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Cyrano
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Wed May-25-11 11:04 AM Original message |
One of my cousins told me to stop "demonizing" Republicans |
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Deep13
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Wed May-25-11 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. They're demonizing themselves. |
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Rectangle
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Thu May-26-11 06:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
51. Yeah, just stand back, get out of their way! n/t |
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socialist_n_TN
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Wed May-25-11 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
2. Your not wrong. They're the American version of |
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Zoeisright
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Wed May-25-11 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
3. I am thoroughly sick and tired of racist assholes whining about being called on their bigotry. |
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BrklynLiberal
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Wed May-25-11 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
4. Too late to demonize them They are wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy past that already. |
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EFerrari
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Wed May-25-11 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
5. I think of them as the country's biggest hate group. |
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Scuba
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Wed May-25-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Bingo. |
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Cyrano
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Wed May-25-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. I think you're right on, EFerrari. Actually, I can't think of any "Other" they don't hate. |
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arbusto_baboso
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Wed May-25-11 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
6. If they don't want to be demonized, they should drop their demonic policies. |
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slackmaster
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Wed May-25-11 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
7. Demonization is not a trait of any particular viewpoint |
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damntexdem
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Wed May-25-11 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
8. Well, after all, that IS an insult ... to demons. |
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JohnnyRingo
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Wed May-25-11 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
10. Reminds me of a classic Big Time Wrestling move. |
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hwmnbn
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Wed May-25-11 11:45 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. LOL, it happens EVERY match... |
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TrogL
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Wed May-25-11 02:00 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. That would make it ballet |
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ProgressiveProfessor
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Wed May-25-11 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
11. I actually find mocking and sarcasm more effective and better accepted |
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SoCalDem
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Wed May-25-11 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
12. Maybe if they started acting like civilized people, they would not be "demonized" |
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Cyrano
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Wed May-25-11 11:28 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I agree. They're moving forward as fast as they can to the 12th century |
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pipi_k
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Wed May-25-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Here's what civilized people do... |
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socialist_n_TN
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Wed May-25-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. So did they vote for candidates that supported |
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pipi_k
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Wed May-25-11 01:01 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. I wouldn't know, actually |
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socialist_n_TN
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Wed May-25-11 01:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Yep. That is my answer......... |
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pipi_k
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Wed May-25-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Well I'm not sure I'd lump all of "them" into one group. |
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treestar
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Wed May-25-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
38. The thing with Republicans |
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socialist_n_TN
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Wed May-25-11 05:57 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. And there you go. As I said |
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nichomachus
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Wed May-25-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
15. Answer: Then stop the demonic activity |
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Cyrano
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Wed May-25-11 11:44 AM Response to Reply #15 |
18. In truth, trying to tell a wingnut anything is a total waste of time. |
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nichomachus
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Wed May-25-11 12:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. You don't need to tell me. I stupidly got into a conversation with my sister yesterday |
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Lars39
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Wed May-25-11 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
17. So your cousin thinks the Republicans are just too dumb to realize |
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Cyrano
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Wed May-25-11 12:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. No. My cousin is just too dumb to realize how the outcome of Republican polices will affect him |
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Lars39
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Wed May-25-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Hard to reverse once it gets going. |
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pitohui
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Wed May-25-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
23. of course you are right but demons are peeved when you tell the truth |
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truebrit71
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Wed May-25-11 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. Repukes are totally incapable of understanding the concept of turnabout being fair play.. |
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rucky
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Wed May-25-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. classic conservative play: provoke, provoke, provoke |
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hifiguy
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Wed May-25-11 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
29. Was it Harry Truman who said |
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Brother Buzz
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Wed May-25-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Close - Adlai Stevenson |
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Fumesucker
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Wed May-25-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Truman said, I don't give them hell, I just tell the truth and they think it's hell.. |
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tekisui
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Wed May-25-11 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
31. I say stop humanizing them. |
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hfojvt
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Wed May-25-11 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
33. yeah, you are wrong, but hardly anybody here will tell you |
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pipi_k
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Wed May-25-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Oho.....!!!! Very good points! |
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Cyrano
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Wed May-25-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. My bad. I guess I'll start all conversations by telling them that |
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hfojvt
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Thu May-26-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #40 |
48. it really makes me wonder |
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TheKentuckian
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Wed May-25-11 09:22 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Honestly, who gives a fuck. The idea is a majority not a consensus. |
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hfojvt
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Thu May-26-11 01:08 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. "telling the truth is not demonizing" |
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TheKentuckian
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Thu May-26-11 06:54 AM Response to Reply #46 |
54. Because 30 or 40 years of coddling, assimilation, and acceptance has radicalized the anti-social |
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TheKentuckian
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Thu May-26-11 07:14 AM Response to Reply #46 |
55. Also, I would add that "demonizing" works. The headway the Reich Wing has made over decades |
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Viking 1
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Wed May-25-11 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
34. Your cousin sounds like my brother |
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Fly by night
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Wed May-25-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
39. Was his head twirling/spewing green vomit while a scratchy voice emanated from his butt at the time? |
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MadMaddie
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Wed May-25-11 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
42. Did you ask her if what the Republicans/Teabaggers have |
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Festivito
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Wed May-25-11 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
44. Congratulations on having a long discussion with a Republican family member. |
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immoderate
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Wed May-25-11 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
45. These are the days of our lives. |
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proud patriot
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Thu May-26-11 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
47. "I'm not Demonizing Republicans |
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tomp
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Thu May-26-11 05:05 AM Response to Original message |
49. you're not telling the whole truth. |
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Duppers
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Thu May-26-11 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
50. Sounds like most all of my ignorant relatives whom I've stopped speaking to |
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The Magistrate
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Thu May-26-11 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
52. Hell, Sir, Nobody Demonizes Republicans: They Reveal Themselves As Demons Every Time They Vote |
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lunatica
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Thu May-26-11 06:34 AM Response to Original message |
53. What you need to do is ask your relative to tell you what Republicans have done |
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Kurovski
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Thu May-26-11 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
56. True is true. "Demonizing" is just an opinion. |
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