You aren't rascist yet Robert Byrd, and ex-wizard in the KKK is your elder statesman.\n\nYou say you are for women and minority rights/equality yet have never appointed either one to the supreme court.\n\nYou support civil rights yet it was the republicans who had to pass the 1964 civil rights act over your filibusters.\n\nI want to think more liberally but does that mean I have to give a pass to Ted Kennedy for murdering Mary Jo Kapechne so that I can be in step with democrats? \n\nYou say you are open minded but when others disagree you resort to unkind name calling.\n\nHate the idea of jobs going overseas but every liberal I know shops at Wal-Mart.\n\nDon't care to save unborn american children but protest over trees, snails, whales, primates, fish, oceans, rivers, streams, damns, the air, the water, the temperature, furs,\nchickens, pigs, cows, foxs', and foreign children.\n \nI hope you see my delima - you say you believe in everything yet have virtually no action to support it.
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I'm not an American, and the word 'Liberal' means very different things in many countries. For you it seems roughly synonymous with 'Democrat'. But let's give it a try...\n\nDon't know about Robert Byrd but I do know about David Duke.\n\nLast time I checked Thurgood Marshall was black and Ruth Baker Ginsberg was female. Johnson appointed Marshall and Clinton appointed Ginsberg.\n\nThe Democrats who filibustered in 1964 were all Southern, and at that time the Democratic party was very much a southern institution. I don't think many of those Democratic senators, or the people who voted for and supported them, would have described themselves as 'liberal'. Anyway, the Democrats still voted 153-96 in its favour.\n\nTed Kennedy - no comment.\n\nI bet you would find 'unkind name calling' equally prevalent on both sides. It's not good when either side does it, but there you are.\n\nI wouldn't know the Liberals that you know, and more importantly I wouldn't know the shopping alternatives in the community where you live, but I also think that the Democratic Party's position on 'outsourcing' is a little bit odd. I won't try to justify it here, except to say that I think you'll find a lot of Republicans who also have a similar attitude to outsourcing.\n\nAnyway, Wal-Mart is an American shop; I would bet that their percentage of foreign-made products is similar to that of many other chain stores.\n\nAs far as being pro-choice goes, I think you'll find that allowing women control over their own bodies is quite in keeping with the general Democratic agenda (in my personal opinion, a general humanist agenda). And I would like to imagine that you do not actually believe that the things that you list in that paragraph are not worthy causes, so the comparison does not really bear further consideration.
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I suppose that, in this instance, I would side with the mainstream democrats, not the 6 or so that keep voting for "Come home now!"\nThat was context.\n\nI'm not opposed to the war on terror. For example, I believe we should have gone into Afghanistan. That made sense.\nIraq didn't. That's my firm OPINION. I support the war on Terror, but I don't support what I perceive to be the war on terror destroying what the United States IS. For example, we've seen the executive use the war on terror to deny hundreds and hundreds of folks their right to not be held without reason. The Supreme Court just labeled Guantanamo that, I think quite clearly. \n\nTo answer your question more directly, I am an absolutist. I believe that occasions where relativism fits morally are created by prior fails to 'do the right thing.' Like the example of "What if you were hiding Jews, and the SS asked you if you were. Would you LIE?" Well, this example, which seems to support moral relativism, is caused by the SS's failure to observe basic morality. So I am an absolutist. I believe in a firm list of right & wrong. I believe in absolutes, and absolute truth. (I'm a christian; not much of a way around it for us, is there?)\nI believe firmly that it is wrong to kill non-combatants for political/military ends. This is what terrorism is. I believe this is universally, always, everywhere, wrong. And I support our government for attacking it.\nI do not support our government when it uses this good thing as a pretext to do other things.\n\n-Stephen
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If I knew it was going to be like this, I would not have purchased slaves from the BLACK Africans who were selling their brothers and sisters for profit.  But since I am a conservative Repbulican, and NOT a Democrat "party of the old south slave owners " Look at the history of the Republican Party vs the Democrat Party, it was the southern Dems that WANTED TO KEEP SLAVERY(States rights) and the Republican party was formed to STOP slavery.  Slavery is STILL going ON today, in \nAfrica, and the Arab "states".  So, I agree, why are they all whining and expecting a hand out??  \n\nAnd yes, I would and STILL pick my own cotton!
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JOHN 16... are you dyslexic ?  \nYou said, "Liberals always say he is a "bad guy" --- then defend him."  \nIn my language, english, he wasn't defending him... he was saying it's not about him.\nI am a Liberal... and I have never defended him nor have I heard any liberal defend him either...  \nDo you stay up all night making this bush-it up ?\nWhat scares me isn't that you vote... it's that you breed !!!\nNow that's a crime against humanity !
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You are a Republicrat.  I vote democrat because I am a positive African American and Republicans destroy the minority aid programs the democrats set up.  This is a fact and some people need these programs to HELP them change their fate - not save them or abuse the program.  \n\nLet me explain.\n\nYou are in the minority having those views.  For the most part, you feel about things the same way I do - and I mean almost EVERYTHING. \n\nI accept and understand homosexuality.  I do not have an poinion on whether they should get married, I am not against it nor am I for it.\n\nI too have Christian values but am more agnostic than anything.  I think that for some people religion is the only thing that keeps them from doing wrong - which is why I think religions were created.  As a reward and punishment system for ones actions. \n\nI agree with the need for welfare, but believe that the gov't needs to spend some of the $100 billion they spent in destroying and rebuilding Iraq to properly run that system.  Also, it should be a temporary thing to help people in between jobs, not as an aid for life.  \n\nI think that free medical aid is ok, but there would be far too many people abusing it.  I think if you did have free health care everything in health care would cost far less, but doctors wouldn't make so much thus making it not as attractive of a career.  So you now have fewer doctors and more people going for lesser issues.  \n\nI believe it is ok to spend a crap load of money on protecting our borders, but not really a good thing to invade another country, especially if they are no threat to us.  This is why China will be the next world power, they protect their borders, don't aide too many others, and keep their noses out of other's business.\n\nI don't mind paying taxes, just as long as everyone has to pay taxes.  I could do a good job of managing my own money - sure.  But you have to understand that your pay would be adjusted to not having taxes anymore.  So you would make far less money.
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I am a liberal, and just like I have reached my political convictions through extensive consideration of issues and through allegiance to principles I hold dear, I have no reason whatsoever to presume that this is not the case for conservatives.  I am sure that like the vast majority of Republicans, you support the Republican party for a variety of worthy and noble reasons.  I hope you have a great night, and that you disabuse yourself of the notion that the people who may insult you online for your beliefs represent the generality of liberals.
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Don't care about your comments about God but I do believe that Ray Nagin is a racist.  Attacking people for voting for who they want to un-American too.  He is trying to get the people to "know their place".  Seems odd to me since blacks fought so hard for their right to vote.  They also fought to have their opinions count.  Why would a candidate take that away from them?
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I don't know alot about politics, but the more I see you extreme people (both sides) post, the more I think every one of you is totally nuts.\n\nAnd to the person who called Amyza29 a conservative cracker- from everything I've ever seen that redneck put on here, I think she already knows that she is one.  And FYI, as one of her fellow native Floridians, we don't take that as an insult.
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Excuse me Bradship, I think the Mothership wants you back.  Maybe it's past your bedtime you window licking jerk!\n\nI think pansy flowers would be a better sign for your political party.\nNo, I take that back...a dog licking it's A$$.\n\n\nIt's kindergarden when you have more fun fucking with people.  I guess that didn't come to mind when you posed the question huh?  How long did it take you to get out of there anyway?  Or, are you still there?  Funny, you want to talk about politics and all.  Here you sit in front of your computer at 4:36 am, with NOTHING better to do than to put down Republicans?  That takes a lot of \nB-R-A-I-N power.  Bravo!  Gold star!
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Pretty ironic, isn't it? And you hardly hear a word of criticism about it. Garrison Keillor, who is absolutely brilliant, has this to say about the fiscal capabilities of this bunch of Repubs: \n\n"You might not have always liked Republicans, but you could count on \nthem to manage the bank. They might be lousy tippers, act snooty, talk \nthrough their noses, wear spats and splash mud on you as they race \ntheir Pierce-Arrows through the village, but you knew they could do the \nmath. To see them produce a ninny and then follow him loyally into the \nswamp for five years is disconcerting, like seeing the Rolling Stones \ntake up lite jazz. So here we are at an uneasy point in our history, \nmired in a costly war and getting nowhere, a supine Congress granting \nabsolute power to a president who seems to get smaller and dimmer.\n\nIt is painful to look at your father and realize the old man should not \nbe allowed to manage his own money anymore. This is the discovery the \ncountry has made about the party in power. They are inept. The \ncheckbook needs to be taken away. They will rant, they will screech, \nthey will wave their canes at you and call you all sorts of names, but \nyou have to do what you have to do."\n________________________________________________________________________
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KKK is a good start and the NEO_CON"s are another, Skinheads are another, Confederates are another. Republicans in general. It is legal Racism of the rights's Christian Church, they do it in the name of God.
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Exactly!!!\n\nIf you are anything like me, you knew this in your soul but so didn't want to believe it that you spent decades searching for other reasons. All of which you tried to find fact and reason in but just never seemed to explain it completely/logically. Escpecially knowing that any rational person would of course not be opposed to so many of the democrat's struggles for the rights of the people.\n\nAnd I, unlike some of the other morons, know you are referring to the 'current' republican party. And I also know that you are referring to 'prejudices' they don't even realize they have.\n\nWhy do I know this? Am I just special?\n\nNO.\n\nI know this because I was one of them! I was a republican until 2002 having been raised in a republican family. My parents used statements like "... I don't agree with discrimination at all BUT... when those ppl try to have more babies and live off the rest of us....."\n\nOr how about, "I think we all should be treated and paid fairly based on our abilities BUT that woman is taking some man's job who has a family to feed..."\n\nI'm glad you have been gifted to be able to 'see' these truths.
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I doubt it.  \n\nWhen will you understand that the barbary you describe is perpetrated by humans, not parties?\n\nI just got done answering xxlboxer's question, attacking the Republican party as "nazis."\n\nDo you really think linking this stuff up with politics is good for America?\n\nDo you really think Conservatives are in favor of brutality?\n\nMaybe it's time to open YOUR mind.
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I agree with you 100%.  Dems talk about blacks like they are stupid and NEED all those money wasting social programs.  Republicans  on the other hand encourage people of all colors to better themselves and not depend on the government to take care of them.\nI can't wait to see the hateful, childish name calling that this question is going to get from the "peaceful", "tolerant" Liberals.
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This is another long one, sorry, but asking complicated questions and expecting short simple answers, isn’t realistic.\n\nThe religious right has two issues with Democrats; abortion and homosexuality.  Their need to impose their beliefs onto others is their motivating force behind supporting the Republican Party.  \n\nI am against abortion, but instead of creating laws which take control of a person’s beliefs and body out of that person’s hands, I believe in working harder to create a world where teenagers don’t get pregnant with unwanted children, where fathers don’t rape their children, and life is considered a gift from God.  Instead of being so determined to force a person to give birth to a child who will live a life of abuse and neglect or be dumped in a trash dumpster, they should work harder to create a world where people want to keep their children.  I believe they have given up on the power of faith and prayer.\n\nAs for homosexuality, most Christians don’t understand what the Bible says about homosexuality; they keep quoting a scripture from Leviticus which is alongside scriptures which condemn wearing cotton, shaving, and eating shell fish.  None of these Christians follow those rules, but still quote good old Leviticus to condemn something Jesus said nothing about. \n\nUsing watered down versions of the Bible which replaces the words for male prostitutes and rapists with homosexuals (a word and a culture which did not exist during the writing of the Bible), the Christian right are lost in a sea of misinformation.  \n\nInstead of following what Jesus commanded, they use the scriptures to justify what Jesus warned them not to do;  throw the first stone and judge in God’s name.\n\nUnfortunately there’s a lot of truth to what “bring ‘em on” says.  Up until the mid 1940’s modern day Republicans were Southern Democrats.  When Truman betrayed the party’s agenda of a segregated America by introducing the Fair Deal, they switched to the Republican Party.\n\nThe Republican puppeteers use the issues of abortion and homosexuality to instill fear into well meaning Christians in order to gain support for their agenda of a white, rich, segregated America.\n\nThe history is long and complicated and most people don’t have the desire to study Plato, Shakespeare, and read the philosophies of a man by the name of Emanuel Kant.  They don’t know who the Bones or the Skull and Crossbones are or how they originated.  It was no accident Roosevelt stayed out of WWII until the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor or that every American city named Delano is almost 100% white. They take the word of their leaders and don’t know much about underlying philosophies of their party.\n\nTo learn all the history, or study a man named Erasmus, or understand how the Bible came about, takes years of research and can’t be found on some propagandist web-site.   The answer to your question is written in the history of mankind by philosophers, religious leaders and world rulers, but is like a mystery which you must unravel.
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To Ben/Sex : You need to get off of ur high horse! The kkk and the NAACP are in totally different capacities.The NAACP is not a hate group like the kkk. The NAACP never hurt or killed anyone. The kkk have burned down homes,burned crosses on people's properties and hung alot of Black abiding citizens. Blacks deserved same thing as whites. We are over dued! You are Ignorant!\n\nTo the questioner: People like Ben do not understand the true depths of slavery and these people like this think about themselves and not others! Whites do just tolerate and some go as far as not wanting us to come to their homes and churches in the year 2006.Slavery made be over literally for as chain and whips but whites are spiritually and mentally in bondage against blacks,asians,jews and hispanics! The kkk is still protesting to this day against equality. They used religion as a weapon to say that God sees other races as a abomination. They are sick people.What goes around comes around!
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HAIL HITLER!!! I knew you were a Fascist. What's next killing the Pagans, the Devil Worshipers, the Unchristian and the Judeo Christians? WOW you must have big balls to suggest such a thing. I hope you don't run for office or there may be a lynching. I have one question for you? With all this hate, do you really think your name is your Gods Book?\n\nBright Blessings to all,\nCarlie