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Originally Posted by jorgelito
You're assuming Obama is going to win though. Many Dems and liberals have a big problem with "power of the people". How many times do we get insulted here as being "too dumb to vote"? That is the most vile, elitist bullshit spewed here all too often. I am sick of that type of thinking. It's also that type of thinking that exposes liberal people for the frauds they are. They claim to be for the people but would gladly take away our right to vote because we are "too stupid". BULLSHIT!! FUCK THAT!! Who are they to tell us who and how to vote? How rude and condescending!
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The key word in my post was "perhaps". I am not assuming that Obama will win. I think this is going to be another 50/50 election.
I don't disagree that there are many that use terms like "stupid" or "too dumb to vote". Perhaps it is elitist.
I think it's unfortunate that people use these terms but is it all that different from those on the right who claim those on the left are morally bankrupt?
I think both responses stem from the same place... a place where you cannot conceive that someone else can hold to their opinion in the face of yours (which is, of course, the "right way" to think).
Furthermore, I don't think it helps when the way in which we interact with those of differing opinions is (generally speaking) though sound bites in the media. There is no level to which misunderstandings can be achieved through lack of context.