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flamin lib

(14,559 posts)
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 12:46 AM Jan 2012

Has anyone else noticed that Conservatives are killing the word Moderate?

Over time they've been successful in demonizing the word Liberal to the point that some now substitute Progressive for the classic Liberal label. Now they are going after Moderate. Romney is a Moderate. Moderate is the not-conservative ergo Moderate is bad.

I guess eventually it will be Conservative and Bat Shit Crazy with BSC demonizing Conservative.

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Warpy

(111,305 posts)
2. Well, they succeeded in demonizing liberals
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:23 AM
Jan 2012

and since nothing succeeds like success, they went looking for somebody else. They'd pretty much finished with gays, women who want abortions, blacks, and poor people, moderates were the only ones left.

First they came for the liberals...

white_wolf

(6,238 posts)
3. A small correction. First they demonized socialism, then liberalism.
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 01:28 AM
Jan 2012

Eventually they are going to run out of stuff to demonize and start turning on each other. The theocrats will condemn the Objectivists to hell and the Objectivists will lecture them about "Miss. Rand." Okay, that's pretty to close to hell.

mazzarro

(3,450 posts)
4. Did you forget "Centrists"? -- n/t
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 07:57 AM
Jan 2012

Or does moderates include centrists in their view? I do not quite like centrists when applied to democrats because they tend to be DINOs rather than democrats who are truly for democratic party principles.

pampango

(24,692 posts)
6. Their campaign against "moderates" is certainly more determined, but
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 08:32 AM
Jan 2012

I don't see "moderates" as popular with anyone. I'll admit that in my perfect world the term "conservative" would be demonized.

opihimoimoi

(52,426 posts)
7. And...lets review wht Social Conservatism has given America... a Flawed system
Mon Jan 16, 2012, 08:32 AM
Jan 2012

ending in W wrecking the econ....

Then,,,, they added the T Baggers...made it worse....

The GOPer led Congress has the record of not doing shit for the

Nation...instead...trying to make Obama a failure, a 1 termer..

The Polls now indicate the GOPers are gonna pay for their

attempt to continue their Farce at the Nations Control Panel,,,

defeat in 2012

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