Oh I detected a grumble in quite a lot, especially in those countries that were "traditionally" US Allies. Heck, even your "biggest Ally" the english are vehemently critizising the United States.
Okay so let's be clear, you're obviously relying on what you see on television and it's a pretty well known fact that it's impossible to get an unbiased report on a corrupt government from a corrupt media. In any case, there has never beena nd will never be any 'ally' that has the total agreement of all it's people, there are always people who will 'grumble' about anything.
tesseract said:
Interesting, it's anti-American now to call the big fat lies of the Republican party what they are? Everytime a Repub sprouts off about "small government" and "personal freedom" he lies boldly into the face of the person he is talking to. Repubs are NOT small government, they are not the party of personal freedom. Heck, they hate the concept with a passion. As for anti-Religious, you bet I am, I can't stand religion, especially when it tries to interfere with "freedom" for the sake of its own convoluted mythology. Religion is inherently fascistic and will always be the enemy of true freedom. And since the GOP basis constitutes of the religious right I'd say "freedom" and Republican are mutually exclusive.
Heh, how can a zealot pull the zealot card? Trying to color me in as just as extreme as you are is pretty useless. I've pointed out the positives and negatives of my Party. You, have had nothing but negativity and shown a willingness to only continue your political butchery. People with nothing more than complaints, never a viable solution to the problem, just as bad, if not worse than what you're arguing against. So don't feed me that 'So it's wrong to call a lie a lie' stuff.
And I can't help but notice your sweeping generalizations. As far as you're concerned, every Republican is nothing more than a lying sack of scum without any moral compass. All those with a Religion want to burn infants at the stake if they show any homosexual tendecies. That's quite a sweep and critcally flawed, it's no longer an opinion, it's just wrong. Your posts reek not of distaste or the reasoning of a rational political minded individual, but of simple hate. Ah but somehow, you seem to feel you're somehow in the right, but God knows it's not the right wing.
tesseract said:
Unimportant! "Small Government", remember, not Nanny State (as in a Nanny that keeps you secure and comfy), small Government as in "living your life according to your own ideas and only with little government involvement". You can't have it both ways. You either are for small Government or you're not. Surveillance, increased government power and so on and so on, go against these principles no matter how noble the intentions are. Heck, the Democrat' ideas are very noble too in terms of legitimacy of a Nanny State. An adequate live for all, good income even for poor people, participation and sharing fo common goods. Good and noble ideas and yet Repubs say they are bad because they are "big Government". But when the GOP does it to "protect" and instill "traditional values" it's suddenly all nice and dandy. Talk about a double standard. The GOP and its voters traded freedom for security and we both know what one who does so deserves according to Franklin, don't we?
Errrr, Unimportant? So you see something you don't agree with and can't debate properly and all of sudden it's unimportant. So it's your view that NO new security measures needed to be taken? So basically let a burglar break in, murder your family and in response you change nothing. Hell, why not leave that door unlocked and tie your family to the bed for easier access? Knowing a critical flaw, a weakness, an opening that's not just a possibility, but that's been used in the past to cause pain, sorrow, and anguish and doing NOTHING is worse than doing the WRONG thing. Or in this case, overdoing the right thing.
It's clear that were you President, your policy of Non-Action would have easily resulted in the endangerment and loss of life for millions. But at least you wouldn't have to worry about being labeled a 'Dictator' or leader of a Nanny Government. Riiight.
tesseract said:
And that's why it needs a big fat slap in the face and the best way to do so is to make them loose the election. Otherwise they will continue with the same **** and never come back to what they SHOULD be (if they ever were).
It's a FACT that they were, that is if you actually read through the short summary of what this Party was founded on. As to whether they still are now is a subject I can see is pointless to debate with you who wouldn't see a forest for a single tree.
As to a wake up call, that came with the Democratic Congress. Speaking of which, said Congress' ratings, ruled by the Party you feel is so very superior, has even LOWER ratings than the PRESIDENT. But you're going to ignore that too, right? Your theory of Republican corruption couldn't possibly withstand the blow.
tesseract said:
They have a LOT to do with the things that irk me in terms of US politics especially when it comes to "individual and civil rights"
It seems that the things that irk you are the very same issues that you yourself posess but you seem to be eerily unaware of the fact. You've spouted just as much hate and propoganda as the Republican war machine you claim to despise so very much.
Ironic, no?