03/09/2009 02:14:35 PM EST

Is "Socialist" the New "Retarded?"

posted by J Price

Until this election cycle, I had become very apathetic of our federal leaders and the state of the national political system. My attitude has shifted, but I seriously do not get some of the political theories that we continue to support as a nation.  Some of these a rhetorical questions, but others are, I think, genuine points that not enough people seem to want to discuss.

Just thinking out loud here:

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- Has “socialist” joined the ranks of words like “retarded” and “gay” as an all-purpose expression of  something disagreeable? How long before we her kids saying, “Man, that’s hella socialist.”?

- If, according to Regan, the Godfather of the modern conservative movement, government is the problem, then WHY do so many conservatives fight so hard to stay in control of the government?

- Why do they call themselves “conservative” anyway? Every modern president that has run as a conservative has only added to the national debt.

- Why do some people argue that the opposite of “science” is “religion?”

- Why do some people argue that the opposite of Christian is Atheist?

- What’s with the media’s obsession with false equivalency?

- When did “conspiracy” become a four-letter word?

- How did the phrase “War on Terror” survive for so long? Since when was it possible to declare physical war on a philosophical mindset?

- Do neo-cons have actual standards, or is their job simply to obstruct differing viewpoints even if it means constantly shifting their own politics so that they’re always in direct opposition to what liberals currently propose?

- Why do certain self-proclaimed progressives think that the answer to years of hard-right-leaning philosophies that discouraged alternate points of view is a new era of hard-left-leaning philosophies that discourage alternate points of view? (In essence, looking for a liberal version of George W Bush) In other words, how is the constant swing of the pendulum “progress?”

- Do we have to limit ourselves to (only) a two-party political structure?

- Why can’t election days be held on weekends?

- Why would questioning the actions of a democracy be considered unpatriotic?
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It all comes from the way the media covers/frames, fails to cover or distracts from covering the news.

We still have the same morons in the media as well elected officials who allowed the impeachment of a president for a blow job by two adulterers.

Then we had Enron, no one even investigated why they failed or covered the price fixing hearings, just that they lied about it. If they had we could have avoided our current economic demise.

Then you have WMD, Natalie Holloway, the Runaway Bride, the Cruz ship queen and whole host of way more important issues than covering how are banks were insolvent and leveraged to the hilt. The S&L was not that long ago.

Funny how Greenspan oversaw both disasters, I guess the first one was not big enough for him. Really he should be hung, we don’t even need a real trial for that one. Talk about story that has not been covered. The man single handled destroyed the country with his contagious ideology, leading morons like Regean and Bush to think the supply side ponzi scheme could last forever. Then he tries to play dumb when asked about. Of course the idiots in the media are not smart enough to connect the S&L, and show the time line of the reckless rate manipulations that created the frenzy and then brought crashing down when the country was all in.

But I digress.

by sisco66 on 03/09/2009 06:03:47 PM EST

Keep fighting the word fight (5.00 / 3)
No, but people who misuse the word "socialist" are the new retarded. Ken can try to turn the story around and make it sound like this was all some kind of evil scheme to "demonize" a word, but we all know the simpler explanation is the more probable one: Most republicans just repeat what they hear other people say without educating themselves. It's folly, nothing more.

by OneHitKill on 03/09/2009 11:55:01 PM EST

He wanted to play silly little games. (1.00 / 3)
The guy wanted to get cute and play the political version of George Carlin.

I thought he might enjoy playing the political version of Abner Louima instead.

by KenTX on 03/10/2009 12:22:16 AM EST

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You've got questions. I've got answers. (1.00 / 2)
“Has “socialist” joined the ranks of words like “retarded” and “gay” as an all-purpose expression of something disagreeable?”
We successfully demonized the word “liberal” until it became so reviled that not even liberals wanted to be labeled as liberals. We're currently doing the same thing to the words “Democrat” and socialist”.
 
“How did the phrase “War on Terror” survive for so long?”
America has been fighting Islamic jihadist terrorists since the days of Thomas Jefferson. That’s a long time.  

“When did “conspiracy” become a four-letter word?”
After JFK conspiracy buffs, UFO conspiracy buffs, 9/11 Truth conspiracy buffs ruined it for everybody else by proving themselves completely insane.  

”If, according to Reagan, the Godfather of the modern conservative movement, government is the problem, then WHY do so many conservatives fight so hard to stay in control of the government?”
Because we are trying to devolve government into the Federalist structure that founders originally constructed. We are trying to shift the focus of power from Washington DC to the 50 state governments.

”Why do they call themselves “conservative” anyway?”
Because we are trying to conserve the original intent of the Constitution framers.

“Why do some people argue that the opposite of “science” is “religion?” Why do some people argue that the opposite of Christian is Atheist?””
It turns out that the opposite of “science” is “Atheist”. Atheists are so ignorant on scientific issues that they are unaware that the infinite Universe was once smaller than a single atom.

”What’s with the media’s obsession with false equivalency?”
Their goal is objective, impartial, balance in reporting the news.  For instance, even though the liberal notion that George W. Bush was guilty of violating the Constitution is complete lunacy, it deserves repeated analysis and exposure and discussion until liberals are completely debunked and discredited. This subject should never be allowed to fade away.   &nbs p; 

”Why can’t election days be held on weekends?”
Because liberals would never vote. On the weekends, they are too busy smoking crack, drinking malt liquor, and fucking each other up the ass to be bothered to vote.

”Why would questioning the actions of a democracy be considered unpatriotic?”
Ask the people who are calling Rush Limbaugh unpatriotic for questioning the actions of Barack Obama.

by KenTX on 03/09/2009 11:35:58 PM EST

Actually his answers are mostly BS (5.00 / 2)
"We successfully demonized the word “liberal” until it became so reviled that not even liberals wanted to be labeled as liberals. We're currently doing the same thing to the words “Democrat” and socialist”.

Neo-cons like to redefine words (as well as facts) to fit their world view.
 
"Because we are trying to conserve the original intent of the Constitution framers."

By denying people due process and civil rights?

"It turns out that the opposite of “science” is “Atheist”. Atheists are so ignorant on scientific issues that they are unaware that the infinite Universe was once smaller than a single atom."

Great link, as always it completely contradicts your claim.

”Why can’t election days be held on weekends?”

I won't bother to repeat Ken's juvenile response. The truth is Neo-cons consider anything that may possibly prevent working people from voting a good thing.

"Ask the people who are calling Rush Limbaugh unpatriotic for questioning the actions of Barack Obama."

Deceptive answer. Truthful response is ask the people who are calling Rush Limbaugh unpatriotic for openly hoping for the country to fail.

"People who boast of ancestry often have little else to sustain them." LL

by Robrob on 03/10/2009 01:09:59 AM EST

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