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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:01 PM Original message |
Why are Republicans against everything fair, decent and sane? |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Because they are pathological -- no one you can be "bipartisan" with |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
2. Greed Blinds... |
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moondust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. +1 |
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whoneedstickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. Add the radical arming of our society with cowboy gun laws.. |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. We need to beat them into submission, and outvote them. |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. They're not sane, rational, or fair people. It's the "I've got mine and fuck you" crowd. |
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bluethruandthru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
6. I wish I had an answer. |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. What is fair? That is the big question for me. |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:13 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Oh, brother.... |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. I'm being serious here. What do you think is fair? |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. I will defer to my DU brothers and sisters who are |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 06:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Can't I have your opinion on what a reasonable tax rate would be for the wealthy? |
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katnapped (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. OK, so how do you explain |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Damned good question. And I have no idea what the answer is for those kind of abuses. |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Good Question |
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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. So how many times have you read Ayn Rand's books, BoWanZi? |
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BoWanZi (502 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Actually I have never read any of them. And my own situation isn't exactly pleasant. |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 04:59 PM Response to Reply #7 |
36. Very much a cultural judgement. |
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daggahead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. I've wondered, too |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 02:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. They are not trying to "help America." The only thing they are |
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lob1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
10. Take the money out of elections. The gov't pays for all |
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Hotler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. To answer your question... |
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The Backlash Cometh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. Because they don't want to give up the upperhand. |
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The Wielding Truth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
15. It's a form of brain washing. It's an unhealthy fear that their greed will be curtailed. |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
19. Because they are unfair, indecent, and crazy? |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
20. Because Corporate Person-hood is the only Person-hood that counts |
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zeemike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
22. Perhaps it is the lead in the watter. |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
24. what is frustrating is how naive and stupid the people are who vote for repugs |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
25. For those at the top it's greed. They control the rest with fear. |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
26. Then there are people who are repugs because their families |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
27. Because their ideology is unfair, indecent, and insane. |
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CrossChris (641 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
28. B/c they are the ones benefitting from the unfairness. |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
29. The unfair, indecent, and insane will never be for fairness, nor decency, nor |
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GeorgeGist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
30. Greed is an antidote to socialism. |
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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. I believe that greed will lead to the downfall of unregulated capitalism, GeorgeGist. |
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Drew Richards (507 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
34. Because the entire philosophy is based on self. |
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bigmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
35. Attack their policies and positions as "unnatural". |
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sibelian (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
37. Because responsibility and FREEDOM are MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE!!!! |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
38. Because Big Money is. n/t |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
39. Because all TeaPubliKlans are stupid, evil, delusional, greedy, and/or hateful/bigots |
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MaeScott (295 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
40. Evil walking up and down the land. Beezlebubs. nt |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
42. The Koch Brothrs and Rupert Murdoc..more money than god... |
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Cyrano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-13-11 08:16 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. There's so much truth in your post, lib2DaBone, |
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