Reply #91: LOL, no, it doesn't offend me, meaningless labels by anonymous political chat board posters

[MadHound]

Don't offend me. What offends me is mindless partisans who attack others without engaging their cognitive processes, who feel that anybody who doesn't have their exact same view is somehow an enemy to be destroyed by any means necessary, who takes any criticism of their candidate as some sort of personal, blood feud worthy insult, who has let their own hatred of the dreaded other, combined with binary thinking to reduce them to the simplicities of for us/against us, who can no longer discriminate between honest, and/or constructive criticism, and rather think about why the critic has come to their conclusion, instead mindlessly, viciously attacks, lashing out with all possible weapons at their disposal, looking to destroy rather than listening and learning. That is what offends me.

What is sad is that this is the attitude that has been adapted by the Bush administration and its adherents for the past seven years(and much longer in reality). Sadly, we're now seeing Hillary adherents adapting this same sort of mindset in relation to their candidate. What is highly ironic is that these were some of most vorciverous critics of these tactics when applied by the Bush administration, yet they don't recognize the same traits and tactics in themselves.

No, I don't hate Hillary, really, how can one hate a person that one hasn't met? Her policies, her positions, her record, that is a different matter. Based on all of these, I think that she is probably one of the worst candidates, out of the current crop, to represent the Democratic party. I also think that she will be abysmal as a president due to her very hawkish attitude and her many any extensive ties to Corporate America. She may present a kinder, gentler facade to the world, but my fear is that much like her husband she will continue to sell this country and the people down the river, all for a handful of corporate silver.

But I expect that even if you've gotten this far in my reply, you really don't care about what I've said. All you care about is that in your eyes I've dared to insult your queen, therefore you're going to mindlessly attack, and mindlessly hate. Really, you should take a break my friend, because so much anger and stress is not good for you. That's why it is a rare thing for me to hate anybody. It is virtually useless most of the time, and unhealthy for one's state of mind and body.