I've been saving a few videos from the last couple of weeks and today I figured I'd put them all up at once.
On a number of levels, it's really been nauseating to watch the Republican primaries. Here's a great example of what I am talking about.
This level of ignorance, anger and hatred simply stuns me.
But it's not just this kind of shit because...well...I expect this stuff from the right...the whole Barack X thing and all. What I don't expect is this.
A conservative audience yelling at Mitt Romney for not releasing his tax returns? Wow. Good thing the OWS narrative is dead.
This one blew me away.
Wait, huh? I thought conservatives were all about Jesus. WTF??!!? I submit that nearly all conservatives think that the Golden Rule is a bunch of pussy nonsense and that everything about "loving thy enemy" goes in one ear and out the other.
We've only been through two primaries and one caucus and there's already enough crazy for a whole year. And if you think the rest of the primary is going to be nuts, wait until the general election starts. The Barack X mouth foamers are going to go completely fucking batshit.
3 comments:
Which Obama policies do you agree with that keep you from voting for Ron Paul?
There are several but I'll just list a couple. First, the president's view on national security and foreign policy is much more in line with reality that Ron Paul's view. Mr. Paul is terribly naive regarding how the world works in the year 2012 and his views are isolationist to the point of detriment.
Second, the president believes that the federal government should provide the foundation for education in this country. So do I. Because public education means freedom. Period Mr. Paul would like to dismantle the DOE which would likely result in only people who could afford it getting an education. That would seriously erode social cohesion in this country which, I think, would lead to further economic turmoil.
Third, the government needs to regulate various industries. They've shown that they can't do it themselves and Mr. Paul would like to let the free market handle everything. His comments (along with his son's comments) about the Civil Rights Act demonstrate a profound naivete about human nature and the dangers of a lack of government in key areas.
Now, Mr. Paul does make some very good points. The best one is that all drugs should be legal. Prohibition never works and if they were ALL made legal, violence would go down...even more than it already has.
and his views are isolationist
No, he is non-interventionist. That is very different. An isolationist would be opposed to free trade and any and all other contact with the outside world (think Burma or N. Korea). A non-interventionist just doesn't believe it is right for us to whip out our dicks (and guns/bombs) to prove what a great country we are and that whatever small country we are intent on pissing on must do as we demand. You really think that rampant interventionism is the right approach to foreign relations?
DOE which would likely result in only people who could afford it getting an education
Really? What does the Dept of Ed do for the school you teach at? How did it help you become a teacher?
Ending the War on Drugs would do more for civil rights than anything in the CRA because minorities are disproportionately arrested and convicted for drug offenses.
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