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Originally Posted by Robbie
DTK you're just wasting your time trying to tell these people the truth.
It's a "team sport" to them. Their "side" can do no wrong. If they are Republican then it's all Democrats fault. If they are Democrat it's all Republicans fault.
They don't seem to have ANY foundations at all. I'm reading this whole thing and realizing that "Democrat" does NOT equal "liberal" in the traditional sense at all.
These Faux Liberals are "okay" with a Democrat president ordering drone strikes around the world (killing innocent men, women, and children in the "collateral damage"), spying on us, and the IRS targeting people.
And that's just the shit we KNOW about.
It blows my mind.
If you were to plug in the name "Richard Nixon" in the place of "Barrack Obama" for all these things...Democrats would be marching in the streets and Rolling Stone would be running article after article calling for his impeachment.
It's outrageous.
These people are not liberals. They are DEMOCRATS. That is their "team". They will cheer for them no matter what they do.
I think that's a dangerous mindset for our country.
True liberals turned on Pres. Lyndon Johnson over the Vietnam War. They didn't give a damn if he was a Democrat or not.
Today's "DINO's" (Democrat in name only) could care less. Let the killing, and spying and non-transparency, and Obama prosecuting more "whistle blowers" than any president in history continue!
Who cares?
Our TEAM is winning! Yay!
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I only addressed your first point in my initial reply, but you made so many good points.
Overall, you're making a point about the tribal mentality of so many people, and you're spot on.
for example:
In 2006, there was a revelation that BushCo was doing wholesale warrantless spying on US citizens. The democratic "leadership" (and their dupes) were up in arms about this blatant abuse of the 4th amendment. In 2013, there was a revelation that ObabmaCo was doing wholesale warrantless spying on US citizens. The democratic "leadership" (and their dupes) collectively said "meh" about this blatant abuse of the 4th amendment.
It's just like you said Robbie, if "my" tribe does it..no big deal. If the other tribe does it, there's hell to pay.
It's such a tragic fuckin' joke, and this country is going straight down the shitter because of it.