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In reply to the discussion: It's official: Almost half the country is stupid. [View all]I think a true Conservative would have no toleration for lying anti-intellectuals who want to destroy, not maintain, the institutions of government that guarantee rights and freedoms.
That said, there are no true Conservatives in the Republican Party. None. Nada. Not one. Some Repubs used to be Conservatives, but they've all long since whored themselves to the Teaparty lowlifes who are running the GOP into oblivion.
I gave up on the GOP back when St. Ronnie Pureheart was blaming trees for atmospheric pollution, calling catsup a vegetable, and telling Nancy that people dying from AIDS brought it on themselves and deserve neither sympathy nor help. I thought Reagan was the nadir, that it could get no worse. How wrong I was.
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"They're called Conservatives, Republicans, Libertarians 3rd Way, Blue Dogs, DLC*, etc."
RC
May 2013
#4
It happened when Reagan broke the air traffic controllers' union, and the other union
JDPriestly
May 2013
#32
Reagan lied to the unions, but some bought it.. Teamsters even endorsed Ronnie
mountain grammy
May 2013
#53
Right, Jackie Presser was in deep. I've watched in horror over the years
mountain grammy
May 2013
#100
I tend to agree. With the GOP as dumb as they are now (they were NOT always so),
Volaris
May 2013
#59
"While not all conservatives are stupid people, most stupid people are conservative"
mountain grammy
May 2013
#6
They may be CALLED "conservatives," mostly by themselves and their media. They are no such thing.
DFW
May 2013
#9
Damn! You nailed me with your "real conservative" description! However, just like
bullwinkle428
May 2013
#14
But that description has absolutely nothing to do with being a political conservative.
Zorra
May 2013
#26
You have a point, but I think "politically conservative" is a made-up concept anyway
DFW
May 2013
#37
Fortunately, not still with my first employer, but you are pretty right about this:
JDPriestly
May 2013
#34
But you see how many of us are like you -- personally conservative, but socially liberal.
JDPriestly
May 2013
#49
Never I have seen a group of people who are proud to be very ignorant and wear it as a badge of hono
icarusxat
May 2013
#91
Never I have seen a group of people so proud to be very ignorant and wear it as a badge of honor...
icarusxat
May 2013
#92
I've been politically active since the early 60s and have know this since then
broadcaster75201
May 2013
#27
Agree that 1/2 the country is stupid, but can't broadbrush it to conservatives only...
nachosgrande
May 2013
#30
The average IQ of the "strongly Conservative" is 10 points lower than the average "strongly Liberal"
ErikJ
May 2013
#42
I always heard it phrased like this: "you know how dumb the average American is?"
SansACause
May 2013
#46
Far more than half the county is stupid. And most of the remaining are assholes.
morningfog
May 2013
#77
Yes, the stupid half will blame the dems and the president for their failures.
southernyankeebelle
May 2013
#78