1. You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion on
demand.
2. You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments
create prosperity.
3. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens are
more of a threat than U.S. nuclear weapons technology in the hands of
Chinese and North Korean communists.
4. You have to believe that there was no art before federal funding.
5. You have to believe that gender roles are artificial, but being
homosexual is natural.
6. You have to believe that the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal
funding.
7. You have to believe that the same teacher who can't teach 4th-graders how to read is somehow qualified to teach those same kids about sex.
8. You have to believe that hunters don't care about nature, but PETA
activists do.
9. You have to believe that self-esteem is more important than actually
doing something to earn it.
10. You have to believe that Mel Gibson spent $25 million of his own money
to make "The Passion of the Christ" for financial gain only.
11. You have to believe the NRA is bad because it supports certain parts of
the Constitution, while the ACLU is good because it supports certain parts
of the Constitution.
12. You have to believe that taxes are too low, but ATM fees are too high.
13. You have to believe that Margaret Sanger and Gloria Steinem are more
important to American history than Thomas Jefferson, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and Thomas Edison.
14. You have to believe that standardized tests are racist, but racial
quotas and set-asides are not.
15. You have to believe that the only reason socialism hasn't worked
anywhere it's been tried is because the right people haven't been in charge.
16 You have to believe that gay parades displaying drag queens and
transvestites should be constitutionally protected, and manger scenes at
Christmas should be illegal.
17. You have to believe that this message is a part of a vast, right-wing
conspiracy.
GOD BLESS AMERICA ...... oops, ...... can't do that either You have to believe that we as parents are too stupid to raise our own children, but the village collective is better.
You have to believe that tobacco is out of control and just smelling it will kill you but the HIV virus is controllable and cheaper to treat.
You have to believe that Mother Earth is crying for our help and that the rich right wing SUV drivers are the ones killing it.
You have to believe that only the rich are Republicans and that everyone else is oppressed by the rich including rich Hollywood.
You have to believe that Government Hand Outs do more for society than a hand up.
You have to believe that the Rules of Engagement and UN control wins wars eventhough our enemy does not comply.
You have to believe that saving a kanagaroo rat's life is more important than being self sufficient with our own oil.
You have to believe that it was President Bush's fault for the bridge collapsing and not just poor maintenance.
You have to believe that Hurricane Katrina wiping out New Orleans is President Bush's fault and not the fact that it sits below sea level on a vulnerable coast line.
You must protest against your own millitary and hand over it's control to the UN instead of supporting them and their fight for our freedoms.
You have to believe that the New World Order is the safest place to be and not the United States of America or One nation under God!
You have to believe that Spanish is a much better language speak than English. here here That looks like a pretty comprehensive list.......... This is a straw man argument, of course.
A straw-man argument is the creation of a caricature, weakened position, which you ascribe to your opponent, and then claim to have defeated your opponent by having defeated that weakened position. It refers to the way soldiers used to be trained, by being pitted against straw men.
Of course, it demonstrates absolutely nothing and is only a way for insecure people of one party to convince themselves that they were right all along.
Suit yourself. 18. You have to believe that Hugo Chavez as the life-long leader of Venezuela, ruling by decree, jailing-murdering-expelling the opposition, nationalizing his companies, shutting down media outlets, threatening the US, insulting other world leaders, intimidating the rest of South America to follow his lead and inviting terror groups to train in his country represents a more functional, more benevolent democracy than the United States. You have to believe that any opinion that differs from yours is insane drivel,yours is the only way.
You have to believe that taxation leads to prosperity. 18.You use common sense.
19. You don't marry your own children. you sound alittle like one of those Christians trying to prove Creation theory. you know the knee slapping, hollering, gin over the shoulder type, those that hold high and true a loving document yet spend their time using it to justify the hatred of others. whats so complicated with respecting (all) people. You live in a democracy, you have a vote, get over it buddy.. 1. I support capital punishment and the freedom to perform abortions.
2. Multinational corporations do not care about the US or its citizens. Small business should be promoted. The role of government is only to protect its citizens from powerful multinational interests.
3. Guns should be harder to get but not illegal.
4. The federal government should not be promoting art.
5. The federal government should not interfere with state's rights to regulate marriages.
6. Stupid point.
7. Having worked in a low income school district, I found no unqualified teachers, only incompetent adminstrators.
8. Hunters care about the environment, having been a hunter myself and knowing many hunters.
9. Self esteem is a null idea.
10. The dealings in hollywood are irrelevant.
11. The NRA is bad because it lies about gun control regulations.
12. I don't pay ATM fees. I am smart enough to use my own bank.
13. I don't believe that.
14. Standardized tests are counter productive to education. Race is irrelevant.
15. Socialism is not a good system. However, I do not believe that every government program will lead to total socialism.
16. I support neither.
17. These statements are stupid. You must constantly find something to complain about in this country as it will never be good enough for you.
You must be disgraced by the troops overseas fighting in your honor.
*Oh God NO! You've awoken the liberals with there classic lines, "WRONG!", and "NEXT!". So were you seething when you wrote all this??? As long as our politicians and our citizens replace hate with compromise and understanding, (that doesn't mean acceptance), our great country will forever be in limbo, and sliding downward. If people aren't willing to give and take instead of getting bogged down in knowing what is right for everyone else and freely passing judgment all of the time, we won't accomplish anything. Until enough people realize that we don't need to take sides, but eliminate them, nothing will ever change. Why do you think that acting all righteous actually makes you that??? For the record I don't believe in either political affiliation as they are both guilty of the same uninformed judgements and crass generalities about the other, it's really sad. Our constitution was written with a broad pen for a reason, it was to represent many of differing opinions and provide them with a voice. So sad that we have so many who are willing to think they are all better than that and know how everyone should live their own lives. Solidairity or die! ps maybe you thought what you wrote was funny, hate and intolerance isn't so funny, it just keeps men from rising to a higher level of humanity. You and your uneducated fear mongering neo cons are in your last throws. Posting such garbage helps liberals, so keep posting and showing everyone just how ignorant you are, we liberals couldn't have a better spokesman. You have to believe in taking our troops out of Iraq immediately to get them out of danger and sending them to Darfur as peacekeeping troups makes sense.
You have to believe that the US should follow the example of Britain's health services system even though Britain's tax burden is rising at the fastest rate in Europe and that makes sense.
You have to believe that any illegal immigrants that were hit by Katrina in New Orleans should be compensated the same as citizens and that makes sense. If you collect welfare... you must be a liberal.
If you think that Bush is the blame of the Katrina aftermath....you must be a liberal.
If you think that Hillary would make a good president....you must be a liberal.
Oh, I have so many more! This list is pretty darn accurate. It's scary and sad at the same time. You have to be able to ignore obvious facts and spout name calling talking points without thinking.
You have to believe that war is never the answer, with the exception Bosnia.
You have to believe that America is evil and you have to apologize to all those who oppose America.
You have to think it is "brave" to have your leaders tear down the Presidential office and this country for your ideals.
You have to believe that "supporting the troops" is calling them murderers of 600,000 (grossly inflated number) innocent Iraqi's and that they are not good enough to get the job done in Iraq.
THE NUMBER ONE THING.....
Most importantly.... you have to always be able to find someone else to blame for your irresponsibility!
The list is really endless. I think you pretty much summed it all up and I LOVE IT!!!.....heres one for you...you have to believe tapping your shoes in a bathroom is a crime punishable by resignation and criminal court...but having sex with a minor (Gerry Studds) is "ok".....I'll probably be adding more as I think of them.... 18. You have to sympathize with terrorists and everyone who wants to kill you.
I think that about sums it up. OMG, this is PRICELESS!!!
I want you and Ruby Unicorn on the same ticket...with Mr. Perfect as a White House adviser!! you believe protecting animals is more important than protecting unborn baby's. You just may be a fascist if you constatntly tell folks what they "have to believe"...
Thanks for alterting us to your status! Normally you have to be college educated. No to all of the above. You have a very twisted mind. Yep. It's complicated to be a liberal.
Being a GOP'er is much easier - there are only three rules.
1) Worship the lord thy god - his name is Bush.
2) Anyone that doesn't worship Bush is a 'liberal'.
3) Bush is never wrong. Even when it might appear as if he is. Never question Bush, or you will be labelled unpatriotic, and a 'terrorist sympathizer'. You are sooooo off base it is laughable. Turn off your computer and come out of the basement. Stop being so close minded and please stop making such idiotic generalizations. You are not helping your party's image at all. Um... What?
1. You have to be against capital punishment, but support abortion on demand.
WRONG! For capital punishment in certain cases against abortion, but I don't want women having their reproductive organs become the property of the 'christian' Right.
2. You have to believe that businesses create oppression and governments create prosperity.
WRONG! Small businesses are great, faceless corporations suck the life and energy out of nations, and governments do not automatically create prosperity.
3. You have to believe that guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens are more of a threat than U.S. nuclear weapons technology in the hands of Chinese and North Korean communists.
WRONG! Nuclear weapons anywhere is a threat bigger than guns.
4. You have to believe that there was no art before federal funding.
WRONG! Do you have to be a conservative to believe that there was charity before Bush's faith based insanity?
5. You have to believe that gender roles are artificial, but being homosexual is natural.
WRONG! Who are we, conservatives or liberals, to decide what gender roles are? They are what you make them. As for orientation and GLBT rights, I think it is time conservatives accept them, the oppression needs to end.
6. You have to believe that the AIDS virus is spread by a lack of federal funding.
WRONG! No it was spread by a bunch of hyper-religious conservatives acting like a bunch of idiots. It is heavily widespread in South Africa, and that affects the entire world, because the government at the time was more concerned about stopping interracial couples from getting married than stopping the AIDS virus, a government the Reagan Administration supported by the way.
7. You have to believe that the same teacher who can't teach 4th-graders how to read is somehow qualified to teach those same kids about sex.
WRONG! The teacher should at least be qualified to teach kids to read.
8. You have to believe that hunters don't care about nature, but PETA activists do.
WRONG! I believe hunters care about nature. Learn to let go of stereotypes, stop being a bigot.
(Because I don't want to answer all of it)
17. You have to believe that this message is a part of a vast, right-wing conspiracy.
WRONG! A couple of 40 year old guys in their mother's basements copy and pasting the message you just posted across the internet hardly counts as a "vast right wing conspiracy".
Something to add:
You're a liberal if there are people more concerned about you and trying to oppose you and everything else and ignoring the current crooked administration in the White House right now. You know nothing.
This is just what you're told you believe.
There is nothing here but sterotypical b.s.
1.You are pro-life, but don't blink an eye when its a grown child that is a soldier.
2.You believe big business is the gov't.
3.You confuse gun control with CRIME control.
13. OMG, you recognize a woman in history that is so liberal.
17. Based on the conspiracy of stupidity. Then yes.
You need more help than God can give but bless you anyway. | 