Why is there so much liberal hate?
I see the same sentiments on mainstream conservative media regularly. The thing they mostly get criticized for from the conservative media is their "God hates soldiers" and "God hates America" viewpoints. I know all conservatives are not like that, but a great deal are.
I think separating economic and social conservatism makes this easier to discuss. Many social conservative ideals are contradictory with the economic conservative ones. Because they are tied together due to your two party system, economic conservatives that would otherwise not care about gays end up having this religious "controversy" thrust in their direction. So if you say that a great many Republicans are not anti-gay, you would be correct
I appreciate that you are willing to engage in an actual discussion
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Hey, moron - liberal here. I work two jobs. My wife is also employed. We still don't make a living wage - we can't afford even cheap rent and utilities on top of groceries, maintenence, and Just Plain Living Life. Programs like food stamps and cash assistance help ensure that we don't have to choose between homelessness and starvation, which would be our choices if we were forced to be "self-reliant".
Why don't you do your research on what liberals actually want before you run off at the mouth like an idiot?
If you're working two jobs and your wife works and you can't afford rent and food you're doing it wrong.
You should learn from history, but keep it out of irrelevant issues. It wasn't relevant at all to the part of my post you tried to use it against. Basically, that's the poorest argument you could offer unless the discussion is about nazism. You could say "you're wrong because [reason]", but you should know I'm perfectly aware of the situation as it is, and they do have more rights. If you can't respond to something by criticizing the content, please don't comment on it at all and admit defeat in that point instead of drawing a false parallel between the current situation and nazism. It just makes you look ridiculous.
Anywhere in the world has a pattern of this happening throughout history. In today's world, ethnic cleansing is mostly limited to Africa, where tribes and ethnic groups are up in arms continuously.
You weren't when you compared criticism of preference treatment to nazism. Don't go off on a tangent. You lost.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/crime/news/ar ... d=10737319
Action, reaction. Even though Germany is in a better situation than the Netherlands at the moment, they do have a lot of trouble with foreigners. Their government, meanwhile, is still stuck in the Early Dutch 2000s, when discussing the problems of multiculturalism was usually not allowed and right-wing populists were able to attract votes by speaking out against multiculturalism, something more European voters want than anyone in power would admit. Germany, and I've visited it several times, is a country that still suffers from the war taboo. Displaying nazi imagery is banned, even in video games where the purpose is to shoot nazis, and a lot of things are simply banned in Germany because of politically-incorrect references to the war. The BVS, as mentioned in the article, is jokingly referred to by a German I know as "the guys who come knocking at your door when you accidentally read something racist on the internet".
I might have chosen an inconvenient citation. However, truth is that the majority of the city's population is now foreign, and it's a bad place to live. As for temporary work visas, I'm not even sure if they exist. If people want to move here and work, they do - often without paying taxes or telling authorities. You can tell who's working by asking for their paperwork. The only reason to apply for citizenship is welfare.
I believe in being self reliant, but when corporations are accumulating more land and more capital, and basic things become more expensive because of the monopoly they hoid, I'd rather use tax dollars to keep people from starving and living in gross poverty than use the money to subsidize Lockheed Martin and Halliburton to blow up middle easterners and subsidize big industry so they can outsource more of our jobs and get bigger mansions. I'm not saying people should be lifelong dependents on the state, but I don't think we should just let people just fall into dire poverty. When people can't get money to get their surgery, can't get food, can't get shelter, can't get the basic things to survive on. they're way more likely steal and kill for what they need. Rather than react to this by using money to pay for more police and more domestic paramilitary, I'd rather be preemptive and have a healthy safety net. Its not the people in the walled communities that have to worry about this either. They'll be fine. Its the people in the inner city and lower class/middle class neighborhoods that have to worry about the direct effects of rising crime.
Great post. I agree with everything you said. However, your problem is not noticing that government causes all the problems you listed. Who supports these multinational corporations? Gov. Who goes to war? Gov. You think giving Gov. more money is going to solve your issues? I think not. Yes, healthcare for all sounds good but like milton friedman said all government problems tend to have opposite effects.
I believe in being self reliant, but when corporations are accumulating more land and more capital, and basic things become more expensive because of the monopoly they hoid, I'd rather use tax dollars to keep people from starving and living in gross poverty than use the money to subsidize Lockheed Martin and Halliburton to blow up middle easterners and subsidize big industry so they can outsource more of our jobs and get bigger mansions. I'm not saying people should be lifelong dependents on the state, but I don't think we should just let people just fall into dire poverty. When people can't get money to get their surgery, can't get food, can't get shelter, can't get the basic things to survive on. they're way more likely steal and kill for what they need. Rather than react to this by using money to pay for more police and more domestic paramilitary, I'd rather be preemptive and have a healthy safety net. Its not the people in the walled communities that have to worry about this either. They'll be fine. Its the people in the inner city and lower class/middle class neighborhoods that have to worry about the direct effects of rising crime.
It's still not the governmeants job to give us univerasl healthcare. I mean you mine as well let then tell you. When to eat people should take care of themselfs.
But like I said I am a independent a stone cold independent not a liberal or a conservative I have gripes with both groups.
Tarp was a really bad idea that Liberals got passed and a few conservaties voted for as well.
If a government's duty isn't to protect and serve its citizens, what is it supposed to do?
Protecting citizens by what, throwing them in jail for petty crimes? For assassinating citizens? Get real dude. Government should protect and serve it's citizens by leaving them alone, letting them rule themselves, protecting liberty, and providing a national defense.
The rise of neo-Nazism in Europe is relevant to a discussion about immigrants, ethnic minorities, and figures like Anders Breivik - which were all topics that came up.
You only protested when the historical context and political reality was brought up, and now you're scrambling to get both of these issues off the table. I can understand why. They certainly are "inconvenient".
Whatever you want it to be, apparently.
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I believe in being self reliant, but when corporations are accumulating more land and more capital, and basic things become more expensive because of the monopoly they hoid, I'd rather use tax dollars to keep people from starving and living in gross poverty than use the money to subsidize Lockheed Martin and Halliburton to blow up middle easterners and subsidize big industry so they can outsource more of our jobs and get bigger mansions. I'm not saying people should be lifelong dependents on the state, but I don't think we should just let people just fall into dire poverty. When people can't get money to get their surgery, can't get food, can't get shelter, can't get the basic things to survive on. they're way more likely steal and kill for what they need. Rather than react to this by using money to pay for more police and more domestic paramilitary, I'd rather be preemptive and have a healthy safety net. Its not the people in the walled communities that have to worry about this either. They'll be fine. Its the people in the inner city and lower class/middle class neighborhoods that have to worry about the direct effects of rising crime.
It's still not the governmeants job to give us univerasl healthcare. I mean you mine as well let then tell you. When to eat people should take care of themselfs.
But like I said I am a independent a stone cold independent not a liberal or a conservative I have gripes with both groups.
Tarp was a really bad idea that Liberals got passed and a few conservaties voted for as well.
If a government's duty isn't to protect and serve its citizens, what is it supposed to do?
Protecting citizens by what, throwing them in jail for petty crimes? For assassinating citizens? Get real dude. Government should protect and serve it's citizens by leaving them alone, letting them rule themselves, protecting liberty, and providing a national defense.
I agree with bizboy1 QFT. A govermeant big enough to give you everything. Is a govermeant big enough to take it all away.
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I believe in being self reliant, but when corporations are accumulating more land and more capital, and basic things become more expensive because of the monopoly they hoid, I'd rather use tax dollars to keep people from starving and living in gross poverty than use the money to subsidize Lockheed Martin and Halliburton to blow up middle easterners and subsidize big industry so they can outsource more of our jobs and get bigger mansions. I'm not saying people should be lifelong dependents on the state, but I don't think we should just let people just fall into dire poverty. When people can't get money to get their surgery, can't get food, can't get shelter, can't get the basic things to survive on. they're way more likely steal and kill for what they need. Rather than react to this by using money to pay for more police and more domestic paramilitary, I'd rather be preemptive and have a healthy safety net. Its not the people in the walled communities that have to worry about this either. They'll be fine. Its the people in the inner city and lower class/middle class neighborhoods that have to worry about the direct effects of rising crime.
Great post. I agree with everything you said. However, your problem is not noticing that government causes all the problems you listed. Who supports these multinational corporations? Gov. Who goes to war? Gov. You think giving Gov. more money is going to solve your issues? I think not. Yes, healthcare for all sounds good but like milton friedman said all government problems tend to have opposite effects.
bull, plenty of scandinavian countries did better during the financial crisis than many other countries despite public healthcare and education, many of them also rank higher than the us in economic and personal freedom by the freedom index.
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It's unfortunate that you take this out of proportion, misrepresent it and try to use it to justify your complete lack of criticism of what I said. We were just discussing personal attacks, and here we go again. I presume you to be liberal, and that fits right in with the theme of this discussion. I don't think 'nuff has been said. I think you need to explain why you said that, and why saying I know what Breivik's sentiment feels like makes me more bigoted than people saying others should be murdered for their opinion, homosexuals should be put to death, and women shouldn't be allowed to walk the streets without a male family member or husband, or apologise right here. After being warned several times merely for expressing my opinion while apologising for it in advance, I think it's time I start calling the mods in on irrelevant insults like this.
Dude, Brevik wasn't exactly a liberal feminist. He had a lot more in common with the Islamists than he'd probably like to recognize. He wrote a manifesto, you know; we have a pretty good grasp of his politics.
Hey, moron - liberal here. I work two jobs. My wife is also employed. We still don't make a living wage - we can't afford even cheap rent and utilities on top of groceries, maintenence, and Just Plain Living Life. Programs like food stamps and cash assistance help ensure that we don't have to choose between homelessness and starvation, which would be our choices if we were forced to be "self-reliant".
Why don't you do your research on what liberals actually want before you run off at the mouth like an idiot?
If you're working two jobs and your wife works and you can't afford rent and food you're doing it wrong.
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Hey, moron - liberal here. I work two jobs. My wife is also employed. We still don't make a living wage - we can't afford even cheap rent and utilities on top of groceries, maintenence, and Just Plain Living Life. Programs like food stamps and cash assistance help ensure that we don't have to choose between homelessness and starvation, which would be our choices if we were forced to be "self-reliant".
Why don't you do your research on what liberals actually want before you run off at the mouth like an idiot?
If you're working two jobs and your wife works and you can't afford rent and food you're doing it wrong.
I do believe Lord_Gareth made the first ignorant statemeant by calling me Stupid.
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Hey, moron - liberal here. I work two jobs. My wife is also employed. We still don't make a living wage - we can't afford even cheap rent and utilities on top of groceries, maintenence, and Just Plain Living Life. Programs like food stamps and cash assistance help ensure that we don't have to choose between homelessness and starvation, which would be our choices if we were forced to be "self-reliant".
Why don't you do your research on what liberals actually want before you run off at the mouth like an idiot?
If you're working two jobs and your wife works and you can't afford rent and food you're doing it wrong.
I do believe Lord_Gareth made the first ignorant statemeant by calling me Stupid.
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Hey, moron - liberal here. I work two jobs. My wife is also employed. We still don't make a living wage - we can't afford even cheap rent and utilities on top of groceries, maintenence, and Just Plain Living Life. Programs like food stamps and cash assistance help ensure that we don't have to choose between homelessness and starvation, which would be our choices if we were forced to be "self-reliant".
Why don't you do your research on what liberals actually want before you run off at the mouth like an idiot?
If you're working two jobs and your wife works and you can't afford rent and food you're doing it wrong.
I do believe Lord_Gareth made the first ignorant statemeant by calling me Stupid.
Look at page one when he said. He Moron tisk tisk you really should look into things befor butting in
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