Has anyone else noticed that there are alot less venues for debate since the Dems won the election?

Question

I was very used to being able to voice an opinion and have a discussion regarding news articles and in chat rooms I could debate the issues. Since the election, I must have my comments reviewed and approved, or the venue for discussion simply isn't there anymore. Conservative Republican opinons are not popular, if they ever were, but at least there was discussion and debate and both sides were heard, whether they agreed or not. I can't any longer defend the President...there is no place to do that. And I wonder why.

Answer 1

Because they don't want people to think for themselves. If these Liberals had a job that 28% of their salary was taken every paycheck they might really care.They want to do great thinks with your money not theirs. The Republican Party has drifted away from it's base'.It is time to get back to the Conservative values we stand for. It is time for US TO STAND UP AND COME TOGETHER BEFORE IT IS TO LATE> LETS MAKE THE 94 Revolution pale in comparison to the 2008 Revolution. LET'S Start SOMEThing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

It's interesting to note that when Nancy Polosi became House Speaker, she talked about the "new spirit of cooperation", an vowed that the minority republican party would be heard, then abruptly slammed the door on their ability to be heard.

Next the Congress spent an entire week passing a non-binding resolution concerning Iraq. I think the Democratic party is more interested in telling the American people what is good for them. As I once heard a Conservative talk show host say, and I'm paraphrasing, "The difference between the two parties is that Republicans "think", while Democrats "feel" Democrats will tell you what is best for you, while Republicans allow you to determine what is best for you. That's why the forums have dried up.

Answer 3

There are many places to voice your opinion. The problem is that the country has caught on to the perfidy of The Shrub and the neocons. Not to worry, we can debate with any of you. Conservative opinions are not as popular, you are quite correct. That is because they have been discredited. The old saw about spending does not hold water anymore, between Reagan, Bush I, and Bush II the national debt has increased more than in all the other presidencies combined! Civil liberties have been threatened by the current administration.
Secret wire taps, harassing libraries and book shops to find out what people read are examples of current administration policies. So back to the 19th Century and lick your wounds.

Answer 4

As you've discovered, many dems are afraid of the free exchange of ideas they do not agree with. Rather than listen and debate issues on the merits, many prefer to make juvenile jokes and rude comments. Just look at what happens on this site (keep track of all the Bush bashing that will be triggered by even your question... just wait!)

Don't lose faith. There are many of us out here. We just are not as loud, and we have jobs - so we don't have time or interest in marches or defacing national monuments and the like...

Answer 5

I have no idea what you are talking about. It seems to me that there is plenty of political discourse. But since Republicans attacked Bill Clinton and polarized this country, very little of the discourse is intelligent.

Answer 6

Unfortunately, regardless of what Rush Limgaugh sez (and I am one of his greatest fans) the disease of Liberalism is spreading in our once great country and it may get worse before it get's better. Sound like maybe, without you realizing it, your stuck in a rut. There are HUNDREDS of Conservative web sights you could check out. (The Patriot Post, for example) will refresh your memory of free thought and stimulating conversation. Also, and this will be painful at first, DROP YOUR LIBERAL FRIENDS. I did and my life is much better for it. I did this because I realized that my supposed Lib friends...........hate me behind my back. Who needs that?????> So, vote, find new friends, get you a different chat room..........or maybe just cool it for a while..........You will pull through. Truth always prevails, and Liberals have a very, very tough time with Truth.......Good Luck!!!

Answer 7

What good does it do a conservative to try to debate with a left wing fanatic? The left winger has had his head in the dirt and his @$$ in the air and has NO IDEA of the things that are happening or how serious they are.

Answer 8

Dems like following the Hitler model for speech. However, they quickly forgot that Hilter failed.

Answer 9

Politicians don't want us talking.....they need us attacking one another while they rape this country of it's resources and other countries as well (iraq)