Why do people hate Liberals?

[Soggy in NOLA]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

First off, I don't hate liberals.. I just like it better when they're not around. Ok, I have to credit Mickey Rourke from "Barfly" for that one.

Anyhoo, the idea that FDR was successful is up for debate, I contend that he sucked... when he was Governor of NY, he railed against all that he implemented as POTUS. His cousin, Teddy, started us on the Progressive road to ruin.. I see nothing successful about these people. I see them as disastrous. Their collectivist, anti-individual ideology sucks ass.

 

[Charles_Main]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

I don't personally hate Liberals, Hell on some issues I am one. However I do disagree with them on many Issues, and I do not like how they try to claim ownership of All the Intelligence, and Compassion in American Politics.

So it might be that at least some of them, with their Holy than though, We know best you are stupid, attitude bring down upon themselves disdain.

 

[francoHFW]

Because they're brainwashed Pub dupes and Pubs have been demonizing Liberals since the late 80's...You know, Newt's talking point BS/hate that's ruined political discourse in the country. There were intelligent conservatives, but they are all dead. AuH20!

And the correct answer IS repititious, chumps...

 

[Billo_Really]

To some extent, this may have been done in the US with TARP as well, I think.

I think they may have been forced to after Bush came out of his semi-lame duck retirement and threatened Congress with martial law if they didn't pass it.

 

[kaz]

Sad, but true

The days when you could graduate HS and get a good union job that would enable you to support a wife and four kids are long gone

Now it takes two salaries, College degrees and a lot of luck to support two kids.

All thanks to years of Conservative policies

Has it ever occurred to you problem is that you're too lazy?

This is such a load of crap. Everything I do all day to build my businesses anyone could do. No one cares what color, sex, religion or age I am and they don't give a crap about the degrees that cover my wall. It's all about working hard, building a staff, serving my customers and doing deals.

 

[kaz]

Because they're brainwashed Pub dupes and Pubs have been demonizing Liberals since the late 80's...You know, Newt's talking point BS/hate that's ruined political discourse in the country. There were intelligent conservatives, but they are all dead. AuH20!

And the correct answer IS repititious, chumps...

You resent the hell out of conservatives for thinking of you what you think of them, do you?

 

[blackhawk]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

If you don't see the same type of contempt from liberals towards conservatives your not looking very hard I have more than a few on ignore for exactly that reason.

 

[francoHFW]

Because they're brainwashed Pub dupes and Pubs have been demonizing Liberals since the late 80's...You know, Newt's talking point BS/hate that's ruined political discourse in the country. There were intelligent conservatives, but they are all dead. AuH20!

And the correct answer IS repititious, chumps...

You resent the hell out of conservatives for thinking of you what you think of them, do you?

I resent Pub dupes for being careless fools who believe a lot of Pubcrappe from greedy lying megarich myopic idiot Pubs who have ruined the nonrich and the country. See my sig. Any questions? LOL.

 

[Darkwind]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

Are you fucking kidding Me?

 

[AmericanFirst]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

Mainly because of their socialist leanings. Plus, for me, because they support abortion and gay marriage.

 

[francoHFW]

One Dem lie? ONE? See sig pp3 for Pub hateful BS- also Obama gutted workfare and Medicare- total LIE.

 

[AmericanFirst]

Yep, obamaturd is a total lie.

 

[westwall]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

Actually, and I hate to admit it, I have experienced true hatred from liberals more than I have from conservatives. I am socially very liberal, emphasizing individual rights and freedoms over governments power almost universally, I am pro gay marriage (my daughters godmother and one of my sisters are lesbians), I am pro drug legalization, I am anti death penalty except in very rare instances, I am pro choice etc. etc. etc.

However I am also a scientist and as such I will not hide my contempt for bad science and the cult of AGW is an excellent example of that. Liberals have called for the death and improsnment or commitment to mental institutions for sceptics almost from the begining.

The scurillous things the liberals have said are far worse than anything I've heard from conservatives on issues of a social nature. I will grant you that ultra religious zealots will commit murder of abortion doctors (one of the few things I think the death penalty is appropriate for) but they are of limited nature.

Hmmm, ultra religious, that describes the AGW cultists as well. Maybe there's a connection?

 

[francoHFW]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

Mainly because of their socialist leanings. Plus, for me, because they support abortion and gay marriage.

Socialist my azz, just intelligent, fair capitalism. Take your improved, guaranteed, huge cost saving health care, your doctor, and stop believing BULLSHYTTE from greedy Big Health and rich swine. Romneycare proves it works- never reported by your bought off heroes.

Free birth control will hugely limit abortion and save the country tens of billions-

As for your irrational fear and loathing of gays., let them be good citizens.

 

[AmericanFirst]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

Mainly because of their socialist leanings. Plus, for me, because they support abortion and gay marriage.

Socialist my azz, just intelligent, fair capitalism. Take your improved, guaranteed, huge cost saving health care, your doctor, and stop believing BULLSHYTTE from greedy Big Health and rich swine. Romneycare proves it works- never reported by your bought off heroes.

Free birth control will hugely limit abortion and save the country tens of billions-

As for your irrational fear and loathing of gays., let them be good citizens.

The socialist obmacare fiasco will not save me or you money, believe that and you are....well, too late. I do not fear or loathe gays. I just know that they are not right in the head. I just want them to stop crying.

 

[francoHFW]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

Actually, and I hate to admit it, I have experienced true hatred from liberals more than I have from conservatives. I am socially very liberal, emphasizing individual rights and freedoms over governments power almost universally, I am pro gay marriage (my daughters godmother and one of my sisters are lesbians), I am pro drug legalization, I am anti death penalty except in very rare instances, I am pro choice etc. etc. etc.

However I am also a scientist and as such I will not hide my contempt for bad science and the cult of AGW is an excellent example of that. Liberals have called for the death and improsnment or commitment to mental institutions for sceptics almost from the begining.

The scurillous things the liberals have said are far worse than anything I've heard from conservatives on issues of a social nature. I will grant you that ultra religious zealots will commit murder of abortion doctors (one of the few things I think the death penalty is appropriate for) but they are of limited nature.

Hmmm, ultra religious, that describes the AGW cultists as well. Maybe there's a connection?

So you work for Exxon? lol You don't believe the planet is warming? I'll go with objective scientists.

 

[skookerasbil]

I have always found liberals to be generally miserable and highly likely to spend their lives falling all over themselves trying to make others as miserable as they are. Almost invariably, they are also highly jealous of other peoples success so it comes as no surprise that they also want to fcuk over successful people.............whatever it takes. Also for liberals...........but especially the far left ones who troll in here all the time..........this consistent penchant for placing far higher value on good intentions than results, which to me is what makes them really dangerous.

Thankfully for us non-liberals, we can be very thankful that they number less than 20% of the population and the k00ks who troll on here............their views represent, at best, 10% of the population.


Personally, I cant hate anybody who has such a marginal impact on public policy............so its all good. Thank God we live in a Democracy where even fringe views can be heard.

 

[francoHFW]

Mainly because of their socialist leanings. Plus, for me, because they support abortion and gay marriage.

Socialist my azz, just intelligent, fair capitalism. Take your improved, guaranteed, huge cost saving health care, your doctor, and stop believing BULLSHYTTE from greedy Big Health and rich swine. Romneycare proves it works- never reported by your bought off heroes.

Free birth control will hugely limit abortion and save the country tens of billions-

As for your irrational fear and loathing of gays., let them be good citizens.

The socialist obmacare fiasco will not save me or you money, believe that and you are....well, too late. I do not fear or loathe gays. I just know that they are not right in the head. I just want them to stop crying.

Romney/Teddycare has annual cost rise down to 2%, rest of country under Pub "sytem" still at 15%. Enough to save Medicare/aid and the country's competitiveness. (FRONTLINE). Mass is booming. Change the channel, you're a functional idiot.

You just know? Brilliant, bigot. LOL

 

[skookerasbil]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

Actually, and I hate to admit it, I have experienced true hatred from liberals more than I have from conservatives. I am socially very liberal, emphasizing individual rights and freedoms over governments power almost universally, I am pro gay marriage (my daughters godmother and one of my sisters are lesbians), I am pro drug legalization, I am anti death penalty except in very rare instances, I am pro choice etc. etc. etc.

However I am also a scientist and as such I will not hide my contempt for bad science and the cult of AGW is an excellent example of that. Liberals have called for the death and improsnment or commitment to mental institutions for sceptics almost from the begining.

The scurillous things the liberals have said are far worse than anything I've heard from conservatives on issues of a social nature. I will grant you that ultra religious zealots will commit murder of abortion doctors (one of the few things I think the death penalty is appropriate for) but they are of limited nature.

Hmmm, ultra religious, that describes the AGW cultists as well. Maybe there's a connection?

So you work for Exxon? lol You don't believe the planet is warming? I'll go with objective scientists.

This is exactly waht Im talking about in my last post............this kind of viewpoint is radical fringe. These bozo's talk about "the consensus science" all the time as it relates to global warming. But the bomb throwers have failed and the whole effort has slid directly backwards in the last 3 or 4 yeras. Nobody gives a flying fuck about the science. Cap and Trade is now a relic from a former era. Solar and wind still account for less than 5% of our energy production and at BEST, will reach 10% by the mid 2030's. Sheeeeeeeeeeeeet........even Merkel in Germany is going back to coal!!!For the next two decades, the threads in the ENVIRONMENT section are going to say the exact same things and those k00ks will still be losing in decisive fashion.


Liberals are taking the big old telephone pole up the ungreased poop shoot in environmental policy.........the best they can hope to do is throw up court challenges just to fuck up the process. But nobody is talking about "global warming" on Capitol Hill..........the whole phrase is radioactive up there. Even assholes like John Kerry never utter it anymore. And dang..........the president never even referenced the environment or climate change in this years SOTU address.

 

[Wolfsister77]

I have always found liberals to be generally miserable and highly likely to spend their lives falling all over themselves trying to make others as miserable as they are. Almost invariably, they are also highly jealous of other peoples success so it comes as no surprise that they also want to fcuk over successful people.............whatever it takes. Also for liberals...........but especially the far left ones who troll in here all the time..........this consistent penchant for placing far higher value on good intentions than results, which to me is what makes them really dangerous.

Thankfully for us non-liberals, we can be very thankful that they number less than 20% of the population and the k00ks who troll on here............their views represent, at best, 10% of the population.


Personally, I cant hate anybody who has such a marginal impact on public policy............so its all good. Thank God we live in a Democracy where even fringe views can be heard.

None of those things apply to me. I'm very happy with my life and am successful. I don't take help from the Government but I don't have a problem with those who need it doing so. I do not and have never envied anyone's success. In fact, it is one of the things that makes this country great. I value both good intentions and results-you can have both.

I know a lot of liberals-none of them are like you describe.

I'll admit I don't know the liberals on this board very well-yet but I'd like to find out who they are and what they believe before someone tells me.

I'd like to judge for myself. Same goes for everyone else here.

You didn't say it but others have said Obamacare is Socialist-I think a definition of the word Socialism is in order because Obamacare gives quite a bit of money and power to private insurance companies.

I'd prefer Medicare for all.

Just my 2 cents.