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I'd suggest only LIBERALS read this.
2004-09-16, 9:37 AM #1
Quote:
THINGS YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE TO BE A REPUBLICAN TODAY!



Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.



Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.

A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multinational corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.

Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.

The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.

If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.

Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism.

HMOs and insurance companies have the best interests of the public at heart.

Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.

A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy.

Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.

The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's cocaine conviction is none of our business.

Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness, and you need our prayers for your recovery.

You support states' rights, which means Attorney General John Ashcroft can tell states what local voter initiatives they have the right to adopt.

What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.


Got a chuckle or two outta me.

If you're going to argue that something's inaccurate on there or biased, then you may as well be talking to the wall. I didn't write it, I'm just passing it along.

Enjoy.
D E A T H
2004-09-16, 9:45 AM #2
Good stuff :D
2004-09-16, 10:02 AM #3
Great stuff! I especially like numbers 1, 7, and 8. :D
"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009
2004-09-16, 10:03 AM #4
Boggleing how the liberal mind works. Certainly the one that came up with that. I can see how some would think it's funny, though.
"I would rather claim to be an uneducated man than be mal-educated and claim to be otherwise." - Wookie 03:16

2004-09-16, 10:25 AM #5
Great stuff! Yoshi, where is the orignal link to this stuff, I want to put it on my AIM profile.!
In Tribute to Adam Sliger. Rest in Peace

10/7/85 - 12/9/03
2004-09-16, 10:33 AM #6
Was just an email my friend got and passed on.

I like #3 the best myself.
D E A T H
2004-09-16, 10:37 AM #7
forward it to stilmatik@gmail.com
In Tribute to Adam Sliger. Rest in Peace

10/7/85 - 12/9/03
2004-09-16, 11:10 AM #8
Quote:
Originally posted by Wookie06
Boggleing how the liberal mind works. Certainly the one that came up with that. I can see how some would think it's funny, though.


I know, we are like some alien species or something.
2004-09-16, 11:23 AM #9
That list is just one half of the reason I don't like liberals or conservatives. Especially the politicians.
Democracy: rule by the stupid
2004-09-16, 12:39 PM #10
it would have been better and more accurate had you said democrats instead of liberals. this liberal thinks the list is kinda stupid
A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

art
2004-09-16, 1:09 PM #11
It's close enough, really. In America, Liberal is almost synonymous with Democrat.
D E A T H
2004-09-16, 1:20 PM #12
Quote:
What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.


What did Clinton do in the 60s and what did Bush do in the 80s?
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. " - Bertrand Russell
The Triumph of Stupidity in Mortals and Others 1931-1935
2004-09-16, 1:21 PM #13
sat around, went to bed, laughed at a couple of jokes, ate some dinner... the usual.
2004-09-16, 2:11 PM #14
This moderate libertarian thinks the list is retarded.
2004-09-16, 2:13 PM #15
:( this libertine found it funny.
2004-09-16, 2:18 PM #16
I thought it was kinda funny.
In Tribute to Adam Sliger. Rest in Peace

10/7/85 - 12/9/03
2004-09-16, 2:27 PM #17
I didn't think it was funny, just slightly amusing.
Democracy: rule by the stupid
2004-09-16, 3:00 PM #18
I thought it was amusing, got a chuckle or two outta me. Not OMG HAHAH LOL ROFFLE funny, but still good...you know.
D E A T H
2004-09-16, 3:21 PM #19
Quote:
Originally posted by Kieran Horn
I didn't think it was funny, just slightly amusing.
"I'm afraid of OC'ing my video card. You never know when Ogre Calling can go terribly wrong."
2004-09-16, 3:23 PM #20
Quote:
Originally posted by Dj Yoshi
It's close enough, really. In America, Liberal is almost synonymous with Democrat.


No, it absolutely is not. Leftist, perhaps, but not liberal.
A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

art
2004-09-16, 3:26 PM #21
To a non anal-retentetive person, it really is.
"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009
2004-09-16, 3:30 PM #22
If you actually realized there's quite a big difference between the two, you'd realize also that pointing it out is not being anal retentive. Josef Stalin and Pol Pot were leftists; were they also liberals?
A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

art
2004-09-16, 3:32 PM #23
Quote:
Originally posted by MaD CoW
Good stuff :D
"Too bad stupidity doesn't actually kill"

"No fear. No distractions. The ability to let that which does not matter truly slide."^"I say never be complete...I say let's evolve." ** Fight Club**
2004-09-16, 3:35 PM #24
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/leftism

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/liberalism
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2004-09-16, 3:41 PM #25
Quote:
In politics, left-wing, political left, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the United States sense of the word), or with opposition to right-wing politics.


I rest my case.
"it is time to get a credit card to complete my financial independance" — Tibby, Aug. 2009
2004-09-16, 3:51 PM #26
Caricactures can be funny and all, but this one doesn't seem as concerned with being funny as it does with a political message.

"A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multinational corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation."

Hilarious. :rolleyes:
2004-09-16, 3:54 PM #27
Politics can't really be expressed in two dimensions.

The best way I've seen to represent politics was in the form of a graph, ala political compass, with 'economic' stance on the x axis and 'social' stance on the y axis, both axes ranging from -1 to 1. Stalin, as an authoritarian socialist, would be something like (-0.9,0.9). General Pinochet, as an authoritarian capitalist would be something like (0.9,0.8). Hitler, as an authoritarian pseduo-socialist, would be something like (-0.2,0.95).

You could probably add a few more dimensions to that, except then your head would explode.
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. " - Bertrand Russell
The Triumph of Stupidity in Mortals and Others 1931-1935
2004-09-16, 3:54 PM #28
Free: if you had clicked the little blue link titled 'liberalism' rather than resting your case, you would have read the meaning of the word changed drastically after the New Deal in the 30's and 40's. The original definition of 'liberal' is more akin to modern libertarianism than the Democratic party.

I, for one, reject the absurd redefinition of the word to include those people who favor government interference in economic and social matters. The party of Ted Kennedy may call itself liberal but it is not. It is the farthest thing from it in American politics.
A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

art
2004-09-16, 4:06 PM #29
Quote:
Originally posted by Sine Nomen
I, for one, reject the absurd redefinition of the word to include those people who favor government interference in economic and social matters.



Liberals don't favour government interference in social issues. Quite the opposite.
2004-09-16, 4:08 PM #30
... That's my point
A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that it gives people what they want instead of what a particular group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

art
2004-09-16, 4:32 PM #31
Liberals. :p I see vast quantinties of straw man arguments just begging to be knocked down.
2004-09-16, 4:43 PM #32
Quote:
Originally posted by Sine Nomen
... That's my point


No it wasn't. No one uses the word "liberal" to include people who want more government intervention on social issues (abortion, gay marriage, drugs etc.).
2004-09-16, 4:46 PM #33
I especially liked the last one. :D
You could no more evade my wrath than you could your own shadow.
2004-09-16, 4:50 PM #34
Mort: Wasn't Hitler a moderate capitalist?
Democracy: rule by the stupid
2004-09-16, 6:03 PM #35
Jeez, Sine, be more anal please. In America, ask anyone, liberal=democratic. Every one of my relatives, and most of my friends (that are involved in politics) agree there.

But back on topic--anyone else think the one about Jesus is just a bit too true? ;)
D E A T H
2004-09-16, 6:07 PM #36
"democrat=liberal" is a stereotype. Not all democrats are liberal and not all liberals are democrats. However, I think most democrats are liberal(which doesn't mean everyone is a Ted Kennedy wannabe. There are varying degrees of liberalism).
Democracy: rule by the stupid
2004-09-16, 6:15 PM #37
Political understanding based on what relatives and friends say...heh...
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2004-09-16, 6:16 PM #38
Guys have peanuts and girls have virginia.
2004-09-16, 6:19 PM #39
This republican thinks the list is bull****.
2004-09-16, 6:21 PM #40
Quote:
Originally posted by MentatMM
Guys have peanuts and girls have virginia.


I feel so dirty now. :(
the idiot is the person who follows the idiot and your not following me your insulting me your following the path of a idiot so that makes you the idiot - LC Tusken
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