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Kablooie

(18,635 posts)
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 02:18 PM Jan 2012

IrritateALiberal.com

I heard an ad here in LA on KABC 790 for this web site: http://irritatealiberal.com/ .

It's a conservative bumper sticker site and it really says something about the conservative mindset.

They aren't so much about supporting ideas and views as much as attacking people who differ.
Everything is presented in the negative.

I would expect any liberally oriented website to primarily present ideas and not simply ridicule the opposition.

This is another indication why there is no civil discussion of the issues in Washington.
The right expends most of it's energies to demean others rather than working on serious national policy.



BTW: It said the ad was brought to you by The Heritage Foundation.

http://www.heritage.org/

"a think tank—whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense."


Yeah, okay. I guess you could say making fun of everyone who's different is a traditional American value.
A century ago.






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IrritateALiberal.com (Original Post) Kablooie Jan 2012 OP
Not in DU. Quartermass Jan 2012 #1
Actually, no, it's about attacking elected Democrats. TheWraith Jan 2012 #3
good counter Mr Dixon Jan 2012 #11
Well, they're ridiculous bigots, so the shoe fits. nt sufrommich Jan 2012 #4
Do you think we should be nice to people like Rick Santorum? Personally, I think if he puts himself Erose999 Jan 2012 #5
Oh c'mon, we attack conservatives on policy issues all the time. Get real. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #6
I respectfully disagree. Kablooie Jan 2012 #8
Easy to see why Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #2
Then why are they attacking Democrats? Betty Karlson Jan 2012 #7
It's ok, I LOLed :) n/t Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #10
There are a couple of ultra right-wing DU stalker sites Quantess Jan 2012 #9
 

Quartermass

(457 posts)
1. Not in DU.
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 02:21 PM
Jan 2012

"I would expect any liberally oriented website to primarily present ideas and not simply ridicule the opposition. "

You've come to the wrong place. This website is all about attacking conservatives in the same manner as conservatives attack liberals.

Through ridicule and bigotry.

Sad to say.

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)
3. Actually, no, it's about attacking elected Democrats.
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 02:24 PM
Jan 2012

Through absurdly unrealistic expectations and temper tantrums.

Get with the program.

Erose999

(5,624 posts)
5. Do you think we should be nice to people like Rick Santorum? Personally, I think if he puts himself
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 02:25 PM
Jan 2012

out there with an agenda of things as laughable as ... say... forcibly anulling all the gay marriages that have occurred in the states that recognize them...

then he invites himself to be criticized in an equally laughable and absurd manner.

Kablooie

(18,635 posts)
8. I respectfully disagree.
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 02:35 PM
Jan 2012

In any open discussion, of course there will be attacks and ridicule but there is serious discussion here too.

Granted the conservative views are not often given much weight but that's because the current conservative movement puts blind ideology above reason.

This is not a slander.

When political decisions are made based on the Bible and corporate interests without consideration of real world facts they do not deserve serious discussion.

--

And the bumper sticker web site is not an open discussion. It is marketing ridicule as a conservative value.

 

Betty Karlson

(7,231 posts)
7. Then why are they attacking Democrats?
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 02:26 PM
Jan 2012

(All right, that one went pretty far. Take it as a joke, please.)

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
9. There are a couple of ultra right-wing DU stalker sites
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 02:36 PM
Jan 2012

Stalking DU is really all they do...read and obsess over DU and make crass jokes and mean-spirited, obsessive comments about what we talk about on DU.
That's terribly pathetic, because they don't have any ideas of their own. It's the ultimate level in loser-dom.

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