Why are so many Cons still in a state of denial that they lost power to the Libs?
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Because just Jack Nicholson said in the movie: "They can't handle the truth".
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There were 2 versions. The government keeps a lot that goes on closed to public these days so it's hard to tell what they're up to at times. If it weren't for some stuff trickling into the media we'd never know much of anything. Pretty pathetic. What happened to our democracy?
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I think it's too early to tell whether or not the dread neo-cons are out of fashion just yet. I'd like nothing better than to see their ship of fools sink beneath the waves, never to resurface, but it's still early days. \n\nAs for the rats leaving the sinking ship, some will definitely go down with it. The core of true believers would rather die than see the error of their ways or even acknowledge that they occasionally (frequently?) get it wrong.\n\nI completely concur with your final comment, planksheer: History will absolutely not be kind to these evil swine. The ANP has done more to harm this country than any political organization or presidential administration in the history of the republic. They should all swing for it.
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they sure aren't what they used to be ...\n\ni was a liberal democrat until i grew up and became an adult
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Here are a few. By the way, did you notice how Little assistance the liberal ^^^^ above was. They don't have any information that actually supports how they feel.
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They won't admit that because they would have to think beyond the left-right paradigm they have been fed their whole life.  But, to be fair Democrats won't admit it either, because the sad truth is we have one party, the Republocrats, that put on a show for the voters to keep them from realizing they live in a Corporatocracy.
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It seems to me so, they seek defeat rather than look for victory.  You can see it in their speeches and their post.  They would rather have a loss no matter what the damage to our intenational immage might be.  It is plain and simple when the going gets tough, their motto is to quit.  And unfortunatly that is what our enemies are counting on and it seems the libs are bound and determined to deliver.
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From the recent vote, Labor is in trouble, and rearranging a few deck chairs does not help.  I think Blair resigns by the end of the year.  I do not see either opposition party gaining control alone, and I do not see how the form a coalition, so Labor will stay in control.
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we've been conditioned to accept, or at least tolerate what the powers-that-be come out with. Our nation has been dumbed down and dehumanized into thinking everything they do is either okay because of the sterilized language they use, not worth getting all fired up about, or at the very least, knowing there is little to do about it to make any type of significant change.\nIf this country were filled with real patriots and people with guts and a beefy education in history, you wouldn't see the types of administrations in present and recent years last long whatsoever, if not entirely prevented.\nBut people are used to be getting dealt BS so they won't see much of a reason to look further than what they're getting. Especially when the BS itself is downplayed as being normal or just too confusing sounding..blame the media for this.\nDictatorships and fascist states have come along in peacemeal and seemingly-trivial events.\nIt's all about getting the people to accept more and more small steps towards being totally controlled. And once we're totally controlled, most of us won't even know.\nthe bigger and more spread out the lies, the easier they are to believe.\nGetting people to be mad at each other over insignificant and chickensh** issues goes a long way in the distraction process to mop up the rest who do see the harmful steps being imposed. Then there's the minority who see it all and know what's going on, only to be badgered and ridiculed by the rest.\n\nthe guy who answered before me, hot_iron_smith is right. there is no difference between the parties.\n"they're two sides of the same coin. two management teams bidding for the CEO position of slavery incorporated." ^1
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Not long.  \n\nThe voters had a temper tantrum.  \n\nWe weren't able to get our message out to the voters.\n\nThe elections were stolen.\n\nAny of the above sound familiar?  Those were Democrat excuses.  You'll hear none of that from us Conservatives.  We lost Congress fair and square because we didn't perform, because we didn't live up to our ideals of less gov't, less pork, and more accountability.
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That's a difficult question to answer...\n\nFrom what I can see, or should I say from my pt of view, it looks to me like the cons are very angry. They appear to be angry because they are convinced that libs are trying to take something from them. Or that libs are threatening their way of life at a moral level.\n\nThis anger usually comes across aggressive and puts the libs on the defense. This anger also immediately handicaps the conversation because anger and blame blocks having an open-mind. \n\nTo me, it is quite simple and I wish cons would just relax and think a minute. All the libs want is an equal and fair society. It's that simple. They just don't want the ones who think they are morally superior telling them how to live their lives, who to vote for, or judging them for speaking out against things they don't like in our great nation.\n\nAnyways, with all that said, until the anger and blame stops (and I don't see it going away anytime soon with all the far right radio host keeping tempers flared) a real conversation discussing the issues is impossible.
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something inbetween maybe ,i think a lot of them are brainwashed by all the spin .we have ourselves to blame for new labour we should have seen what was comeing and made sure they didn`t get voted in
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because they're scared.  Their own party has tried to scare the pants out of people to get votes and they succeeded...for a while anway.  Until about a couple weeks ago when dems took control of the house and senate.  Next, the presidency!!  I'm conservative but I am also a dem.  In fact there are a lot of people like me who don't necessarily agree with republicans but aren't godless liberals like republicans say we are.
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Because if Liberals told us who they really are and what they really believe, they lose every time... ooops, I guess that's happening anyway...\n\nEven though Liberals agree with Communists and Socialists, they know that those labels don't play well with the American People.
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Because brainwashed people are incapable of seeing their 'leaders' doing any wrong. No matter how much truth smacks them in the face, they will buy into the party line because it makes them feel safe. Being contradictory is dangerous.\n\nDOWN WITH BIG BROTHER!\nDOWN WITH BIG BROTHER!\nDOWN WITH BIG BROTHER!
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ooooOOoooh Doggies!\n\nThis is a good one. The problem is, they cannot support this effort in any of its forms as its success means their assured failure in the next election.  This war was initiated during a Republican administration. Democrats (liberals) have lost so much power in the course of the last 6 years that they cannot afford to do do anything but counter the momentum that GW has created. Its true the momentum has slowed, and GW has only himself to blame for not rallying more popular support for his programs. The media has never done a conservative any favors and socialist, communist and other left-wing groups have done a pretty good job of pumping out anti American, anti semite, anti capatalist propaganda.
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no, it's just that liberals have so much in their party to deal with, by that i mean sub-divided special interest groups, and have no focus. it is obvious when you ask them about a plan to get out of iraq. while the president says" stay the course" over and over the democrats say " we need to change course". over and over with no clear alternative to bush. multiply this by 1000 and " thar ye gowe". lack of focus.