Why is it whenever RW'ers....

[SHRED]

...want to cap on those of us who want a cleaner environment, they always...and I mean ALWAYS...resort to some "hippie" or "pothead" reference?

This tells me there is something deeper, psychologically speaking, going on with them.

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[Rick Myers]

1. The hate is strong in them.

:grr:

[Steepler0t]

2. Jealousy

I mean, who would want to get high with a freeper? What a drag!

[lectrobyte]

3. One of the standard when-all-else-fails argument fallbacks...

I'm sure there's a name for it.

[jimshoes]

4. It has to do with being

completely anal and not having much of an imagination. It's the best they can do. They're dimwits.

[World Citizen]

5. that's standard limpaw fare...

not deep, very superficial in fact... kind of like fashion

[mrreowwr_kittty]

6. Ad hominem attack

I used to have a Bushbot friend who referred to liberals as "treehuggers". One day she started in with "You treehuggers always...". I interjected "Well, that's what you baby seal-clubbers think."

[stuntcat]

7. I'm proud of that name now :p

Anyway I was never really a hippie, but lately I actually want to hug some trees!
Maybe it would just be a desperate pathetic gesture though :(

[happyslug]

8. It is one of the three rules of debate

Rule One: Argue the Facts if weak on emotion.

Rule Two: Argue emotion if weak on the facts.

Rule Three: If weak on facts AND emotion, insult your opponent.

[DCKit]

9. I've been called a "Nnewcuelur Nnaysayer" a few times... n/t

[ElectricGrid]

10. No but I love your broad generizations about RW'ers...

that ought to help national discourse. But by all means fly off the handle and help absolutely nothing get done and likely hurt your cause.

[unpossibles]

11. concern noted

welcome to DU!

[Javaman]

12. Me thinks you protest to much!

Yeah I always hear people on the left complaining about those "hippies and tree huggers"!

:eyes:

[SHRED]

13. Excuse me...

I will say it again...RW'ers resort to calling environmentalists names such as "treehuggers", "potheads", etc.. ALL THE FUCKING TIME AND I AM SICK OF IT!


When you wake up from your dreamworld please get back with us.
Thank you.

;)

[ElectricGrid]

16. I know alot of RW folks...

most have never uttered those words. Most are normal reasonable folks like you and me... well me anyway. It's brash crap like this that makes the left vs right battle in this country so hatefull.

[Indenturedebtor]

17. Are they really RW'ers though or just ignorant voters?

I've known plenty of people who vote Republican but it's largely because they don't know anything about the issues. They just hear the little platitudes like "We're pro-family, pro-economy, blah blah" but have no idea the sort of evil that the Puke party is up to.

Then there's the other sort that has been completely twisted by Corrupticon propaganda and believes all sorts of logically inconsistent garbage. That second kind is what we refer to as a "Freeper", and that sort would rather insult you than answer any point you're trying to make.

[ElectricGrid]

18. you may be right but it is my opinion that it is as bad to

try to stick a label or name call a certain group as it is to be called names. Hypocritical and counterproductive. Green is going mainstream and spouting off fringe wacko crap about and invisible enemy is not going to help it along.

[Indenturedebtor]

19. You're probaly right. We've all had so many years of derision

From the Ostriches though. It's hard to get over.

[hatrack]

14. Paging Mr. Gruff!

Mr. William Goat Gruff!!

Please pick up the white telephone - your services are needed in E&E.

[hatrack]

15. And if that doesn't work, there's the obligatory "Kumbaya" reference . .

:evilgrin: