Why nasty?
 

"Let them eat sand", "Let them die", "execute them", "Nuke 'em", "bomb them back to the stone age", "those lazy bastards don't deserve welfare", etc.

Why do conservatives always try to come across as tough, nasty, callous, "people" with no compassion or the ability to put themselves in another's circumstances?

I think, somehow, it elevates them. "Look how tough I am."

It takes a really tough and strong person to show compassion. It takes guts to care.

A cop-out is to say all the nasty things and pretend one's bravado is what sets one apart from the "bleeding hearts."

Inside, they're scared to death. This is their wall, which must afford them some small comfort. I don't buy it, though.

Let me make it simple. I'm fiscal conservative and I hate you all. ;)

We could probably go off on some all too long argument about what a real conservative or a liberal is, then move into who hates babies and kicks more puppies, then veer into who is more American and compassionate, before winding up at the inevitable "You insensitive bastard my dog died under a falling giraffe saddle on 9/11!".

I would, however, on a somewhat serious note point out that your premise ("why do conservatives always...") is just as ridiculous as UG's anti-liberal rhetoric or Merc's "demoncrats" posts. People are people regardless of creed. Some are compassionate and caring some are heartless assholes. Welcome to humanity.

Thanks lookout, and I'mma let you finish, but Greenspan is one of the most compassionless people of all time.

Compassionless? who cares about that, the guy didn't even do his job well and that is the part I care about.

My parents read a conservative paper.
It has its own memes, one of which is that left wing loonies love rules. Anyone with even a slight liberal bent is trying to make life as joyless as possible for everyone. They don't say so precisely (any more) but the idea is that England will become like Russia under Communism if anyone with any kind of socialism in their agenda is allowed to have their way.

So I am wary of painting with broad strokes.

Hahhahahaha---haggis.

That made me chortle a lot.

True, true...but the liberals are just as bad. They just wring their hands a little more before they harpoon you in the back and go back to their soy lattes.

Sure he did.

It's just that he wasn't, you know, working for you and I.

He wasn't working for I? He ain't not?

He ran the banking system. Of course he wasn't working in your best interests.

From the POV of the board of directors of the banks, however, he did a GREAT job.

I was referring to your poor grammar. I don't give a hoot about your opinions.[/grammarnazi]

Which poor grammar? I thought you were just having a trailer park moment.

Working for you. Working for me. Working for you and me.

As you were, smartest man on earth.

Oh, what WOULD my 3rd grade teacher say? :sniff: