If you don't agree with me, you're either stupid or evil

[jamesglewisf]

Maybe it is just an election year. Maybe I'm just four years older and four years wiser. Maybe I'm just cranky because I haven't had any breakfast.

I'm tired of people of both political persuasions, any religious affilliation, and whatever ideology claiming that people who disagree with them are evil and/or stupid.

Republicans used to act like it was going to be the end of the world if Clinton got elected. Guess what! The world didn't end. Now the world will end if Kerry gets elected. That's just silly. If you voted for Clinton, you were either an idiot or a moral reprobate. That's just silly. I'm amazed at the malarkey that I hear come oout of the mouths of people I know at church.

There were Democrats who said they would leave the country if Bush got elected. I wish they had gotten on the bus with the Republicans who felt that way about Clinton or Gore. I might have paid for all of their tickets.

Now we have candidates and their hoardes demonizing each other and claiming all kinds of evil conspiracies. It's getting to the point where I can't stand listening to talk radio anymore.

Sometimes at FrappyDoo and at other boards, it feels like I could start a thread about cheeseburgers and a political or moral fight would break out. Grrrrrrrrrrrr...

I want to apologize for my contribuitions to this insanity. I know I have fallen into it. I know I have jumped into it. And I sincerely ask for your forgiveness. If I do it again, call me on it.

[muscratgrrl]

I think you should rest assured that you are thinking clearly if BOTH sides are annoying you. :)

Both sides have valid points, both sides have their idiosyncrisies (emphasis on the "Idio" -!)

Overall, I think one of the sides better represents my viewpoints than the other, but if I lose sight of the inherent truths of both arguments, then I will never LEARN anything from the other viewpoint, that's where I think politics have Broken Down.

If the politicians really were in on half of the conspiracy theories, they would still be using more hours than there are in a day!

The older I get, the more gray the issues become. (Then why do we get MORE opinionated as we get older? Who knows! ha ha ha)

Everyone who wants to bully others - THEY should ALL catch that bus!

[Alec]

You forgot some...

If Kerry gets elected, we're more likely to get another terrorist attack.

No, wait. It's if Bush gets elected, we're more likely to get another terrorist attack.

If Kerry gets elected, flip flops will become the official footwear of the Swift Boot Veterans for Nunn Bush.

If Bush gets elected, the rich will get richer and the poor will be sent to die in the war without any Right Guard underarmor. No wait. That was without any National Guard or body armor.

In 2000, Bush was too stupid to be President. In 2004, he is an evil mastermind. If he wins in 2004 and then runs again in 2008, we'll know that both were true.

BTW, if you think I messed up any of those, don't worry. I'm with Stupid. ;)

[OnceByten]

Alec!!! Too funny!! :D