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2012-11-06T19:14:13+00:00

The GOP and their street thugs have committed legions of escalating atrocities against freedom in this country, and particularly against liberals. I'm talking about bringing assault rifles to town hall meetings, shouting down speakers, harassing and driving away speakers in public places (and in one case, even driving up to their houses when they flee back home) and even punching people who disagree with them. They talk about waging war, they hurl racial slurs, blow dog whistles... I could go on all day with this. We liberals tolerate this shit and then retreat to places like the DU to grumble about it. Today, after putting up with this nonsense to avoid pissing off customers, I let one Tea-turd have it. I told him Obama's in 'till 2017 and he better deal. I've had enough. I was there screaming back at the Teabaggers in 2009 when they crawled out of their holes like rats fleeing the NYC subways. There weren't many Democrats at my side. The Teabaggers STEAMROLLED us in 2010, scoring record-smashing GOP victories coast to coast. Let's face the truth here. Americans go for an outright ass whupping. The GOP and their zombie thugs have been handing us just that - a Great American Ass Whupping, from Ronald "there you go again" Reagan to Mitt "Gish Gallop" Romney. They can't win debates and they can't win on ideas, so they resort to brute force tactics. Romney should come out of this today with ZERO electoral votes, but as you know, Obama has had to fight every step of the way for his victory, and so have the rest of us. This shouldn't be. It doesn't have to be. We've got to get brutal. We've got to show some spine. We've got to snarl right back in their faces, and adopt a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY to match their zero tolerance policy against us. No Republican bullshit yapping in my presence. Keep it to your own damned self. And if one of these GOP/tea thugs put their hands on ANY DEMOCRAT, they better expect to have it broken off and bronzed before they get it back again. That's the only way these savages are going to get the message. Like for like. Toe to toe. From here on it's our duty to make America as inhospitable and intolerant of their bullshit as possible. Every Republican has to know they're walking into the SHARK TANK when they raise up at us. That's how you talk to bullies - intimidate, harass and challenge them right back. Like for like. RKBA Democrats, maybe it's time we came UNARMED THIS TIME to their rallies. Or maybe even bring some unloaded carbines. Like for fucking like. They did it, so should we. I'm sick of these monsters. Been sick of them. Terminally sick to the point of not being able to see straight. What I REALLY want I can't say here; DU rules and all. I'm done with these animals. I will never, ever refer to them as human beings again, not even at gunpoint.

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I'm too easy going quinnox Nov 2012 #1

I rather die on my feet than live on my knees. K&R Scuba Nov 2012 #2

Ain't that the truth! Zalatix Nov 2012 #4

it's been going on forever grasswire Nov 2012 #3

quinnox

(20,600 posts)

1. I'm too easy going

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:15 PM

Nov 2012

for that nonsense, sorry.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

2. I rather die on my feet than live on my knees. K&R

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:19 PM

Nov 2012

Zalatix

(8,994 posts)

4. Ain't that the truth!

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:23 PM

Nov 2012

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

3. it's been going on forever

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:23 PM

Nov 2012

FDR glossed over the coup attempt against him. We continue to go along to get along, decades later, with some hope that good will just prevail over evil on its own accord.

They will not stop until they feel some pain. And if we had been more forceful in the past, we would have some creds. Taking things off the table and always looking forward means we keep fighting the same fights.

I don't think Obama shares your sentiments. But Obama's not the only one who can act to stop the thuggery.