Every day I visit tons of website, forums, and social networks for all types of topics, most of which are technology based in some sort of form. This election cycle has really brought out the best of the liberal “group think” mentality regarding Obama. On just about every social network Obama is praised as “the one” and any hint of disagreement with his policies or ideals is immediately responded with accusations of racism, or just plain insults. Anybody who wants to claim that liberals are tolerant to others, please give me a shout because I can quickly debunk that. Even here on our network of sites, there have been insults tossed at the slightest hint of either supporting McCain, or being against Obama. I’m certainly not saying conservatives don’t dish out their fair share, but the mentality of liberals has once again bordered on the insane and hateful.
It’s tough being a proud conservative, as I will say what I think regardless of what the group and mob mentality is. The real shame is so many people, especially bloggers in the tech area, are afraid to do the same. I have received so many private notes and comments in support of standing up for conservatism, it’s almost crazy. The best comparison I can make is how conservative actors in Hollywood are often ridiculed or turned down for roles because of their conservative beliefs, and the same mentality is going on right now in the blogosphere. Conservative bloggers, some of which can be considered A-list are having to remain silent about their thoughts on Obama and McCain, simply because they are afraid of retribution from their employers or just not being able to pickup work from other sites. It’s a shame, and it’s more telling about liberals than it is anything.
I am a conservative, I don’t like Obama, and I will never let anyone intimidate me because of that.
Keep spinning those meaningless spin phrases. They are a shortcut to thinking, after all.
Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for an intellectual, factual rebuttal from you in regards to, well, anything anyone has said here. Honestly!
Shhhh...see it's been working so well for them the past decade, right?!
Thanks for cutting to the chase. That is indeed the point.
I agree with your sentiment NT but feel you are combining different things. Triggle down was always based on the requirement for smaller government and fiscal responsibility which never happened under the Bush admin. Art Lauffer who created Triggle Down theory under Regan would cringe at the republicans under Bush growing the government "like they were democrats"
Greed is with us always, and it knows no party affiiation and created wacko behavior in many areas, not just wall street.
removed double post...sorry
Like this: Pull out of Iraq, turn it over to the government in place and tell them to get their shit under control or we will be back with the Air Force, not ground troops. Then take a fraction of that money and close the Mexican boarder.
No one wants war in Iraq. Just disagreements of the bset way to end it. But to your point, there is a legimate debate about the best way to increase government revenues. I am not aware of any tax increases that have accomplished that. There has to be a strong discipline to reduce government spending first or any revenues simply get eaten up. Give a politician a dollar and he will figure out a way to spend it.
Decreasing taxes, especially small business as they are the true growth engine will help growth and employment and create a stronger economy for a us all. It is then up to Washington to have some self control and use the money to reduce the deficet and properly fund social security etc.
For me, the issue is not whether the very rich pay 1 or 4 % more but iti is the business that need the break to be competitive in the global economy where every other country has much lower business taxes. It is a distraction to focus only on some hedge fund that made billions.
As for the rich, who ever that may be this week, it is nonsense to believe that taxing them and reducing taxes for everyone else to the point of giving tax credits to non payers will make up the difference needed for finacial sanity in this country.
Yes, I think a great majority of Americans have an entitlement attitude. I talk to HR managers all the time who tell me they have a hard time finding people because the people they hire don't want to work 40, but want to get paid more.
And I'm sure most of them know nothing about 0bama, his past, or his voting record. They surely can't list his accomplishments, even his own staff can't.
It's not the responsiblity of the federal government to "take care" of our lives. Entitlements have done more harm than anything.
Then increase taxes on everyone, and start taxing the poor.
Anyways, tax increases are not a must. Look at all the waste that comes from the federal government, and then tell me they will spend the extra money wisely. Goodness.
We agree yet again!
Oops! there goes are third largest oil import source! Right behind Canada, #1 and Saudi Arabia#2. VENEZUELA is #4 and wouldn't Chavez just love some more leverage!
Tell that to the Iranians. Maliki has a snow ball's chance in hell with them around.
As for the Mexican border? LOL....and a President who can't even build a fence? Or the Corporations which instructed him not to do so?
It wasn't a question of money Drilln' Boss. It was Elections and Power....and more unemployed Americans.
Very true.
Liberals are insecure whiners that need someone to take care of them. The libs will not be happy till everyone makes the same wage, no mater what their job is(or is not).
Let me make this clear. I am a conservative but I think Bush is a total jerk. I don't consider McCain a conservative. I just can't tote the party line. Since third partys are discouraged in this county, I must vote for McCain because Obama is bad news.
Since everyones avoiding responding....anyone want to address this...from a page 4 post in this thread......Excalpius?
Well marxism is all about a classless society. It's OK to be poor and miserable, as long as everyone else is too!
Obfuscation then.
Indeed! Franklin Raines, Bloomberg, Paul Krugman - I know Bllomberg voted republican once in his life. For himself before he flip flopped again.
Blame them all you want. It does not make it true, just blinds you to the truth of the matter and almost guarantees it will happen again. Denial of the truth is no defense.
No, it is about growing the pie, not slicing a fixed pie into ever smaller pieces until we all starve.
Save your snot-nosed schoolyard bravado. Honestly!
That depends - is Biden a loose cannon or an idiot. Your choice, but the answer will determine if you are right or wrong. But you are wrong anyway. Obama has already lowered himself to $200k.
So to a liberal, "Voluntary" means you force everyone to do what you will not do?
ALL of them do? And of course you have empirical data to support your statement?
When confronted with these facts, Obama changed his stance and then stated it was about "Fairness" not job creation or growing the economy.
in 4 years we will all be fair - and poor.
Vast Majority? What is a "Vast Majority"? 50%+1?
That's sad. The whole damn country could end up like that.
Any of you libs going to address this?
Very interesting questions and I could answer them this easily:
Yes you have the right to own a gun, yes you have the right to have healthcare, yes you have the right to own a home, no you do not have the right to expect others to pay for protection or any of the other questions before this one. The last one, well, that was is not that simple.
Just to keep things fair, all this started witha Democrat bill and the real bad stuff happened under a Democratic controlled house and senate.
I agree, this is definitely something that needs to cghange. Bare in mind that I agree with Conservative views but I don't agree with people taking advantage of things and screwing the rest of the world in the process (See Fun with Dick and Jane for an example of a guy screwing everyone else). It's my personal believe that people in this country could achieve better lifestyles thru Condervative policies but it is the greedy bastards out there who mess everything up for everyone else. And when the lower people get screwed they run to mommy (gov't) to save and protect them and this is why Obama is winning. But scared people never think straight and this is why I say Obama will win not because hes the better candidate but because people are scared and scared people are usually ignorant people.
I believe in this country too, what I don't believe in is that when we are at the worst that we should drop the whole weight on the back of a few just because they can afford it. Biden claims its patriotic to pay higher taxes, so how can anyone who agree's with his accept a tax redution while letting a smaller group of people pick up the tab? Where is the fairness? 2 wrongs don't make a right no matter how you slice it. This country has the potential to be better again is we all just owned up to our responsibilities and stop the Gov't from treating us like programable robots, taking advantage of fear and ignorance to win elections for personal gain, and I am talking about both of the main parties and the 2 candidates for them.
I fear we are lost in symantecs. If healthcare is a "right", then where is it? Do you therefore believe that anyone without health insurance is being denied their civil rights? My issue was a the confusion of "rights" and an unfortunate sense of entitlement that seems to grow every election cycle.
2007 Murder rates by state (murders per 100k people ) for the states represented by the candidates
Alaska 6.4 (Palin)
Arizona 7.4 (McCain)
Illinois 5.9 (Obama)
Delaware 4.4 (Biden)
From
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/murder-rates-1996-2007
Oh and why do only AMERICAN lives count in Iraq? Got numbers of Iraqi deaths? Civilians? And it's not like we spent a trillion dollars invading Chicago
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