Why Do Republicans Eat Their Own? - Democratic Underground

Parche

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Thu Jul-28-05 03:09 PM
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Why Do Republicans Eat Their Own?

Enquiring Democrats want to know

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Cyrano

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Thu Jul-28-05 03:14 PM
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1. Because when you strip away all their propaganda, their core value is:

Everyone for him/herself. I got mine. Fuck you.

Their so-called party loyalty and their ability to march in goose step is merely the back road that leads to "MORE for me."

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TahitiNut

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Thu Jul-28-05 03:25 PM
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2. Part of the authoritarian ethos is taking abuse in order to ...

Edited on Thu Jul-28-05 03:28 PM by TahitiNut

... obtain promotions which (1) reduce the number of those who can abuse you and (2) increase the number of those you can abuse. Thus, authoritarian systems promote masochists to sadists.

It also explains why torture comes easily to authoritarians.

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FreedomAngel82

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Thu Jul-28-05 03:26 PM
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3. It's really simple

They're not going along with Bush. Loyal to Bush first, party second and country third.

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JHB

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Thu Jul-28-05 03:29 PM
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4. They go so well with barbecue sauce?

Just guessing. Our side prefers circular firing squads.

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baby_mouse

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Thu Jul-28-05 03:35 PM
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5. Because they have no taste. nt

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Just Me

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Thu Jul-28-05 03:43 PM
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6. While we fight for people, they exploit for themselves.

Edited on Thu Jul-28-05 03:43 PM by Just Me

We are the care-givers, they are the caretakers willing to wreak destruction and death in their path towards greed.

Meanwhile, we care-givers are abandoning the caretakers. Enough of that shit.

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Mist

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Thu Jul-28-05 03:50 PM
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7. Endless greed leads to endless consumption.

Too much STILL isn't enough!

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woodsprite

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Thu Jul-28-05 04:11 PM
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8. If they'd chowed down a bit faster, CAFTA wouldn't have passed. n/t

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