Is any group more openly hateful than American liberals?

Question

It seems ironic to me that American liberals, a group usually advertising how tolerant they are of differing views, never seem to cease in their venomous hateful name-calling of seemingly anyone who disagrees with them on matters of politics or spirituality. Republicans and conservatives aren't simply people with a different view on politics. Christians aren't simply people with a different view on spirituality. They are all evil greedy hateful X Y Z [insert more insults here]. Everywhere you look where these issues come up, whether it's a forum like this, an editorial page, a TV show, you will see behavior like this which seems to be perfectly ok to these people who otherwise would want someone fired, sued, and smeared for treating people this way if the victim was a minority.

Answer 1

Losing an argument does not make someone a victim of hate, and winning an argument does not make you hateful.

It would be great if Conservatives could figure that out before the lose the arguments and the elections next November.

Answer 2

I say yes, but it depends on which group you are talking about. If you isolate the groups to America, you are hard pressed to find more hateful people than "Liberals", not really for liberty, but blind consensus on their values. Sure, I've seen plenty of questions and answers here that are hateful to Representative Pelosi, Sen. Kennedy, etc, but that pales in comparison to the number of times of I see questions and answers that say Pres Bush is analogous to Hitler. And to me, that is like accusing an innocent person of rape or murder. Devaluing the term fascist means it has no meaning.

I can't think of politicians that are more hateful. Soldiers getting their heads blown off for the Presidents' amusement. Accusing people of betraying the country by Al Gore. I can't think of rhetoric like that coming from conservative politicians. I'm sure somewhere some conservative has said something hateful, but "liberals" take it to whole new level.

As for as the commentators. Well, both sides of the fence can be hateful. Doesn't matter Limbaugh, Franken, Maher, Hannity. So you have to take everything with a grain of salt. But if you look at some of the commentary of "The View", "Real Time", "Countdown", pretty bad. It pains me to say that about "Real Time" because I like Bill Maher on some issues, but sometimes they go too far.

I haven't counted up the Q&A's, and put value to the hate (HAHA) but in general it seems that far left "Liberals" aren't very tolerant of divergent ideas.

As Dennis Prager would say, Republicans think Democrats are just wrong, Democrats think Republicans are evil. It is somewhat simplistic and generalized, but there is a kernel of truth there.

Answer 3

What I find appalling is the smear from both sides.

All I really care about is turning this country around while stop contradicting ourselves.

For instance, this:

Some people comment on how many will fight for the unborn, yet not for the people once they are born. That is not altogether true. I have also found that many of those that will fight for the unborn will fight against universal health care for the mother so she has a better chance of having a healthy baby.

I find so many contradictions when it comes to health care in this country that it baffles me.

For instance, right now we have universal health care. Our military has it, as well as our federal leadership gets to use one of the best bastions of that, the Bethesda Naval Hospital. Yet those same leaders spend enough money for several universal health care systems through pork barrel politics and our belief we should be the worlds policemen. All while they get Universal Health Care. All of that to the privileged while we have our military, in vary strengths, be it from embassy protection to wars, in 135 countries. Plus, here is the real kicker, through war funding; both Iraq and Afghanistan have universal health care, provided by us.

I am truly baffled by how many contradictions our people allow.

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We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense,

promote the general welfare,

and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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Promote the general welfare..........there you have it, our military and our federal leaders welfare, along with welfare for those we are at war with, but not OUR OWN PEOPLE.

Do you really need a more compelling argument why Universal Health Care should be a right, not a privilege for a few, especially our leaders?

Signed, vet, USAF/ANG, Honorable June, 1983

Peace

Jim

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Source(s)
http://www.gadling.com/2007/07/05/what-countries-have-universal-health-care/

Answer 4

Yes, the irony is impossible to ignore. However, the irony appears to be in your characterization, because in my observations, the vitriole seems to arise most frequently from the right side of the political spectrum.

I do not agree with an awful lot of liberal ideas (although I suppose I appear liberal to people on the right), but at least when I discuss with liberals I am usually offered reason. It seems to take about two exchanged comments before an unfounded acerbic characterization arises when discussing issues with a self-identified conservative.

That has just been my experience. Because of this, I have to really question how correct the conservative ideals are, because it feels to me that they resort rapidly to intimidation in order to quell disagreement.

Just in MY experience.

Answer 5

If you mean the International Corporate Fascists that have taken control of this country like a bad case of dysentery and are attempting to monopolize the world through economic terror and tyranny, then yes, I do hate them and I will fight them until death.

If you mean hatchling of the void that is their one group mind who are fed their thoughts by elevated hatchling on TV, radio and the web channeling RonnieGod, then no, I do not hate them.

I pity their mindless, cowardly, miserable lives.

They have convinced themselves that being economically and psychologically sodomized is enjoyable.

Nice trick.

Answer 6

Wow--your worry and hate have not purely made you blind, yet ignorant. no person ever stated that being a proud American is racist. You, inspite of the undeniable fact that, look fairly fascinated interior the subject material.

Answer 7

It's unfortunate that many liberals are not expressing themselves properly and being insulting. A lot of people are fed up with the wrongs done to this country by the groups you mentioned. They want the Christians to stop trying to destroy gay peoples' rights to marriage, just because it is their religion. They want the conservatives to start looking at things on a more objective scale rather than counting on individual morals for everything.

And if it's only the liberals who are attacking the other party, does that make Bill O'Reilly a liberal?

Answer 8

How the hell can you post a question and then not post one 'SPECIFIC' supporting what you are saying? What you have written is one vague generality after another. It's all meaningless.

Answer 9

There are several people on here from other countries pretending to be Americans and stirring up arguments because of their small minds, there is one individual on here from Canada who has several profiles and will bait people and then use all of the profiles to get their account suspended, you need to pay close attention when you see some of these people and observe their wording they always give themselves away at some point because of their lack of info.

Answer 10

This regime's fascist elements know exactly what they are doing. With the takeover of most radio, television and newspapers by sympathetic corporations the co-optation of public opinion is complete. It exceeds Goebbels' success in shepherding his flock to orchestrated conclusions. "We the people" thus know who to blame for being stuck unable to move forward. We do not see our president and his fascist leaning team as being responsible for any problem. The liberal is. The progressive is. The intellectual is. The environmentalist is. The anti-war activist is. The pro-choice people are. The atheist is. The socialist is. The communist is. The terrorist is. Take your pick. Anyone other than the regime is to blame.