How the repukes really feel about us is that

[bearfan454]

we are subhuman. They feel we are totally dispensable. Profits over people no matter what the costs in human suffering or even lives. You can tell with their policies of taking away from us and giving to the rich.

[stewert]

1. Hey bearfan read This !

BTW, I am a huge Bears fan, live in Peoria.

A republican posted this on my message board at oreilly-sucks.com.

This is how a lot of right-wingers really feel about us liberals.

http://www.oreilly-sucks.com/politics/repubcomments.htm

After you read that you may look at republicans a little different, one
really scary thing he says is liberals should be shot and tortured for
protesting.

[a_random_joel]

2. What's up BearFan

From a fellow Bears fan...

[deakonblues2k]

3. This is rediculous

Just as there are a number of individuals with whom I significantly dissagree with here on this board...Mainly as a result of their FAR FAR FAR...oh yeah FAR Left thoughts, conspiracies, etc... So to, the bell curve works equally on the right.

This guy is as far right as anyone here is to the left. I think that by making the assumption that this is how all Republicans feel really detracts from the reality of the situation.

For example, if all Democrats were to be considered as far right as many here on this board, I think most republicans and neocons would absolutly not worry about any one of the candidates running for office, for with constiuants so far out of whack and away from the mainstream, you are more likely to get more votes for Nader than for any of the Dems...

On the other hand, if Dems think that all rep's are this far right, then there is a danger in beliving similarly that they are so far out to the right that no one would vote for them.

Here is the reality...Clinton was a centrist...Bush is a centrist. Bush is way liberal for many repubs and Clinton was too centrist for many Dems... but the reality is that given the huge bell curve that exists in our country today, you MUST be a centrist in order to get the votes needed to win an election. Any candidate that espouses views to far either side faces the posibilitiy of allienating their own party.

Get real...this is NOT what they think of us..

[Cocoa]

4. Bush is perceived as a centrist

but in fact he is a radical, both domestically and in foreign policy.

The parallel you describe between left and right is an illusion. Positions that are now called far left were not a long time ago considered to be mainstream Democratic positions.

[LeahMira]

6. I think it is...

Probably not many on the right would be quite so extreme in their expressions, wanting torture and shooting for instance, but take away the obvious rage and I think you will see what they all think to some extent.

They are afraid and they believe that the only way to handle that fear is by eliminating the source of the fear and eliminating that source in such a way that no one will ever even think of threatening them again.

BTW, I disagree that Bush is a centrist.

[deakonblues2k]

10. Bust IS a centrist

To the Right... Just as Clinton is/was a centrist to the left.

True they fall on different sides of the bell curve, but they both proved the power of falling closer to the in-between than to either side.

Politics are not based on true convictions or holding steadfastly to one singular ideal. The winner is primarily determined with who can convince most of the people, most of the time, that their ideas are better than the other folks.

When you boil it down... Most Democrats want government to work more towards the good of the 'everyman' with more funding put towards healthcare, education, and other programs benefitting what is believed to be the better social good. Most Republicans want smaller government, more power to the states, less involvement with people where it is perceived that re-distribution of wealth takes from the haves and distributes arbitrarily to the have-nots.

The reality is THAT GOVERNMENT DOES NOTHING WELL, IT DOES NOTHING EFFICIENTLY.

An Example...its takes FedEx 6 levels of management to run a company that can get you a package tomorrow. The USPS has over 130 different levels of management from the PMG to the person who actually puts your mail in the box.

Now, certainly I do not forsee the dissappearance of our governement in our time, however; the concept of a 2 party system is truely nothing more than an aisle that people walk down. Sometimes you sit on one side...sometimes people sit on the other. Regardless, the person who wins the election is the person who appeals to the majority of people who fall close to the middle of the road.

Regan did this in 80, Clinton did this in the 90's, and unless there is a significant move on the part of any of the Dems out there running this time around, Bush will be in the white house again this time next year...

The days of the 'priciple'd politician' are more or less over.

[Hamlette]

12. The government DOES do some things well.

picking out one example is not fair, which I'm sure you realize.

We've done the postal service debate here before.

And in all honesty, I don't believe your numbers (130 vs 6). Sounds like the kind of stuff from Rush's site. Like his 50% of taxpayers pay 96% of the taxes. <spit> You can spin numbers any way you want.

[deakonblues2k]

13. So....site your example

So far, The only things I've found that the government does well is blow things up..

Please site an example of one thing that the government does well outside of providing for the common defense... Remember.. this means that they have to be able to do better than the same effort attempted by a company or individual.

[G_j]

7. Bush a centrist?

get real?

:eyes:

[newyawker99]

8. Hi deakonblues2k!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[deakonblues2k]

9. Thanks... :-) Glad to be here

[evil_orange_cat]

5. Dick JAURON needs to be fired!

:D

but seriously... republicans hate freedom, they hate the idea that consensual adults can do what they want with their own bodies, and they hate the idea that everyone should have equal opprotunity in life.

[stewert]

11. For The Record.........

I did not say ALL republicans were far right Nazis, and I don't think any DUers
think they are either. I said some and a lot, not ALL.

I would bet there are a lot more far right Nazis then you think, but I would never
say ALL republicans are like the guy who posted on my message board.

Most people are moderate and not very political, this is a fact.