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In reply to the discussion: Why are Republicans always such dicks? [View all]samnsara
(17,622 posts)52. i think the GOP just attracts people who are already dicks
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They like to hurt people too, especially liberals. They would like the circus & the coliseum.
Alice11111
Jun 2017
#120
they couldn't have done it without liberals looking the other way while they created
certainot
Jun 2017
#75
and we've been getting our asses kicked by a few hundred liars on 1000 radio stations
certainot
Jun 2017
#130
it seems like any time aprominent dem even mentions the words fairness doctrine the
certainot
Jun 2017
#141
Few universities still have radio stations, so they're stuck with whatever AM station is around.
haele
Jun 2017
#145
if a few unis started looking for apolitical alts the cons would scream bloody murder
certainot
Jun 2017
#148
absolutely! much of it was because the liberals were too effing nice. and I sure agree with you
Akamai
Jun 2017
#115
i think dems have to destroy the rw radio monopoly before there's any real reform possible
certainot
Jun 2017
#142
Yep! It does feel pretty hopeless when you look at those facts. Rome is nearing its end, rapidly.
Alice11111
Jun 2017
#118
I've decided to avoid any of the gendered stuff in real life as well as online ...
bettyellen
Jun 2017
#59
You're right about the N word and the word "honkey but why is it ok to offend men and not women?
brush
Jun 2017
#133
They have no good IDEAS for the American people...So they do dirty shit to win...n/t
asuhornets
Jun 2017
#5
Frankly, at this point, I don't give a damn if they die off. But the downside is the pain and
RKP5637
Jun 2017
#57
Neither do I care if they die off. However, they are producing offspring who are little clones.
Alice11111
Jun 2017
#122
They know they are a party soon to be defeated by demographics so they are fighting to the death.
LonePirate
Jun 2017
#13
because they are the ultimate hypocrites and projectionists...totally self absorbed
NRaleighLiberal
Jun 2017
#34
Fear, afraid of the "other" getting equal rights, all comes down to that.
Eliot Rosewater
Jun 2017
#35
I wonder the same thing about southern slave owners. Why, when the rest of the western
PaulRevere08
Jun 2017
#36
What is stunning are the millions that vote them into office so they can be dumped on and exploited
RKP5637
Jun 2017
#56
It's really a hardwired brain function. They are compelled to act that way, they have no choice.
RKP5637
Jun 2017
#40
Yes, I think that is part of it too. Many always skirt around the factors of innate brain functions,
RKP5637
Jun 2017
#48
The US has become a sick nation. The US exploits other nations, bombs and kills people,
RKP5637
Jun 2017
#54
The foundation of their ideology is social darwinism, hyper-individualism and abject selfishness.
Thomas Hurt
Jun 2017
#69
There was a time when -- at least some -- churches would push back against that
FiveGoodMen
Jun 2017
#76
Selfish and 'work' for corporations best interests, instead of the American people.
Sunlei
Jun 2017
#72
First, you are dealing with authoritarians, & two different groups of them at that.
CrispyQ
Jun 2017
#74
The saddest part about all of this, and probably the most important part as well, is that
world wide wally
Jun 2017
#93
Do Republicans have a point about anything, that's on a higher level to what Democrats believe in ?
OnDoutside
Jun 2017
#94
You are giving dicks a bad name...they do have their uses. Unlike those you are calling dicks.
Amaryllis
Jun 2017
#100
FEAR that they're losing white privilege, and SELF-RIGHTEOUS ANGER about that same FEAR.
VOX
Jun 2017
#107
Yes, a mindset that accepts two conflicting beliefs simultaneously:I love everyone / screw them all
Dorn
Jun 2017
#128