Do liberals hate the American tradition of self-sufficiency because they are incapable of it?

Question

Liberals suffer from a number of maladies and delusions, but a couple are painfully obvious:

First, it seems that not only are they incapable of taking care of themselves, they cannot comprehend why they should be FORCED to take care of themselves. They are terrified of everything that is not pre-processed, homogenized and approved by an official governmental entity.

Then there's guns. Guns terrify many of them. That someone might actually own a gun sends them running to the therapist for Prozac and grief-counseling - it propels them into a state of hysteria. So, according to liberal logic, because they themselves are incapable of handling firearms, so too must every other American be incapable - therefore, the only sensible thing is to ban them and hope the police (who can't be everywhere at once) will save you

I personally don't care that liberals want to live under these false delusions. What bothers me is when they project their psychosis onto the rest of the nation.

Answer 1

You and I share a lot of the same views. You say everything in eloquence and in a sensible manner. I agree with you 100%.
Star for you.

Answer 2

I shall address your "questions" in order:

1. First, it seems that not only are they incapable of taking care of themselves, they cannot comprehend why they should be FORCED to take care of themselves. They are terrified of everything that is not pre-processed, homogenized and approved by an official governmental entity.

Response: Most "Liberals" (I presume you believe Liberal is anyone who is not "Conservative") work hard and earn a living. In fact some Liberals are wealthier than many Conservatives. However, Liberals believe in ginving back to the system that has given them a good lifestyle. When was the last time you ever gavve any substantial funds to a charity? Was there even a first time? Hmmm?

2. Then there's guns. Guns terrify many of them...

Response: It is those Liberals who are pushing for the right to bear arms. Read the newspaper sometime, and stop watching Faux NEWS, Drug Limboob and Ann "The Man" Coulter.

3. I personally don't care that liberals want to live under these false delusions. What bothers me is when they project their psychosis onto the rest of the nation.

Response: Again, stop watching Faux NEWS and read a book and get a real life!

Answer 3

These obsessive and reductive diatribes are getting more than a bit old, don't you think? Literally everything that you post seems to have the same basic premise: anything remotely liberal: bad. Conservatism: the end-all be-all answer to all of society's ills. "I personally don't care that liberals want to live under these false delusions. What bothers me is when they project their psychosis onto the rest of the nation." If one substitutes "liberals" with "Neoconservatives", I'd say most people in this country would wholeheartedly agree, by the way.

Answer 4

You are fond of making broad, sweeping generalizations, stereotypes and hyperbole.

AS IF anyone who entertains "liberal" philosophies is some kind of slacker. FYI, half of the US population is probably "liberal" in some way, and they comprise half of the "contribution" to this fine country - in terms of income taxes and various personal contributions.

I've paid my own way for almost 58 years.

And WHAT on Earth are you referring to regarding,"...everything that is not pre-processed, homogenized and approved by an official governmental entity?"

I suppose you would prefer to return to the days before the FDA? I think you'd better read Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle." That was why the FDA was created.

"Homogenized?" LOL...what's that all about?
I'll have you know that I maintain a 40'x48' garden that feeds two families and my freezer is FULL of fish I caught myself. Plus, I can identify wild plants and mushrooms. Can you make that claim?

Guns??? You want to own a gun, OWN ONE! If you think it makes you feel all warm and fuzzy and safe, fine.

And MOST Americans lack the reflexes, skill and mindset to operate a handgun in a crunch situation, anyway.

I can live just fine without ordnance, thank you very much.

You want to talk about "phychosis," let's talk about the rhetoric and propaganda put forth by people like the NRA. Go to a gun show sometime and in addition to all the "normal, sane" gun owners/dealers, look at the fear mongers; the one's selling automatic shotguns with large magazines and tracer rounds. What the HELL is that all about?

Conservatives "talk" about smaller government, but seem perfectly content with an administration peeking into their private lives without cause or a court order.

Now THAT'S scary.

Answer 5

It's a pity the Community Guidelines prevent me from calling you a moron, but I will say that not only is your premise completely devoid of logic, it's just plain wrong.
I am an American, a liberal, and self-sufficient in every sense of the word for the better part of the last 20 years of my life, and I'm not yet 40. Not only that, but I own a firearm, & know how to operate it quite effectively. So don't pretend to speak for an entire group of people when you can't accurately classify one person in the group.

What I DO want, if you care to know, is for the Republicans & Emperor Bush to stay the hell away from my civil liberties, and to stop with their own "projection" of "pschoses" onto the rest of this nation. They screwed up Iraq and they know it, but won't admit it & now it's too messy to withdraw. The economy is sliding into a quagmire (no small thanks to the Bush/Cheney oil connection). Our environmental policy is internationally regarded as a joke. What puzzles me is why conservatives fall in lock-step behind whatever buffoon they put into office. There's nothing wrong with admitting mistakes --- so long as you set about trying to fix them.

Answer 6

I am amused at your sweeping generalizations. I am a mother, wife, daughter, sister and a nurse. Not only do I take of myself and my family I take care of many sick patients that I'm sure include Republicans like yourself. Get over yourself and get off your soapbox. As far as guns --- you can have one --- not an arsenal. I don't live under false illusions and I certainly do not project any type of psychosis on to any one else. Maybe you should put down the gun and look at your own projection of psychosis on to us.

Answer 7

"... suffer from a number of maladies and delusions... they project their psychosis onto the rest of the nation."
Perhaps a nearby 'liberal' sneezed because it appears you now have the same symptoms. Given that 'your team' also has an ironic little "hatred blocks rational thought" mantra, I would say, sir, that you are constipated too. Get help!

Answer 8

Yes, you have successfully answered your own question. And on top of that, you got some democrats/liberals to admit something that they have been peddling as gospel. Take a look at this one!
"Response: Most "Liberals" (I presume you believe Liberal is anyone who is not "Conservative") work hard and earn a living. In fact some Liberals are wealthier than many Conservatives."
However, You got them to admit that not ALL Republicans are rich! So who really is the party of the Rich!? According to this person, it is certainly not the Republicans. Look at Hollywood, professional sports, and Washington DC! You nailed it!
However, I really think that their fear of fire arms is because they are afraid that there will be a revolution to over throw them and take back this country. I think that is their real fear!
Since most of the liberals in this country have taken God out of everything, they now believe that Mother Earth is their saving grace. Silly liberals, they can't even understand that if it wasn't for God, there wouldn't be a Mother Earth!
Thank you for yet again exposing their Rhetoric for what it really is.

Oohhh.....4 thumbs down, I must have really hit a socialist nerve. Sorry, but I will do everything I can to sway the public away from the democratic/liberal/socialist agenda. We are the land of the free and I want to keep it that way!

Answer 9

It depends. The middle-class and rich liberals are of the "I got mine, now let's change the rules" mentality.

The poor liberals are persuaded by the rich ones that shafting the rich will somehow enrich everybody else. Of course, it doesn't work that way, but scapegoating the wealthy is not a new practice.

Krystallnacht was not fueled by religion. It was fueled by class envy.

Answer 10

One of the Great Liberal Slogans, "Don't do as I do, but do as I say..." Liberals are real good about telling others what to do and how to do it. They are control freaks. And control freaks are that way because they have low self-esteem and are afraid of the world around them. They project onto others the traits they dislike about themselves and often behave hypocritically. They also have a manipulative streak that causes them to get others to do things for them that they are too lazy to do for themselves. It is for these reasons that many liberals are unwilling to depend upon themselves for support.

Answer 11

If you notice they feel we should not have guns BUT if they have a body guard then they have a gun and that is fine.

They believe mommy and daddy should be there for the children, unfortunately we are the children they want.

I say screw them, I am quite capable of my own life. They should mind their own bees wax and leave us alone.