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Philosoraptor

(15,019 posts)
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 03:40 PM Sep 2012

The stark, glaring difference between the RNC & DNC audiences

I know its not an original thought, but I'm always amazed at the images of the crowds at the republican and Democratic conventions, and it gets pointed out every four years. When you look at the DNC audience, you see what America really looks like when you walk down a crowded street in any major city, people of EVERY persuasion, color, age, religion, and when you look at the RNC crowd, you see only ONE kind of American.

I remember years ago the RNC had almost exclusively black entertainers on the stage, AND NONE in the audience, this too made a bizarre visual spectacle.

Its as plain as black and white, literally. No matter how hard the gop tries, the RNC always looks the same, going back 40 years or more, the only black face you see there is Michael Steele, the highly paid black representative of the republican party.

And its not just a visual difference in audiences, the RNC crowd is always hostile, angry, and hateful. All they do is whine and bitch about liberals and they offer nothing constructive, only blame and bitter division.

Just put the two images together for objective comparison: the RNC and the DNC audiences, which one 'looks like America'? I know which audience I want to belong to, the one that welcomes ALL people, of EVERY persuasion, race, creed, religion, and socio-economic class, not just the pale hateful ones.

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The stark, glaring difference between the RNC & DNC audiences (Original Post) Philosoraptor Sep 2012 OP
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #1
**** you Philosoraptor Sep 2012 #2
Enjoy your stay here freeper, it won't be a long one. apnu Sep 2012 #3
Here comes the Ban Hammer......... Erose999 Sep 2012 #11
You should get the lay of the land here before you post like that badtoworse Sep 2012 #5
Back to your bridge, Troll... abolugi Sep 2012 #6
troll much oldhippydude Sep 2012 #7
LOL did the obvious hurt your widdle feelings? Horse with no Name Sep 2012 #9
Yes, 5.4 trillion added to the debt... DLine Sep 2012 #10
Yup, and here's the data that proves it. apnu Sep 2012 #12
The farther to the right one goes, the more paranoid and fearful they get. RC Sep 2012 #4
Ignorant certainly is. Shrike47 Sep 2012 #8
"when you look at the RNC crowd, you see only ONE kind of American" bongbong Sep 2012 #13
The Republican party has abandoned every constituency but one. They are now all in for the white Monk06 Sep 2012 #14

Response to Philosoraptor (Original post)

 

badtoworse

(5,957 posts)
5. You should get the lay of the land here before you post like that
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 03:54 PM
Sep 2012

You won't make many friends here ( or last long) if you keep using that tone.

oldhippydude

(2,514 posts)
7. troll much
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 03:55 PM
Sep 2012

enjoy your stay.. it's rare that we get somone expressing thmeselves with such ignorance on thier first post

Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)
9. LOL did the obvious hurt your widdle feelings?
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 03:59 PM
Sep 2012

Yeah I am going to mourn over that...

but I am hungry for some pizza first!

DLine

(397 posts)
10. Yes, 5.4 trillion added to the debt...
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 04:00 PM
Sep 2012

And conservatives think the only way to fix it is to give power back to the party most responsible for the policies that created it.

 

RC

(25,592 posts)
4. The farther to the right one goes, the more paranoid and fearful they get.
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 03:53 PM
Sep 2012

You get the fundamental religions, racism, bigotry, binary thinking from the Right. The "us verses them" mentality that fosters conflict and wars. The "either you are with us or you are part of the problem and must be dealt with". Lock-step follow the leader or you are helping the other side.
Sound familiar? It should, you can see a little too much of that kind of thinking right here on DU.

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
8. Ignorant certainly is.
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 03:57 PM
Sep 2012

As Lindsey Graham pointed out, there just aren't enough angry white men left, but that's pretty much all the GOP's got. Maybe some of the willfully uninformed, too.

Don't think we haven't noticed the Republicans tanking the economy on purpose, by the way.

God bless the Obamas.

Monk06

(7,675 posts)
14. The Republican party has abandoned every constituency but one. They are now all in for the white
Wed Sep 5, 2012, 05:52 PM
Sep 2012

male voter predominantly from the 50 to 80 year old demographic. Having said that they are not doing well with retired people on social security so may lose a significant portion of that vote.

They consist of that portion of white middle and upper class society who view themselves as just plain better than everyone else.

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