Does Bush hatred blind otherwise rational people?

Question

Thanks Maxy for making my point, except maybe the otherwise rational part.

Answer 1

Yep! Take Dan Rather, for example. He threw 40 years of his career away over it.

Answer 2

ALL hatred blinds otherwise rational people.

Hate is an emotion and leads to emotional responses, which are usually the polar opposite of rational responses.

Answer 3

Bush hatred is so fierce among liberals that it's hard to think of any of these individuals as rational. I remember how much conservatives hated Clinton, but never with the venom that is spewed by the anti-Bush crowd.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Hating any representative, heck, hating anyone does that. That's why we had sedition laws at one time.

Those laws are gone, but that doesn't mean you can't speak up. When people realize that you WON'T act seditiously, and will speak up against them when they do, there will be fewer of them. Right now, half our youth thinks it's normal and respectful behavior! America hating is also back in fashion for some.

Not for me. I won't stay silent and let them represent me. My silence gives them license, and they take it as mandate.

They don't represent me with their hatred.

I'm a patriot, first, and a democrat, second.

Republicans, Libertarians, Independents of all sorts, if you don't hate democrats blindly, you might take a cue.

Self-hate is sick. Hatred of our politicians is just as sick. Blaming them is just as sick.

Holding them responsible? That's patriotic. But not if we don't act responsibly ourselves.

Answer 6

Yes, but the inverse is also true. Bush supporters, esp the extreme Neo-Cons, appear to follow blindly leaving their traditional values behind. Certainly not Bush bashing, but some of his recent policy pushes are well beyond the par.

Answer 7

The biggest problem with politics is that people make subjective (emotional) assumptions and decisions about topics when objective is the way to go , just the facts.

Answer 8

Yes, although I would call most of the Bush bashers semi rational people at best.

Answer 9

Other-than-wise blind Bush hates rational people.

Answer 10

Hate is a heavy burden to carry and rational people choose not to hate.

Answer 11

Absolutely. Here is a great quote from Winston Churchill:
"I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents."

If this is the case, Bush could be the best president ever.
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