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Old 05-31-2004, 03:45 PM   #80 (permalink)
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Originally posted by yatzr
Now lets be serious. We are human. Don't try to say you've never enjoyed seeing G.W. fail. Unfortunately, when G.W. fails, that means some part of the US fails. I know you don't go out and hope that all our troops get shot. I know that you really want america to be a success, but you can't say that you've never had a grin on your face (or at least on the inside) when one of bush's plans blew up in his face. Lots of people are eager for Bush to fail (which i think should be the actual topic since nobody is really eager for the US to fail). It happened when Clinton was president too. It happens for all presidents. The fact that when the president fails some part of the US fails is just an unfortunate side effect of what everybody really wants.
No, I don't get a grin on my face when anyone fails.

It's disturbing me that, although you build this caricature of liberals in your mind, you still project your viewpoint onto that shadow.

Think back to all the commie, peacenik, hippy, tree-hugging, sandal wearing, pot smoking, organic food eating, vegan diet, vegetarians, hybrid driving, bicycle pedaling, people you slam under the huge liberal umbrella. None of those people would grin when someone else fails--they'd feal sorry for the person.

Somehow, "bleeding heart liberals" morph into war-mongering, vehement, hateful people when the neo-cons control and subvert the discourse. I would venture to say that the people who enjoy and engage in warfare are more likely to grin and mock when people fail--not the people who can't stomach confrontation even to the point of "appeasing" evil dictators.
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