Why are republicans so ignorant, arrogant, and narrow-minded?
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Not all Republicans are the same, of course, but a generalization that may be useful to you, is this:\n\n   In general, Republicans have figured out by the time they reach adulthood what their values and major beliefs are, and when they begin their adult life, the quest for knowledge becomes less of a priority. This is because they know what they need to know, to advance their career, or raise a family, or whatever it is that they're doing.\n   So they appear ignorant, because they may seem incurious in new sources of knowledge. This can also make them appear narrow-minded. And the fact that they have the audacity to say, "Thank you, but I don't need your knowledge, mine works just fine," strikes many as being arrogant.
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I think people on both sides, left and right, spout of ignorant statements with no factual backing. Like "all liberals are baby killers" or "all republicans are rich or bible thumpers."  The terms 'liberal' and 'conservative' have negative connotations in and of themselves these days, they are bad words. Some republicans would say "I'm not rich, am not an evangelical christian, and am not an NRA member." \n\nWhat would you like facts provided for? Anything in particular? The reasons we were attacked by Isalmic Terrorists are far too complex to explain here, although some don't like to admit that. Complex is scary! Radical Islam has been around a long time. And yes, part of their disgust with us is our freedom. When your ideology states that you must follow Islam, strict fundamentalist Islam, you could see how Americans and all of their "evil" freedoms don't fit into their world view. The question you have to ask yourself is, do these Islamo-Fascists pose a threat to your way of life? \n\nIn my opinion, both parties have intelligent, passionate, well educated people that disagree on some issues. And each side has some narrow minded, self centered, hateful people who have no time to try to understand the other sides point of view. For them everything is black and white, right or wrong, there's never any gray area. That is not the world we live in. It's easier to spout of the same old bs!\n\nThe same holds true for politicians.
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It is hard to get a conservatives who is taught to do as they are told and to stand by their father figure regardless of ones actions. The other reason is fear for their career. You have to point out that these republicans today in the White House are not the good old boy republicans like Eisenhower who had a slogan, 'Vote for Peace", "Vote for Eisenhower". That is all you can do, point out that these are not real republicans.
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Seems like you've stated a whole list of republican propaganda rather than a real question.  In essence, you're answering yourself and only want people to agree with you.  Any intelligent, thinking American knows this.  Why are you underminding us by spewing this?
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What are you asking? Your series of questions is showing how dumb the average republican is. You need to stop embarrassing yourself and shut up!
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because we have a lot of poor fools out there who would vote for anything calling it's self a\n republican.they don't stop and think what that peson is capable of doing to our country and people.\nmay god help us all i pray and our country.
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People I know say they vote Republican because they want morality and fiscal responsibility.   After a while they couldn't ignore the magnitude and the cynicism of the betrayal their elected official were perpetrating.
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Republicans are grasping at straws
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because there ignorant
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Do you think they care? Republicans are greedy, self-righteous, arrogant bastards who only care about their rich, corporate buddies, their superior morality, and money!  They believe the rich are important and the rest of us should just obey their every demand, because they know what is best. Hope for a Democratic victory this election in both houses of Congress, so we restore common-sense and concern for the average Joe.
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Republicans tend to be overbearing and assertive, and totally egocentric.\nAll they seem to care about, is themselves. Not others worse off than they are, or the environment, or medical care for all. \nIt's just about me, me, me.\nThey are all for small government, until it's something they want and need. But if that same government wishes to do something for the less fortunate amongst us, the get all bent out of shape.\nThey start the wars, but how many of their sons and daughters, actually serve.\nThey sure can dish it out, but can't take it. It's just pure arrogance.
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Republicans don't even trust Republicans
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Republicans tend to take a simplistic view of things. Lower taxes for the wealthy and those who donated to their campaigns, spend heaps (but fudge the numbers so everything balances), act recklessly and in a belligerent manner- and generally act in the most dis honourable and un ethical way possible. Coated in a nice neat shell of "family values" and *cough, cough* religious fevor.\n\nDemocrats tend to raise taxes but try not to hurt the poorer areas of the populous. Their holy grail is free health care for all, which has been somehow impossible owing to the Republicans charges that it will cost too much.\n\nWe Democrats tend to focus on repairing the damage the previous Republican administration has done, whilst trying to make things on the domestic front better. Often leading to the charge that we don't care about defence, which is ridiculous when you consider President Clintons actions in Bosnia.\n\nOkay, so our Presidents get caught in the odd sex scandal- but a bit of hanky panky is all par for the course. I guarantee you all Presidents have had a bit on the side- its just many haven't been caught.\n\nThe Republicans don't listen to public opinion, are arrogant, pig headed and generally pander to the more racist, extreme elements in American society. I.e. Where the majority of votes are.\n\nThe Democrats want to make the world and America better in every way, they are more economically and environmentally minded- and they'd rather negotiate than enter a mindless war. (Vietnam aside.)\n\nThe Iceman.
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I'm not a Republican myself, but I know several people who are deeply upset that their party is responsible for causing so much harm.  The problem is, they're not too thrilled with the alternatives either.\n\nPeople who still support Bush, at this point, are either painfully ignorant or pathologically delusional.  Maybe they're caught up in the gamesmanship of it; it's like rooting for a sports team and they'll keep rooting for their team no matter what, without thought. Or maybe they're motivated by hate and fear.  Or maybe they were raised with certain alliegances and now they would feel disloyal if they changed.\n\nBottom line is, they're misinformed, uninformed, prejudiced or just plain stupid.
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If you think republicans are evil, why would you consider becoming one? (and yes I agree with you)  Nobody ever said you have to lean completely to the left or completely to the right.  There are a lot of people sitting in the middle of the fence.  Instead of worrying about that, why not worry about your stance on the actual issues behind everything?
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It's not just you...\n\nThey tell themselves it is not about being mean.. they justify it by saying they know best.. that those ppl are just poor white trash or poor welfare blacks that don't work... meaning they blame them, therefore, think they are not worthy of help, etc..\n\nThe reality is that more white republicans are on welfare; although, it is a close tie. The reason is because of the lack of jobs in the vast Midwest states which are prominently white registered Republicans.\n\nThe other reality is that we, the democrats, believe in diplomacy much like when years of diplomacy brought down communism in the Soviet Union. Yet, the Republic party calls us weak just because we believe in saving American lives when at all possible.
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GOP supporters fall into 2 categories , one super rich and greedy who love more tax cuts and second are the ignorant bible readers , the funny thing is bible was about helping poor, elderly and the sick and under GOP all these 3 groups are worse off , only very wealthy are better off