Right-Wing Assholes

[Flint]

Why do they always have to be so rude? It's not fair to others that may share their viewpoint, that they come off as such loudmouthed shit-for-brains. You know what I'm talking about. Either it's the same person making new accounts every time they wear out their welcome, or there is actually a whole population of these fucktards out there. Hey, make sure and use a sledgehammer to get your point across. That doesn't alienate anybody.

[Griff]

Dude, don't you live in Texas?

Seriously though, usually when they're new they think nobody has ever heard their POV before. I used to pull the same nonsense with my libbytarian line of crap.

[TheMercenary]

What is right-wing? Righty-tighty, Lefty-loosey? Liberal, Conservative? Democrat, Republican? One-world-order, anti-establishment? Socialist, Communist? Religious-zealot, Atheist?

[Flint]

Originally Posted by Griff

Dude, don't you live in Texas?

Seriously though, usually when they're new they think nobody has ever heard their POV before. I used to pull the same nonsense with my libbytarian line of crap.

Yes, I live in Texas, and we are capable of having perfectly civil conversations here.

The thing is, being rude and abusive isn't a good way to get people to understand where you're coming from. I don't want to believe that people who disagree with me politically are not decent human beings, but it does bother me that the online right-wingers just seem to be such pricks. It makes their political stance appear to be a throwback to simpler, more hate-filled times. I don't think that's the case necessarily, but they aren't helping by acting the way they do.

[Flint]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

What is right-wing? Righty-tighty, Lefty-loosey? Liberal, Conservative? Democrat, Republican? One-world-order, anti-establishment? Socialist, Communist? Religious-zealot, Atheist?

Pick whatever word you like. I'm talking about you. You're an asshole.

[Spexxvet]

It seems like the conservative media "personalities" are all nasty, too.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Flint

Pick whatever word you like. I'm talking about you. You're an asshole.

Was it the violins that pushed you over the edge? That was a bit extreme.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Flint

Yes, I live in Texas, and we are capable of having perfectly civil conversations here.

The thing is, being rude and abusive isn't a good way to get people to understand where you're coming from. I don't want to believe that people who disagree with me politically are not decent human beings, but it does bother me that the online right-wingers just seem to be such pricks. It makes their political stance appear to be a throwback to simpler, more hate-filled times. I don't think that's the case necessarily, but they aren't helping by acting the way they do.

I guess it comes from at least couple directions. If you only deal with righties on a daily basis and then tune into most national media you feel like you are not being represented. Others could be righties surrounded by lefties and they need to blow off steam.

[elSicomoro]

Conservative pundits (including some here) do come across to me as hostile on many occasions. Some liberal pundits (including some here) come across to me as preachy, whiny and/or unreasonable. Now I fully admit that I may be biased...I am a liberal with some conservative leanings (primarily on business issues and gun control). But I think many humans have an overwhelming desire to "win"...for many years, conservatives here have played the fear card. Liberals play the "think of the children!" card.

Maybe I'm overly optimistic or naive, but I'd like for our society to get to a point where you lay it all out without being a candyass and let the people decide. And when they decide, be gracious...whether you're the winner or the loser.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Flint

Pick whatever word you like. I'm talking about you. You're an asshole.

Awwwwwwwww.... and you wonder how and why people respond to people like you, and then in your mind sound like they are assholes. Look in the mirror dude.

[Sundae]

Flint I thought you were very rude when you first came here (I've since accepted a lot of that as just being your style)

And there are a lot of views here that would count as right wing in Britain. It's a matter of perspective.

[Flint]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

... you wonder how and why people respond to people like you, and then in your mind sound like they are assholes ...

No, you've completely missed the point. Or, you just want to spin it as somehow "my fault" ... that never gets old.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by sycamore

Conservative pundits (including some here) do come across to me as hostile on many occasions. Some liberal pundits (including some here) come across to me as preachy, whiny and/or unreasonable.

Well put. Folks come off as caricatures of themselves based on a few extreme positions. Its boring talking about commonly held beliefs.

[glatt]

Originally Posted by glatt

Was it the violins that pushed you over the edge? That was a bit extreme.

No. I was wrong. It was the reach around comment. Right? I'm slowly working my way through the threads.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by sycamore

Conservative pundits (including some here) do come across to me as hostile on many occasions. Some liberal pundits (including some here) come across to me as preachy, whiny and/or unreasonable. Now I fully admit that I may be biased...I am a liberal with some conservative leanings (primarily on business issues and gun control). But I think many humans have an overwhelming desire to "win"...for many years, conservatives here have played the fear card. Liberals play the "think of the children!" card.

Maybe I'm overly optimistic or naive, but I'd like for our society to get to a point where you lay it all out without being a candyass and let the people decide. And when they decide, be gracious...whether you're the winner or the loser.

That about sums it up for me. I don't consider myself as a conservative or a liberal. Guess because it would be difficult to explain to the Chruch Lady that I don't go to church and support a womans right to choose, but the libs can't wrap thier head around my gun collection and desire to support covert actions. No wonder people can't put a round peg in a square hole. If someone disagrees with you and will not see it your way they are "assholes" or "hostile". What a load of crap. They just have a different opinion and are supporting it in the the best way they see fit. I have never gone off half cocked at anyone who did not do so to me first. Don't bring a knife to a gun fight.