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Conservatives Good; Liberals Bad
08.15.05 (10:25 am)   [edit]

I came across the lists below on a blog where the author has decided not to allow comments.  I found this to be so over the top that I couldn’t resist commenting anyway. 



A Conservatives view of the 5 rules for remembering the 9-11 attack and how to respond:

1. Never forgive!
2. Never forget!
3. Run up the COLORS and ATTACK
4. Ask no quarter!
5. Give no quarter!






The LEFT/LIBBER version of the 5 rules goes like this:

1. Can't we just let it go?
2. They didn't really mean to hurt anyone, they were SO misunderstood.
3. Run up the WHITE flag
4. Beg for mercy
5. Give them ANYTHING they want


 


Where to start?  OK, first, it’s about over-simplifying a complex issue.  Unless I’m more ignorant than I sometimes appear, the subtle theme of this post is:  conservatives are strong macho men and liberals are limp-wristed pussies.


 


So, the conservative list shows that remembering 911 properly shoulb be done in non-Christian ways.  Do not turn the other cheek…  Do not forgive those who trespass against you… Round everyone up and kill them. 


Given that a religious response to a politically motivated attack is not always the best response, one can overlook the ‘WWJD’ part. 


But, If the appropriate response by a conservative is to hunt down the perpetrators, attack and kill them, then most conservatives must be really pissed off by the way the US has been handling the post-911 world. 


#1 seems to be handled quite well.


#2 has been shot out of the water – we’ve apparently forgotten that it was al-Qaeda and not the Iraqis that committed the atrocity. 


#3 we do very well - just not toward the correct people. 


#4 and #5 we’ve completely let go to hell – we’re so focused on the insurgency we created in Iraq that we’re not even talking about Osama bin Laden let alone trying to track him down.


 


Now, regarding the LEFT/LIBBER version,I’m somewhat confused by the term ‘Libber’.  In common American slang, that usually refers to a member of the Women’s Liberation movement; a less common meaning put it as a member of the Libertarian Party.  So this is either about female activists or opponents of big governemnt.  But I'm done pretending to be thick – it’s obvious against whom the slur is intended.


As for his 5 points of light, I spend quite a bit of time reading commentary and news from the Left and I have never seen those 5 items mentioned anywhere.  In fact, the only place I’ve seen them are in right wing commentaries on what the Left thinks. 

For the sake of the truth, maybe the author, TexasFred, would be better served by actually listening to what the Left has to say instead of what the Right says that we’ve said.  Perhaps then he'd realize that maybe, just maybe, we have a point or two ...
 


posted by: DrForbush (reply)
post date: 08.15.05 (10:14 am)

First of all, you hit the nail on the head once again! The radical right would rather have the answers over simplified as black and white. This makes it easier to persuade their potential voters. Remember Democrats came off as "too nuanced" in the last few elections. The point is that the world IS nuanced and not black and white. Unfortunately the general population tends to fall asleep during nuanced discussions.

The only answer that I can see is education. The more people know the more sense the nuanced discussion will make to them.




posted by: TexasFred (reply)
post date: 08.15.05 (10:25 am)

"Conservatives Good; Liberals Bad"

Great analogy....



posted by: gesn (reply)
post date: 08.16.05 (2:26 am)

Reply to: TexasFred
Glad you approve of my 'Unk Tantor' approach to blog titles ... too bad I can't comment on your over-simplifications directly ...



posted by: gesn (reply)
post date: 08.16.05 (2:33 am)

Reply to: DrForbush
I'm fine with simplifying things into short - even inaccurate - pat phrases; we need to learn from the opposition sometime.



posted by: imahk (reply)
post date: 08.17.05 (5:39 pm)

Reply to: gesn
got common sense-analogy--vs.-- elitists-bookworms/flip-flop



posted by: gesn (reply)
post date: 08.18.05 (2:02 am)

What? You're still not making sense. Who flip-flopped? what common sense analogy? What's wrong with reading a book?

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