

1. Was just about to post a link to this!

Thanks for saving me the trouble. It's a hell of a read.

[Orrex]

2. Jane Smiley rocks! (nt)

[tonkatoy57]

3. Well, that's that.

Ms. Smiley has done hit the nail smack-dab on the head.

Who would have thought someone who writes books the size of a phone book could put it all out there in such a succinct way.

This is one of those things you want to print out, memorize, and use to your advantage at every opportunity.

[Minnesota Libra]

4. Reading that much real truth after so many party lies might........

.....just send a lot of neocons into a deep depression.:sarcasm: :nopity:

[hughee99]

5. Am I misunderstanding what a "pointer" is?

Nothing wrong with the article, but the title of the OP. As I understood it, a pointer is usually a piece of advice or a helpful suggestion. While there is certainly lots of good stuff in this article, I didn't actually see anything that resembles advice to repukes who've turned Democrat. I don't know why, but I'm just feeling "nit-picky" today. No offense intended.

[caty]

6. I got the word "pointer"

from the first paragraph of her article.

"but those of us who have been anti-Bush from day 1 (defined as the day after the stolen 2000 election) have a few pointers for you that should make your transition more realistic."

The only pointers I can give is that they should accept the fact that they are "a day late and a dollar short" in their conversion. I've always said that the repubs would suffer from the bush administration just as much as Democrats.



Another good read is:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-mckay/not-even-the-joy-of-an-i_b_17676.html

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

7. Yeah, That's a Great Way To Welcome Them To Our Party.

:eyes:

I think this crap is getting out of hand. I really do. We fucking WANT them to come over to our party. We should be fucking thrilled when they do. That's the whole fucking point of what we're doing. So when we finally get them to cross over we're going to fucking berate them, beat them over their heads and give them brutal guilt trips? Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't condone that sort of editorial one damn bit. I'm far more for the concept of welcoming them to our party with open arms and positive vibes and helping them continue to understand why being a democrat is a superior choice and why our ideals and values are the right ones. But giving them brutal guilt trips just to feel self righteous? Fuck that.

[caty]

8. I can see why you would

feel that way. But, usually those who convert end up being more out spoken and dedicated than the others. Perhaps, seeing what they have had a hand in doing to our country, will make them stronger in their new beliefs. I welcome anyone who is willing to help get this country back on the right track.