Why do people hate Liberals?

[thereisnospoon]

Liberal Hypocrisy: Hurting Minorities While Claiming To Help Them


February 22, 2013
by David L. Goetsch


The maxim, if you want to FEEL good be a liberal but if you want to DO good be a conservative, has never rung so true. It is disturbing to realize how far liberal Democrats have been able to advance their leftwing agenda by whispering pleasing but false promises in the ears of poor minorities while simultaneously stabbing them in the back. In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that contemporary liberalism—so-called progressivism—has done more to harm poor minorities than anything since slavery. In fact, for poor minorities in America, progressivism is little more than a new form of slavery.

Examples abound concerning liberal policies and programs that purport to help poor minorities when in fact they do more harm than good. One such example is the left’s commitment to continually raising the minimum wage in spite of indisputable evidence that doing so creates high unemployment, especially among young blacks and other minorities. Ever higher minimum-wage rates simply freeze young minorities out of the workplace just when they are seeking that all-important first job. Unable to get a job, too many are left spending their idle time on the streets where the criminal element quickly recruits them for nefarious activities that lead to no good. Those poor minorities who refuse to take up a life of crime are still prime targets for another group: liberals looking to expand the ranks of entitled minorities who look to government for their sustenance. Either route is destructive for the individuals in question and for our country.

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Simply put, liberalism has created the permanent underclass of people who for one generation after another have become dependent then accustomed to then self entitled to public assistance.

 

[bripat9643]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

I stopped reading when I came to this line:

"And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives."

Yeah, that had me rolling on the floor!

 

[bripat9643]

I suspect that it's a difference of opinion about what liberty means.

"where there is no law, there is no freedom: for liberty is, to be free from restraint and violence from others; which cannot be, where there is no law: but freedom is not, as we are told, a liberty for every man to do what he lists... for who could be free, when every other man's humour might domineer over him?"
-- John Locke; from Second Treatise of Civil Government, CHAP. VI.

Libturds believe freedom is the ability to do whatever the government tells you to do.

 

[numan]

'
...is either a little liberal or a little conserva-tive"

I don't have a horse in this race, since I am neither liberal nor conservative -- I don't think the terms have much meaning in the modern world.

I suppose, ideally, a conservative is someone who wishes to preserve what is good from the past while moving forward, and a liberal is someone who wishes to move forward, while not destroying what is good from the past. · ·

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

It seems to me that there is no REAL reason -- I think people on both sides of the left-right divide have simply been brainwashed by manipulators who have access to their brains -- very little of what most people think seems to be logically thought out.

I know most people are sure that they have not been brainwashed, but I think they are mistaken. In this modern society it is well nigh impossible to avoid being mentally manipulated.

I note that the words "liberal" and "conservative" keep changing their meaning in the mass mind. They meant something different in the 19th century from the 20th century -- different things in Europe than in America, generally. When I was young, "liberal" was a term of general approval, and even conservatives considered themselves to have many liberal virtues. In the rabid hatefulness of the MCarthy Era, thoughtful conservtives wanted to preserve what was good from the past, and they wanted to fight against totalitarianism, whether of the fascist variety or the communist variety. "Liberals" were in favor of much the same thing -- they were in favor of free market forces, though they wanted regulations to guard against criminal collusion and manipulation that might lead to a new Depression.

Today the word "liberal" seems to have changed its meaning yet again, to become a mere swear word for what people dislike emotionally -- like the word "Commie!" in the bad old 1950's. It seems to have very little connection with its original meaning of abetting free market forces.

Likewise, the word "conservative" seems in many people's minds not to mean preserving the virtues of the past while moving forward, but rather conjures up the image of heartless, nasty Neo-Cons who are hell-bent on turning society into a totalitarian gulag totally run by monopolistic, uncontrolled, international mega-corporations in some sort of dystopian nightmare.

I think the future will be much different from either side's nightmare -- and probably, very much worse.
.

 

[Rozman]

Liberals feel the only way to fix a problem is to throw other people's money at it.
And when that doesn't work it was because they just didn't throw enough money at it.
What I still can't get over was the President's "you didn't build that speech"...
That spoke volumes about the contempt that lefties have for people that want to make a better
life for themselves.

 

[francoHFW]

OP- People don't hate liberals- angry white men/dupes hate people lol. The mess we're in is the legacy of 30 years of Reaganism and Voodoo- the slow ruin of the nonrich and the country, and the rise of a giant propaganda machine for the hater dupes- a disgrace.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Liberals are hilarious. When I was young and impressionable, they convinced me they were smart and principled. Now, they make me laugh. They will exhaust themselves fighting problems to your last dollar. The only thing they like to work hard at is finding new ways to take from people who actually work

 

[thereisnospoon]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

I don't hate them. I disagree with the liberal ideology.
I despise everything about liberalism.
It's garbage.

 

[lockedemosthene]

In the end it's a simple divide and conquer strategy, If you are liberal, your conquered, if you are conservative, you are conquered... the liberals and conservatives up in washngton are having drinks and clapping each other on the back while their followers spit venom and "fling poo" at each other.

 

[uscitizen]

Why do people hate Liberals?
They are jealous of us.

 

[initforme]

While I surely am no liberal I also dont buy into the "american exceptionalism" rhetoric. That makes me laugh hysterically. A person can cut through the bs of the so called "conservative" and "liberal" banter with a knife because its thick and narrow minded not to mention bigoted.

 

[WUN]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

I don't hate liberals, but I despise the stances of progressives or ultra-leftwingers. Just as I don't like the stances of reactionary rightwingers, neocons or tea party members. Basically I am anti-extremist and anti-intolerance. American progressives and tea party members are intolerant of variance of opinions and they do nothing but try to divide the country into two groups and drive polarization, which I reject. They are trying to drive moderates into extinction.

 

[Pheonixops]

Liberals feel the only way to fix a problem is to throw other people's money at it.
And when that doesn't work it was because they just didn't throw enough money at it.
What I still can't get over was the President's "you didn't build that speech"...
That spoke volumes about the contempt that lefties have for people that want to make a better
life for themselves.

All philosophies and parties ave done that. See "the War on drugs", etc.

 

[thereisnospoon]

While I surely am no liberal I also dont buy into the "american exceptionalism" rhetoric. That makes me laugh hysterically. A person can cut through the bs of the so called "conservative" and "liberal" banter with a knife because its thick and narrow minded not to mention bigoted.

American Exceptionalism IS a reality.
It refers to the greatest accomplishment in freedom, liberty and prosperity in the history of mankind.
It also says we believe we can be the best at everything we try. It also means that every person has the right to pursue what ever accomplishments he wishes to the best of his ability.
Your side sees American Exceptionalism to mean arrogance. So you try to tear down anything that makes this nation great.

 

[WUN]

While I surely am no liberal I also dont buy into the "american exceptionalism" rhetoric. That makes me laugh hysterically. A person can cut through the bs of the so called "conservative" and "liberal" banter with a knife because its thick and narrow minded not to mention bigoted.

American Exceptionalism IS a reality.
It refers to the greatest accomplishment in freedom, liberty and prosperity in the history of mankind.
It also says we believe we can be the best at everything we try. It also means that every person has the right to pursue what ever accomplishments he wishes to the best of his ability.
Your side sees American Exceptionalism to mean arrogance. So you try to tear down anything that makes this nation great.

I think America is great too, but mainly because this is where I was born. I cannot deny America's successes, but I also cannot deny it's wastefulness and culture of unhealthiness.

Also, I don't think that the USA shouldn't rest on it's laurels, but not necessarily look at other nations as a role model for change. It appears that you think the USA is the best at everything and it will always be that way, while I'm not quite convinced of that.

 

[Wry Catcher]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

Cognitive Dissonance.

 

[thereisnospoon]

While I surely am no liberal I also dont buy into the "american exceptionalism" rhetoric. That makes me laugh hysterically. A person can cut through the bs of the so called "conservative" and "liberal" banter with a knife because its thick and narrow minded not to mention bigoted.

American Exceptionalism IS a reality.
It refers to the greatest accomplishment in freedom, liberty and prosperity in the history of mankind.
It also says we believe we can be the best at everything we try. It also means that every person has the right to pursue what ever accomplishments he wishes to the best of his ability.
Your side sees American Exceptionalism to mean arrogance. So you try to tear down anything that makes this nation great.

I think America is great too, but mainly because this is where I was born. I cannot deny America's successes, but I also cannot deny it's wastefulness and culture of unhealthiness.

Also, I don't think that the USA shouldn't rest on it's laurels, but not necessarily look at other nations as a role model for change. It appears that you think the USA is the best at everything and it will always be that way, while I'm not quite convinced of that.

No. What I believe is a nation such as ours which strives to keep it's standing should never become complacent or stagnant.
The above if permitted to become the norm breed mediocrity.
We are the best. That is why this works so well.
Loo, no society is without challenges and dare I say, problems.
There is at least to my knowledge, no such thing as a perfect society.

 

[yidnar]

Their economic theory's are destructive.

I don't see there is any evidence of that at a theoertical level.

Some of the world's most succesful governments have been liberal.

In fact, I think you'd struggle to mount a case that conservatives have a better economi record in government that liberals. In any country.

yeah Europe is doing great !! the democratic party has moved so far to the left that today JFK would not win the democratic nomination !!

 

[Mr. H.]

Liberals see a big broad swath of a picture of things.

I see moments in time, based upon my situation at hand.

Liberals create solutions based upon a best-guess scenario.

I see solutions based upon the shit that befalls me. They are calculated.

Calculated shit from above. I hold on to my hat and pray for the best.

Patience... waiting... waiting.

Years in the making. Years of suffering and wanting.

It's good shit for the soul.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The one thing about this board that most baffles me is the incredible depth of hatred and contempt for liberals.

The amount of comments from people suggesting all liberals are stupid, anti-patriotic, dumb...you name it. One even suggested liberals don't know what paragraphs are.

I don't get it. And I don't see anything the like the contempt expressed by liberals towards conservatives.

Firstly, the term "liberal" could be used to describe about half of the planet. Like "leftist", it's a fairly cliched catch-all adjective that have little real meaning. It's just too general to be much use.

Secondly, I've met extremely intelligent people from right across the political spectrum - and as many idiots. I've talked to brilliant facists, idiotic conservatives, intelligent communists and brain-dead centrists. I don't see a pattern there at all.

And lastly, why hate liberals when many of the most successful and celebrated administrations have been liberal ones? Were the governments if Clinton, Wilson, FDR, JFK and Truman really so much worse than conservative governments of similar eras?

The constant attacks on liberals seems to me (as an outsider) just a sign of incredible arrogance and conceit - and I would consider attacks on conservatives the same way.

If there is a REAL reason, with facts, for hating liberals - let's hear about it.

Cognitive Dissonance.

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