It's the Carl Rove method of demonizing your opponents, and the republicans are easily fooled by this type of politics Any time you can make a decorated Vietnam War Veteran look like a traitor,based on a rumor, when your candidate as a matter of fact evaded active duty service, is a perfect example.
2006-07-13 14:20:10
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answered by kniggs 5
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Because by tying Bush to America (in an abstract and subliminal sense) all criticism of the former is criticism of the latter. Hence, most people -liberal, moderate, conservative- wish to believe in their country and whether they criticize a certain political leader are quite loath to criticize their country to such an extent.
Therefore, the two are combined and eventually one becomes the other; the image and/or the idea of one is blurred and resembles the other. Criticism is turned into a hatred of the country you choose to reside in, instead of criticism of a policy or policy goals. When such questions turn to a disagreement about policy, the defendant of the administration (whatever it is) cannot and does not defend the policy (that cannot either be easily and rationally defended) but rather attacks the person who disagrees. It is a very effective weapon to blunt or destroy anyone who disagree's because it essentially turns such an act or idea into a toxic stance.
Eventually, the disagreement becomes labeled as "silly, not serious" and it progresses to, "un-American (or Un-anything)" and that idea, and the people who think as such, are trivialized, marginalized and their voices dissappear from the public discourse. When that occurs, the administration has a free hand and then comes a dictatorship.
But the problem is that dictatorships never coddle or support the very people who supported it, except for a few, few people at the top, and even they are expendable. That is what people who wish to stifle opposition, in thought or action, never realize. Eventually they will be the only ones left and they will be the enemy. Sigh. If people only knew and understood history.
2006-07-13 14:28:16
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answered by eskimo 3
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Way to show your ignorance. Nobody worships Bush, and nobody calls people who criticize Bush traitors. That's just stupid. If you've been called a traitor, it's because of your words or actions, not just because you hate Bush.
Most conservatives would tell you that Bush isn't that great of a president. He's okay, he's way better than anyone the liberals have put up against him, but he's no Ronald Reagan.
2006-07-13 14:23:28
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answered by Farly the Seer 5
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I call traitors, traitors. You are seditious. That's a different thing. Sedition is no longer illegal (I believe). It now comes under free speech, but is not the same as free speech. It is still sedition.
Here's how you tell a seditious person from a dissenter, protester, etc. who is a Patriot:
1) Cannot make their point without calling elected officals names, or ignoring their status in an insulting way, such as "Bush and his cronies". A Patriot would use, "President Bush", or "President Clinton". Don't get too comfortable, Republicans, as you have a few seditious people hiding in your ranks as well, just not as many right now. Democrats are cleaning house!
2) Cannot treat people as innocent until proven guilty. They act as if every rumor is true until proven wrong, and spread it without though to the damage it does our country. Patriots DON'T do this. Period.
3) They attack our military in the middle of war! They undermine them. Patriots protest policies.
You are not a traitor unless you materially help our enemies in a time of war. Have you? It is possible to do this with words.
2006-07-13 16:42:47
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answered by mckenziecalhoun 7
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You "question" purely highlights the undeniable reality that hypocricy exists on each and each and every aspect. If Obama has quite a few procedures to furnish health-care debt-free, then why do not we carry all discussions till he actual figures it out? He gave the impression to be very wanting to bypass it this summer, regardless of the reality that in accordance to the Congressional funds workplace the concept may upload better than $a million trillion to the nationwide debt. in protecting including your communicate after the question it truly is glaring that you're not from now on some thing better than yet another partisan poster. You help absolutely everyone with a (D) and hate absolutely everyone with an (R). bypass Specter, top? EDIT: if so he's failing miserably. A forecast $a million trillion hollow does no longer make him any better fiscally to blame. And in case you consider the undeniable reality that this is going to operate on to the forecast $9 trillion improve in federal debt by technique of 2014, he's so much better careless with funds.
2016-12-01 06:06:52
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answered by Anonymous
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Because many people who criticize Bush have a tendency to complain about everything else in this country. No one wants to listen to a big whiner. I cant stand hearing people that are like Bush this Bush that. GET OVER IT. You arent a politician, there is nothing you can do about it and prancing around with big signs on sticks to ANNOUNCE to everyone your opinion isnt going to change a single thing. No one is going to listen to you because guess what? your opinion doesn't matter! This reminds me of a song written by kurt Cobain:
"Congratgulations you have one, its a years subscription of bad puns and a make shift story of concern. better set it up before it burns opinionsss hm And it seems to be a problem here
And the steer of emotion seems to clearNow they rise and fall like wall street stock And they have an effect on our peace talk Opinions hmmmmm opinions."
2006-07-13 14:27:41
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answered by E 5
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it is not a matter of worshiping bush, it is a matter of SUPPORTING the president that the country elected. and people who criticize the president aren't being called traitors for their words, they are often being called traitors for their actions against the nation and the government of this nation.
2006-07-13 14:21:07
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answered by thirteen_fox 3
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I hate Bush and I am a democrat surprise surprise......but there are a lot of republicans who hate Bush too so don't generalize
2006-07-13 14:22:18
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answered by Anonymous
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I respect your right to criticize the president. I am a republican
2006-07-13 14:22:14
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answered by Bear Naked 6
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Nice generalization. No really. That's a very creative way to waste server space.
Traitor!
2006-07-13 14:20:23
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answered by Anonymous
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