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Cary

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37. I despise "conservatism" and I am angry with "conservatives"

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 02:47 PM

Mar 2016

They have caused real damage. They lied us into war. They killed the middle class. They degraded our environment, education, and our infrastructure. They have cost us trillions of dollars and they are scoundrels and liars

I am not angry with the radical left. They are as odious and as obnoxious as the radical right but they have the decency to be marginal and irrelevant.

Writing them off as reprobates is more a matter of practicality and efficiency than anything else. Never try to teach a pig to sing, it never sings it just gets mad at you.

So yes if you are interested in those things and not the stupid ideological purity crap then you are OK with me.

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Enough is enough. A call for compassion. [View all] davidthegnome Mar 2016 OP

Yes! DemocracyDirect Mar 2016 #1

I wish I could give this a thousand recs. pnwmom Mar 2016 #2

K&R Firebrand Gary Mar 2016 #3

Thank you for sharing. mmonk Mar 2016 #4

Well said! cer7711 Mar 2016 #5

Rec-o-rama! tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #6

Many of my fellow DU'ers do not fear, cry, bleed, or love the same way I do. Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #7

Here, here! chwaliszewski Mar 2016 #8

Maybe we just can't accept the judgment that "Hillary seems to be...?" Cary Mar 2016 #18

I don't even know you. chwaliszewski Mar 2016 #21

That wasn't my point Cary Mar 2016 #23

Bernie Asked What's His Strongest Trait billhicks76 Mar 2016 #9

This is brutally judgmental Cary Mar 2016 #17

Actually we can pass judgement based on decades of history Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #22

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should Cary Mar 2016 #27

So we shouldn't judge our candidates? Cassiopeia Mar 2016 #28

Thanks for making it about me Cary Mar 2016 #31

I Base It On Her Actions billhicks76 Mar 2016 #36

Right Cary Mar 2016 #39

Attack You? billhicks76 Mar 2016 #40

That's the protocol, so just do it Cary Mar 2016 #41

Hillary The One Undermining The Party billhicks76 Mar 2016 #48

You have two choices Cary Mar 2016 #52

Wrong billhicks76 Mar 2016 #57

Actually you are outrageous Cary Mar 2016 #58

Yawn billhicks76 Mar 2016 #59

so clever Cary Mar 2016 #60

Harsh words and actions reflect the state of one's heart and mind. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #49

"Conservative" smears reflect rank stupidity Cary Mar 2016 #53

Conservative behavior reflects complete lack of compassion. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #55

How nice of you to respond to a good spirited OP with such nastiness. cwydro Mar 2016 #19

That's becoming more and more obvious. LanternWaste Mar 2016 #24

I agree. Let's start supporting working people instead of rentiers and bank$ters. jtuck004 Mar 2016 #10

THIS is the kind of stuff that belongs on the Greatest page of a Democratic site imo. Amimnoch Mar 2016 #11

Great post. wildeyed Mar 2016 #12

K&R. Laser102 Mar 2016 #13

K&R UtahLib Mar 2016 #14

I would love to say that I can just forgive and forget Cary Mar 2016 #15

I had a bit of a "light bulb" moment last night. davidthegnome Mar 2016 #33

I despise "conservatism" and I am angry with "conservatives" Cary Mar 2016 #37

In matters of policy and principle... davidthegnome Mar 2016 #42

I don't see you as radical FWIW Cary Mar 2016 #43

Good job, thanks. And well worth more than ten cents! George II Mar 2016 #16

Kicked and recced!! eom Arazi Mar 2016 #20

Thank u shenmue Mar 2016 #25

You're absolutely right -- but the increasing, indeed "gleeful ugliness" here makes me think DU is villager Mar 2016 #26

Scan around a bit. davidthegnome Mar 2016 #30

Maybe DU *is* better in "smaller localities" villager Mar 2016 #32

+1000 mcar Mar 2016 #29

Thank you for this DesertRat Mar 2016 #34

You are too generous, David. grasswire Mar 2016 #35

I have to agree Cary Mar 2016 #38

There may be a few. davidthegnome Mar 2016 #44

Thank you, Loki Mar 2016 #45

Well said David! DrewFlorida Mar 2016 #46

Thanks! LAS14 Mar 2016 #47

A call for compassion means to END ALL WAR and create peace, to support and uplift all people Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #50

k LAS14 Mar 2016 #51

And beautifully said! K&R AgadorSparticus Mar 2016 #54

I like it. K&R. Maru Kitteh Mar 2016 #56