Conservatives are by definition unable to create an original thought. They are sheep, running after whoever speaks in one-liners and say "terror" or "tax cuts" often enough.
They don't fact-check, they don't scrutinize. Whatever they hear from their leaders goes from their ears directly to their mouth, no brain-detour. The sheep repeat what they are told by their leaders, even when it is an obvious lie!
Lies often sound better: "We are fiscally conservative." Much better than the truth: "Bush wasted all your tax money and has nothing to show for!" or: "Bush kept us safe!" better than the truth: "Bush let the attack on 9/11 happen, even though they had proper warning!"
Since there are not enough rich people to vote for Republicans they round up the sheep who are fantasizing about getting rich.
"Trickle-down economy" makes sense, when you are a sheep. We all know now that what we got were droplets of BS
.CONs are not conservative when it comes to the environment, suddenly they become progressive polluters and wasters. Why?
Because they are told .........
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Conservatives are not as stupid as they appear. They have agendas that they are achieving. It is not that they do not know who got US into the economic situation it is now. It is not that they do not realise that the economy has improved since Obama took office. Its not that they do not realise the benefits of public option for healthcare reform.
ReplyDeleteIt is that their agenda is of greater importance to them. Agenda such as greed, selfishness and in some cases racism. Agenda of party politics which is more important to some people than what is right for the country. For some, the agenda is to keep fighting for what they want if the possibility of them becoming rich turns out true. In the meantime, they are doing themselves more harm in their current economic situation becuse they do not have job protection, they do not have healthcare but some people only learn when they are out of a job, ill and have no healthcare.
Irene, I've been pondering your opening statement that "Conservatives are unable by definition to create an original thought." It's a generalization, of course, and therefore not quite accurate -- but it also gets very close to the heart of an important truth.
ReplyDeleteThis morning I came across "A Commonplace Blog" and a post on the Top Ten Conservative Novels (http://commonplaceblog.blogspot.com). You might find it interesting for what it tells us about the conservative mentality. (To me, it is a revolting one, focused as it is on "me and mine" to the exclusion of all else.) To be a conservative seems to mean, "I've got what I need. Go away."
Great piece, Irene - it's refreshing to read a lucid point of view. And apropos your topic, here's a piece I thought you might like - it covers the healthcare and associated (much needed) reform issues in the US, and destroys some of the myths tossed about by conservatives and others on the Right over there:
ReplyDeleteScenes from the US Healthcare Debate
Enjoy!
Actually, Irene, something you posted on Twitter tonight - an article from The Guardian - prompted me to rattle-off the following piece.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the find and the steer!
The Full Measure of Republican Neuroses
Enjoy!
Bren.
"Since there are not enough rich people to vote for Republicans they round up the sheep who are fantasizing about getting rich." Don't forget the morality (religious) crowd. It seems some people think they are the party of God.
ReplyDeleteI can't disagree with anything you said. I can't say too many good things about the Dems either, considering they are much more "conservative" than they are made out to be.
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