Americans:  Who says We all take America back from the Conservatives? Yes or No???
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Please do, it will save the whole world from a lot of grief.  I'm English but lived in the US 91-99, the good old Clinton days!  Last year i visited my family in Phoenix and was genuinely shocked at how conservative the country and media had become.  Everything seemed to pro-Bush and no question seemed to be raised against him.  I tried explaining to my parents friends why the rest of the world sees George Bush as a serious cause for concern and i thought i was going to be shot.  Get back to America being free...you were good at that once.
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People like John above me here need me to keep them in check and bring them back to reality a little.\n\n:-)\n\nOh, okay ... John makes me think quite a bit, too, and brings up good points often.\n\nRealistically, though, the ones we can do without are the people who scream shrill rhetoric without backing it up. I don't care if someone is liberal or conservative AS LONG AS THEY KNOW WHY. Too many people yell, "Impeach Bush!" because it is the cool thing to do. To many people back the administration without understanding WHY they do.\n\nThat's my two cents ...
1160584
I too walk closer to the conservative line... and I do value our freedoms and rights... the liberals   carry it too far  though.... to such a point that they actually infringe on peoples rights such as in abolishing religion etc. as far as the patriot act goes... I think it makes every one nervous in some ways to  know big brother is watching... at the same time we do want to be protected  from  further acts of terrorism ...and some terrorist are home grown.... perhaps there just needs to be better checks and balances on what they are doing and how they are doing it................fiscally  Democrats  / liberals  most often are the ones  that   raise the taxes and   spend money   on    a multitude of  programs\n..though both parties need to be more conservative financially.....  I don't align myself with either party... some  republicans are liberal, some democrats are conservative..... I am independent...  either party requires dogmatic thinking to an extent... so I vote for the best candidate... who ever they are...
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It's an insult to the democratic process, really.\n\nI'm a liberal, but I don't think conservatives are traitors.  We are simply two groups who disagree about what's best for our nation.  \n\nIf we didn't allow such disagreement (for instance, by accusing the opposition of being traitors), then we would cease to be a democracy.
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First, it seems that many of you are taking the "conservative viewpoint" to heart - I don't think that it means each and every single person who might align themself with the conservative thinking just as one can't make a generalization about each and every single liberal.  While I can't be sure of the actual intent of the question, it doesn't sound like it is implying that EVERY SINGLE PERSON who calls themself conservative believes that.  \n\nIt seems that in the same way conservatives are misunderstood, so are liberals, and socialists, and marxists, and moderates, etc.  \n\nSecond, Heidi 4, "you want everything to be given to you" is a huge assumption, I would say.  Clearly nothing comes for free, ESPECIALLY in the United States, but does that mean that we, as a nation, can't figure out a way to provide at least basic healthcare for all at a reasonable cost (to all), or stop depending on oil so heavily?  A few European countries have amazing universal health for hardly the cost that we pay for an uninsured hospital visit.  Technology to decrease our dependence on oil has been invented but is being held back from the public...but why?\n\nThirdly, a few mentioned dedicating your life to service.  How unoriginal.  Love thy neighbor doesn't mean dedicate your life to servitude but to give respect to all - whether you agree with them or not, everyone is a human being with thoughts and feelings and opinions and different life experiences.  \n\nFinally, concerning "deplete and destroy what was divinely given to humans" is actually a very interesting point.  This can be pinned to everyone regardless of religious affiliation but it does seem the most contradictory for those who do believe that god created all.  It's a slap in the face saying, "You gave it all to us and you gave us brains-  ha ha ha- we sure can't take care of it because we all want money which is something that humans invented, not you!  Ha- you sure misjudged us."  Well put.
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Very.\n\nThe US has gotten way too conservative since 9/11. We were attacked by terrorists, that doesn't mean its time to freak out and turn the US into a Christian version of the Taliban.\n\nWaaay too uptight. \n\nThe pendulum will swing back at some point though. We won't put up with this ultra-conservative nonsense forever.
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You're going to get some real heat over this question. Conservatives will say you are not entitled to your opinions. Whenever a liberal administration takes over, you will see the world will step back from the brink.  I just pray we don't get past the 'tipping point' (see link). \nConservatives care about conservatives, but liberals care about everyone.
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Americans make fun of islam on south park.\n\nIs there an equivalent person mocking America in Iran saying why do the americans mock our religion on south park on their tv?\n\n\nIt is clear they are indoctrinated to believe America is the big satan.  We have two choices in my view.  One, bomb them all dead. or two, persuade the government to stop being anti american, or we will eliminate them and find a government that will be pro american.\n\nThis is essentially what we have done in afganistan and iraq.
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Please excuse that I am quoting myself from a previously answered question, but what I'm including is relevant and I think it's great that some people are being brave enough to ask the hard questions...\n\n\n"We as a country turn the other way, figure there's nothing we can do, and if Big Brother is checking on us freely (as it's now come to light that he is...) well what's to stop him. One untruth after another and it's like we're a paralyzed society."\n\nThere are a great many of perfectly rational people who are being frightened into "falling in step" because otherwise they are accused of being "terrorist sympathizers" (which of course is false) and accused of not supporting the troops, and of being unpatriotic. FEAR will drive the herd as all cowboys are aware (nothing against true cowboys, just against ones that have never tended or ranched a thing in their life but still put on a belt buckle and wear a Stetson as if they had). \n\nWe have to stop being intimidated into not speaking up. The people who want to bring our troops home and are questioning the current adminstration's agenda ARE ACTUALLY THE MAJORITY!! But whenever anyone speaks up they are immediately accused of being a FAR-leftist or worse, which gets the attention of the more moderates, who decide to make it clear they aren't with the person who spoke up. \n\nTo be honest, I'm mentally preparing myself for the worst. I've actually contemplated what I would do when all the liberties this country was founded on are thrown out the door. And I've decided that if I survive the inital Fallout, I'll be in line to sign up with the rebel forces. \nIt'd be nice if we could get back to a country of the people, by the people, for the people.\n\nThat's my vote, (free of electoral constraints mind you).
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how do you think we got our freedom by standing back.\n\nin the public eyes iraq does not deserve freedom like ours.  we need keep fighting the terrorist for the people OF THE WORLD from the terrorist who rule it.  and we are not dictator we are freedom fighters who fight for FREEDOM,  JUSTICE AND LIBERTY.  unfortunitly people lost sight of it  and voted wrong yesterday.  \n\nand morally we are now also headed in the wrong direction.  people need to be responible for their action and not blame it on science or the society.\n\nfinally for the budget there goes the state and national level budget and economy and our taxes.  people what things to be in place for a better country and community.  but who do you think we pay for it in the long run.  we do with our taxes, not with the so called federal and state money people think we have.\n\n country is in a mess thanks to the ungrateful american public who forget how our free
116429
No, I'm a liberal and an ACLU member and I am rooting for Americans. Just because someone does not agree with you does not mean that person does not love his or her country.
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Those that desire security over liberty, - deserve neither.\n\n- Ben Franklin\n(or a close paraPhrase)\n\n.. exactly\n\nThose who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.\n\nFat Americans (today) know nothing of ultimate tyranny, lack of movement, speech, and a host of other liberties we take for granted. If (when) America falls, - it's because we listened to the liberals, which preaches communication,... then compromise,... then (diversity) accommodation,.. then embrace,... then 'overthow'. With tyranny as a 2-tier society with the few-over-the-many.
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Why do self-proclaimed conservatives have absolutely no grasp of history or politics?\n\nIraq has never attacked us.  Ever.  We have attacked the soveriegn nation of Iraq two times completely un-provoked.  The first time we had no alliance with Kuwait and still became involved.  The second we went to war under the pretense that Iraq would proliferate WMD's to terrorists...neither part of that charge makes any sense to an intelligence analyst (myself among them).\n\nWhen those twin towers collapsed on 9/11, the media was immediately handed a culprit within minutes.  The first question that should have been asked from an un-emotional standpoint is "Who benefits?" (que bono?), the "Who did this?" would logically flow straight from this.  Facts are nasty things though, and nearly all "couch conservatives" would rather tout hate speech rather than research an actual fact.\n\nMy favorite arguements:\n1) Bush is big on national security, I feel safer with Bush in power.\n\nFact:  We have over 11 million illegal immigrants in our country and they keep coming and going at their leisure.  Our borders are little more than Swiss cheese.\n\n2) Liberals want to take away our freedoms, they're just like the terrorists.\n\nFact:  The PATRIOTS acts introduced by our Bushie friends have destroyed our constitution by rendering it invalid.\n\n3) Liberals want big government and to waste our tax dollars.\n\nFact:  Under the Bush administration, government spending increased 25%.  This is the biggest increase since Lyndon B. Johnson's administration during Vietnam.  We have also reached a trade deficit with Asia of almost $1 billion just in the first quarter of this year.  Our national debt is now at a record almost $7 trillion.  Under Clinton, we actually had a budget surplus and our national debt was in reversal...wierd for a "criminal" eh?\n\n4) Liberals don't support our troops!\n\nFact:  Veteran's Benefits have been repeatedly cut in the last 6 years to the point where some vets no longer have benefits from Republican introduced bills in Congress that Bush happily signed into law.  Liberals also want our troops to come home to do the job of defending our country, not become psychologically scarred and physically maimed.\n\n5) Bush is "smoking the terrorists out of their holes"\n\nFact:  There are 3 times more "terrorists" in the world today than before 9/11.  Osama himself had been cornered more than once and each time our Special Forces were ordered to "stand down" the moment before capture via mysterious orders from on high.\n\nTo this date, there has only been 1 single (dubious) conviction of an Al Queada member in a court of law for a (potential) terrorist act.\n\n6) Bush is "finding and punishing the guilty party (for 9/11)".\n\nFact:  We spent a total of $9 million to investigate the events of 9/11.  We spent $54 million to investigate Clinton's affair.  ALL forensic evidence (camera footage, building wreckage, financial records, black boxes, etc) has been carted off and sealed and no independent OR government sponsored investigators have been allowed near it.  7 of the 19 alleged hijackers are alive and well in their home countries as of today.\n\nIn short, keep watching your Fox news and your American Idol (the Roman Empire called it the "bread and circuses" approach), save your hate speech for your Sunday school class, and at least do a modicum of research before you spout something you overheard your misinformed parents rattle off.
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mymadsky: HOW MANY TIMES HAVE CONSERVATIVES TAKEN POINTS, JUST AS, IF NOT MORE, OUT OF CONTEXT AS THIS QUESTION DOES... \n\nTHERE ARE MANY, MANY, MANY QUESTIONS THAT TALK ABOUT "WHAT A LIBERAL BELIEVES" THAT IS JUST AS BIAS AND STUPID AND USUALLY MORE OUT OF CONTEXT...  \n\nHELL RUSH HAS MADE A CAREER OF SAYING CRAP JUST LIKE THIS!\n\nWHY IS IT OK FOR CONSERVATIVES TO TAKE THINGS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTEXT AND CALL LIBERALS UN-AMERICAN, BUT IT'S NOT OK WHEN DEMOCRATS DO IT? CAN CONSERVATIVES JUST NOT TAKE THE HEAT?
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One, I'm not a "conservative sypathiser".  Two, you have already played your hand by identifying yourself with a majority which MUST mean that you are a Democrat or mistakenly believe that our country is a democracy.  Is your reliance on the "majority" necessary for you to formulate and justify your questions?\nThree, by placing restrictions on and making pre-judgements regarding the "truth" of Iraq, you show yourself to be intellectually dishonest.  \n\nHere are your three things, for what little regard you will pay to them:\n\nExempted food from unilateral trade sanctions and embargoes. \n\nSigned the LARGEST nuclear arms reduction in world history with Russia. \n\nCommitted US funds to purchase medicine for millions of men and women and children now suffering with AIDS in Africa\n\nFor the record, I am not a Republican.  I am a Libertarian.
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"Children nowadays are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food and tyrannise their teachers." - Socrates\n\nI do agree though, reading what used to be "popular magazines" in the 1770's, and knowing that it was the youth of the day that took an active interest in this, it is really sad that many can't even piece together a coherent sentence.  Media and news are now delivered in 30 second bites in such a revolving pace that it has no depth.  People in general have gotten used to this, and are taking everything at face value without a modicum of thought and not considering the source.  Truth is no longer based on fact, and illiteracy is rampant.\n\nI love asking anyone that is "liberal bashing" to define a liberal...normally they can't.  Self-proclaimed conservatives also cannot rattle off any of the basic tenets of conservatism (hint, it has nothing to do with religion).  "Pro-lifers" somehow think there are exceptions to the rules, not realizing that by believing in exceptions they are "pro-choice".  Right-wing Christians that believe we are a country founded on religion and we need to get back there don't recall history class...there was a time for this was the case in European history known affectionately as "The Dark Ages".\n\nI agree totally, the masses have lost their ability to think lately and it's starting to grate on my nerves.  As a libertarian/democrat, I really believe that the only way we will have a great country is if people become informed and able to think critically, logically AND emotionally mature.  The simple fact that some people STILL think Colbert was simply a "not so funny conservative" speaks volumes.
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Yes!!!\n\nBut not everyone here is American, i'm not.\nSo atleast one conservative is out from the list, frankly i myself surprised to know the extent of conservatives US have. Its not lesser than countries like Italy, Saudia, Israel, India and Pakistan.