Question: Do you think everyone who is anti-Bush or who isn't a Conservative, is liberal?

Question

I noticed that on this site, people who criticize GWB are being labeled as Liberals. Or anyone who doesn't share the same beliefs as Conservatives are liberals. I was just wondering why people do that. People use the word "liberal" as an insult. When frankly, there is nothing wrong with being Liberal. Just like there is nothing wrong with being a Conservative. I don't get it. Please explain...

Answer 1

The only people who use this ignorant tactic are the hard core neocons who favor using smear tactics rather than addressing the problems that have caused the majority of the country to be against Bush's war policies. They are the same fools who have hijacked the Republican Party and will effectively hand the White House to the Democrats in '08. Just like they freely address the word "liberal" to one and all who don't agree with them, they are painting the entire Republican Party with a black brush by their own actions, which come to nothing much but character assassination and smear tactics instead of intelligent discourse. I'm an Independent, but if I were a Republican I'd be one ticked off person that these idiots have come to represent the Republican Party to America as a whole.

Answer 2

I have noticed that too. Its actually the same thing the whole Bush , Cheney, Rove machine has done to their political rivals, if you are not on board with them or disagree, you are not a patriot in their thinking. This is so crazy, but many conservatives feel this way ( the ultra right wingers at least). I served in the military for 4 yrs and do everything someone is supposed to do as an american, but , I think Bush is the worst president in history and I have gotten 6 of my close friends killed in Iraq, and I am against the war. Does this make me a traitor? To some conservatives, I am not a patriot, but many of them have not served their country and I have. I am normally a democratic voter, but not all that liberal, overall and in my working class neighborhood, most of the people are democrats, but they all support the troops and have family members in the military, etc, so its ridiculous to think everyone is a liberal that doesn't agree with the neo-cons and Bush's boys.

Answer 3

Oh my, Part of the problem stems from years ago when they started that "moral majority" crap. To win votes for the Republicans. Then, automatically you can't be a christian unless your a Republican which I think is a pile of crap. Can't believe so many Christians bought into that crap. Since that time just because your a Democrat your automatically, 1) liberal, 2) marchin' in Gay rights parades, 3) waiting outside abortion clinics 4) want total gun control 5) Unpatriotic 6) anti-religion 7) an ACLU member 8) on welfare or want something for nothing 9) then I hear the other day we're all supposed to be rich. Now nothin' like going from one extreme to the other. I consider myself kinda "middle of the road" Democrat, I don't have enough money to be a Republican(they are "Big Business") I don't think you have to believe in any of those things up I listed up there to be a liberal thinker. There is a world of difference between being a liberal thinker and the things listed up there. The problem is Republicans perpetrate this farce to drum-up votes.

Answer 4

No, I don't think that. There are anti-Bush conservatives (often more ideaologically conservative than the pro-Bush crowd), for instance. And, you'd have to ignore the existance of moderates to assume that 'not conservative' was the same as 'liberal.'

Though, as several of the answers clearly show, there are plenty on the left who engage in the same sort of 'labeling' behaviors.

Answer 5

There are several people I know who dislike Bush & comapny, and are not liberals by the remotest definition of the word.

I'm not a liberal either, though I often come across as one.


I just fail to understand the level of resistance, and the quantity of venom spewed at those who want to change what they see wrong with this country.

Answer 6

Thank you for bringing this up, I don't get it either, espicially when they say George Bush is a liberal, which is the biggest bunch of garbage I have ever heard, the guy is nowhere near to being a liberal. I just chalk it up to ignorance, and yes, people do use the word liberal like it's something bad. I'm tired of it myself and wish some people would use a dictionary.

Answer 7

No I don't think that. I know alot of conservatives who think this war is wrong and the GWB and the other neo-cons are evil people and a rogue government. That's the truth of it. They voted for Kerry in the last election while they held their nose. Hell, I'm a liberal and I couldn't even vote for Kerry.

Answer 8

No. I know a lot of Conservatives who aren't Bushbots and I include myself. This forum is well known for stereotyping people by concluding that if you're anti-Bush, you're a 'liberal' and if you're a conservative, you're automatically labeled as being a Bush lover.

Good point, BTW.

Answer 9

To some, anyone who is not pro-Bush or an obedient conservative is considered an "anti-American traitor." They have taken the term "liberal" and twisted its original meaning into a negative connotation. It's a common logical fallacy in order to disparage an adversary when one is incapable of rational thought or constructive criticism.

Answer 10

If you will notice, your first answer attempted to insult conservatives by calling them "neocons," as if it was a bad word, followed by more accusations.
The next answer referred to conservatives as "neoconvermin." Another insult, followed by more finger-pointing.
The three or four folks after that had reasonable, measured and thought-out answers without the name-calling.

I hope you now understand that the insults go both ways. This certainly proves it.

For more mean-spirited, biased, hate-filled diatribes against conservatives and Republicans, read on ...
(I'm not talking about you, Elway!)