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hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
37. Yes, that is true.
Wed Dec 21, 2011, 11:05 AM
Dec 2011

But those who most loudly call themselves "conservatives" today are nothing of the sort. They are brutal, neo-Fascist reactionaries who want to turn the clock back 100-150 years to some hell like Dickens' London. They are not conservative in any way.

I don't like conservatives. [View all] Octafish Dec 2011 OP
Big time K and R Kingofalldems Dec 2011 #1
What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label "Liberal?" Octafish Dec 2011 #11
K & R a million. Never forget. freshwest Dec 2011 #18
Be very careful... GTurck Dec 2011 #26
"Get out there and be nice, liberal, and tolerant to a fault." mac56 Dec 2011 #30
What Mac Said` ProfessorGAC Dec 2011 #33
+100 Myrina Dec 2011 #38
Are you insane? Hawkowl Dec 2011 #64
Possibly... GTurck Dec 2011 #74
"Let the jerks on the far right punch a pillow that can't lose its shape.. mac56 Dec 2011 #78
^^^^ blm Dec 2011 #2
Did Nixon Commit Treason in 1968? What The New LBJ Tapes Reveal. Octafish Dec 2011 #12
OMG - that Seuss / Lovecraft link! klook Dec 2011 #31
Actually this new breed of "conservatives" would make even someone like truedelphi Dec 2011 #3
Read John Dean's "Conservatives Without Conscience" hifiguy Dec 2011 #7
I bought that book but just the chapters chilled my blood. I gave it away to a young person to read. freshwest Dec 2011 #19
The "new breed" PatSeg Dec 2011 #42
Conservatism's most recent champion actually stated that "Money trumps peace." Octafish Dec 2011 #63
As far as your PS - truedelphi Dec 2011 #102
and I don't like the flu. Burgman Dec 2011 #4
Who here remembers LBJ's Great Society? Octafish Dec 2011 #66
Kickety rec! hifiguy Dec 2011 #5
How Ayn Rand Seduced Generations of Young Men and Helped Make the U.S. Into a Selfish, Greedy Nation Octafish Dec 2011 #70
That's the way I feel Autumn Dec 2011 #6
They're so greedy, they're willing to help us out by stealing our Party. Octafish Dec 2011 #71
I'll tell you one thing for sure, I'm not voting for a blue dog Autumn Dec 2011 #72
Wow, talk about a purity test! Richardo Dec 2011 #8
Just stating a fact. Octafish Dec 2011 #76
We have two parties. They have their own, let them stay there and reform it. I think we sabrina 1 Dec 2011 #93
To me, it's not personal--I don't like their ideas... Bogart Dec 2011 #9
Care to expand on that? UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #27
That is an odd comment isn't it? HangOnKids Dec 2011 #49
Personally, I try not to denigrate anyone; however, I don't have a whole lot of patience Bogart Dec 2011 #68
What the hell does that mean? UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #85
You are not a liberal; thus, you would not understand. Bogart Dec 2011 #87
I'm not? UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #89
That Isn't Necessary--We Live In An Era Where Words Can And Often Do, Bogart Dec 2011 #90
The Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, defines liberal as: Bogart Dec 2011 #67
I thought that this is where you were going UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #92
It has nothing to do with where I am going. Per your request, I "expanded on that." Bogart Dec 2011 #96
Cute. I'm not into playing silly right wing UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #97
Clearly, you are more interested in playing games where words have no meanings. Bogart Dec 2011 #98
Thanks for making clear what I did not, Bogart. Octafish Dec 2011 #77
It's the whole "fact-free" thing that gets me Mopar151 Dec 2011 #10
Research indicates viewing Fox News makes people dumber. Octafish Dec 2011 #83
Faux viewers certainly don't like hearing this Mopar151 Dec 2011 #99
I know some conservatives that I like. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #13
Good for you. Octafish Dec 2011 #82
Neither do I. K&R (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #14
K & R! lonestarnot Dec 2011 #15
I don't like conservatives either. Solly Mack Dec 2011 #16
Kick and recommend. luv_mykatz Dec 2011 #17
What's to like? Zorra Dec 2011 #20
K&R (n/t) a2liberal Dec 2011 #21
What a sad OP hfojvt Dec 2011 #22
If it's just about winning elections UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #28
If it's NOT about winning elections Richardo Dec 2011 #40
Political parties are not unlike religions. tblue Dec 2011 #56
I assume that means you're so/so on moderates? JohnnyRingo Dec 2011 #23
+1. nt MADem Dec 2011 #35
+1 Richardo Dec 2011 #41
"Corporations are our Friends" Romney's a "moderate" Republican? HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #46
I know on our scale he's on the corporate right... JohnnyRingo Dec 2011 #48
And there you have it. HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #50
I'm with you all the way JohnnyRingo Dec 2011 #55
Polygraph would'nt work on Mittens Mopar151 Dec 2011 #100
You think Romney is a moderate? Octafish Dec 2011 #81
Of course you think he's a hard nosed conservative. JohnnyRingo Dec 2011 #86
Just to be clear, I'm a Kennedy Democrat. Eleanor Roosevelt thought him too conservative. Octafish Dec 2011 #88
a certain amount of "conservatism" is necessary human balance and stability. tomp Dec 2011 #24
Yes, that is true. hifiguy Dec 2011 #37
I know! Today's 'Conservatives' are downright radical. tblue Dec 2011 #57
people can and will say just about anything. tomp Dec 2011 #91
And You'll Prevent People From Voting For Blue Dogs? KharmaTrain Dec 2011 #25
KnR 72...you go guy..... opihimoimoi Dec 2011 #29
reeducation camps?? tatfreak79 Dec 2011 #32
I don't either. Here's the thing about the rest - You can force politicians to think and act one way bigtree Dec 2011 #34
Let's talk it over--Here: Jackpine Radical Dec 2011 #36
Thank you, Sir. It would be an privilege for me. Octafish Dec 2011 #65
I'd be most happy to hoist a few with yu. Jackpine Radical Dec 2011 #79
I do my best to try not to find out if someone is a republican so I won't take an attitude ThomThom Dec 2011 #39
You're describing a religion, not a political party Richardo Dec 2011 #43
Now that you mention it, possibly. Octafish Dec 2011 #62
Between inability to see shades of gray and inability to see and accept facts, I dislike them too. Thor_MN Dec 2011 #44
I don't either. Raffi Ella Dec 2011 #45
Word jugglery Roy Rolling Dec 2011 #47
Yep, not many actual "conservatives" ... Martin Eden Dec 2011 #53
Thank you, Roy Rolling. That is exactly right. Octafish Dec 2011 #84
A-Fucking-Men! K & R! robertpaulsen Dec 2011 #51
I don't like corporate fascists. Here in Wisconsin we have Weimar Republicans, we are at war. bobthedrummer Dec 2011 #52
What you said. And many thanks to you Wisconsinites for getting this push back started against these lib_wit_it Dec 2011 #54
A note of dissent. mojowork_n Dec 2011 #59
Well, a lot of people claim that what you say is true, but I'm not so sure. If someone supports a lib_wit_it Dec 2011 #60
Standing up to them doesn't mean you deny their humanity. mojowork_n Dec 2011 #69
My family and self were viewed as less than human for decades. We became a longitudinal "research" bobthedrummer Dec 2011 #94
I know, Octafish. tblue Dec 2011 #58
Thanks, tblue! Remember Steve Kangas? Octafish Dec 2011 #61
Putting money above people is a natural consequence of our capitalist system ChillbertKChesterton Dec 2011 #73
The conservative vs liberal paradigm no longer exists in American government mmonk Dec 2011 #75
I can't relate to this Enrique Dec 2011 #80
The majority of the American public have been brainwashed ... kentuck Dec 2011 #95
Kick! sarcasmo Dec 2011 #101
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