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pan6467 · 07-30-2004, 04:50 PM

the hate is on both sides. You have Limbaugh calling Kerry "the French Looking Candidate" and implying he puts the UN over the US. You have the GOP attacking Teresa and her charities.

As for Hitler, I have seen Kerry compared to him, but I see more prevelant him being called "Anti-American", "unpatriotic", "commy" " a traitor who before congress dishonored 2.5 million Vietnam vets" and so on.

Since Watergate both parties and the press have taken to personal attacks and hate mongering.

The GOP can't win on the issues, they don't even try, they have to do everything possible to attack the opposition's personal life.

The Dems. have to compete with talk radio and religious right people that try to silence them.

To me, I think the hate and partisan politics are destroying the country. But I also believe the right tries to silence the left on the issues, or tries to take the issues of the left and show them as "communistic", "socialistic" and "extremely hurtful to the economy." And when you have people who call you names and won't even listen to what your proposals and are trying to silence you, you do get frustrated and angry and strike out.

I don't see the right arguing the issues and trying to do better, I see them wanting to favor big business, the rich and the ultra religious Christians and not the country as a whole. I see the GOP not having any true issues to run on (anti gay amendment the one exception) so they have try to silence, which leads to the anger and frustration on the other side.

07-30-2004, 04:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	the hate is on both sides. You have Limbaugh calling Kerry "the French Looking Candidate" and implying he puts the UN over the US. You have the GOP attacking Teresa and her charities. As for Hitler, I have seen Kerry compared to him, but I see more prevelant him being called "Anti-American", "unpatriotic", "commy" " a traitor who before congress dishonored 2.5 million Vietnam vets" and so on. Since Watergate both parties and the press have taken to personal attacks and hate mongering. The GOP can't win on the issues, they don't even try, they have to do everything possible to attack the opposition's personal life. The Dems. have to compete with talk radio and religious right people that try to silence them. To me, I think the hate and partisan politics are destroying the country. But I also believe the right tries to silence the left on the issues, or tries to take the issues of the left and show them as "communistic", "socialistic" and "extremely hurtful to the economy." And when you have people who call you names and won't even listen to what your proposals and are trying to silence you, you do get frustrated and angry and strike out. I don't see the right arguing the issues and trying to do better, I see them wanting to favor big business, the rich and the ultra religious Christians and not the country as a whole. I see the GOP not having any true issues to run on (anti gay amendment the one exception) so they have try to silence, which leads to the anger and frustration on the other side. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"