My question clearly stated I was not asking or saying that libs should leave the US. I questioned however, why they would want to live here. Many of the purported answers rewrote the question to fit their agenda by saying that I told them to leave. Is there a reading comprehension problem?
2007-06-22 08:57:56 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
More proof of what public school systems are producing.
2007-06-22 09:05:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 10⤋
The very slant of your question suggests other things whether or not you are directly saying for them to "leave".
The bias you portray is that obviously, anyone liberal should be happy and if they are not, then they are wrong for how they think and what they believe since your opinion differs from those who question our government.
This kind of adversarialism amongst the left and right; the democrats and republicans; the liberals and conservatives, and neoconservatives (yes they are different from conservatives) is just another control mechanism to get people bogged down in minutia.
If someone else had asked the question, why don't "cons" do X or believe X, the question would be just as slanted and biased. People here generalize way too much and that kind of generalization destroys the opportunity for real conversation and debate.
2007-06-22 16:16:47 · answer #2 · answered by lyricshade2003 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I read yoiur last question and indeed this one with interest.
In the UK - where I live - 'liberal' (or 'lib') means a very different philosophy than in the US.
You seem to be using it as a pejorative term; in the UK it means a political philosophy whereby the freedom of the individual from state interference is paramount.
However, assuming you're not a 'liberal' (from your question) isn't the definition of a liberal simply someone more to the left of where you are, politically?
As to why those with a liberal political outlook would want to remain in the US; I've travelled the US fairly extensively and although I can only comment on what I found; I found that politically, it seems to depend on where you live - there is no consensus as to political philosophy. New York and Alabama could be different countries.
There seemed to me to be a widespread 'liberal' outlook in the US as a whole; although it's certainly not reflected on your rather excitable 'news' channels, at least.
There were, of course, a large number of people whom I met who seemed to equate the freedom to own a firearm with freedom itself. That seemed to me to be a little deluded. But they did live in rather deluded places.
In all, the US citizens I had the pleasure of meeting were on the whole, the friendliest and most charming people you could hope to meet anywhere. Liberal or otherwise.
2007-06-22 16:12:28 · answer #3 · answered by JZD 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Against all your inner wishes, it's all Americans America, not just republicans. Others know how great America once was and have hope we can breathe some kind of life back into the America that treated people more fairly and people made a decent living working for American plants where we used to make things in America and CEO's weren't draining millions out of their companies each year it was re-invested in the company to make it stronger. If it's only good for a small minority in America and other Americans suffer, it's not good for America.
2007-06-22 16:29:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Probably because, even if you didn't mean it, "why would liberals want to live in America" is pretty much the same as "Why do liberals live in America." Which is kind of like "Why don't liberals live in America." Which is like "Why don't liberals leave America."
Well, if you told the answerer's that you were not talking about wanting liberals to leave the country, just try to ignore the ones who failed to read that part of the question!
2007-06-22 16:08:04 · answer #5 · answered by greencoke 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Give me a break. You said "but if things are as bad as they say wouldn't they be packing up in hoardes and leaving the US? Why don't they walk the walk rather than talk the talk?? As for me I think the USA is the best place on earth to live!"
The liberals who thought you were saying they should leave when you said why don't they leave, made no giant leap of logic.
2007-06-22 16:11:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
It's probably a reaction to the initial question in back. We're taught in reading comprehension classes that the black is the topic for the paragraphs below it.
However, we've all had our moments where we haven't read a question on this forum properly, haven't we?
2007-06-22 16:01:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
c'mon man. you get a load of patriotic liberals defending your premise, you suggest that liberals don't like living in the USA, right? and then you turn it around with this and you get nonsense from people who didn't read the other question. you must be a lawyer.
2007-06-22 16:08:15 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Its possible, after all the government have been sabotaging their opticians on the quiet, in a war against seeing things clearly.
2007-06-22 16:03:31 · answer #9 · answered by ed c 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋
A lot of people do that. That's why when I ask a question, I tell people to stick to the topic and don't go on a rant about an irreverent topic. I know how you feel, it's very annoying.
2007-06-22 16:01:58 · answer #10 · answered by Liberal City 6 · 8⤊ 4⤋
I think there is a reading comprehension problem. Can you re-type the question in spanish for them, so Senor Kennedy can translate it?
2007-06-22 16:09:16 · answer #11 · answered by mbush40 6 · 2⤊ 5⤋