tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17027928.post970595825039740763..comments2023-10-12T03:49:49.914-05:00Comments on The "Bush"-Whacked Administration: Color me not surprisedScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03286608669581380412noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17027928.post-53694972211334860112007-11-14T17:16:00.000-06:002007-11-14T17:16:00.000-06:00Three really big reasons it's hard to have a meani...Three really big reasons it's hard to have a meaningful discussion with a conservative Republican:<BR/><BR/>1, You've been so demonized for decades that he/she isn't seeing, hearing or talking to you, but rather to a completely fabricated caricature of a liberal. (You say you never wore tie-dye, bell bottoms and a Nehru shirt or had a waist-length ponytail, never spit on a soldier returning from a war zone, never had spontaneous sex with three chicks on the same day, man? Doesn't matter!)<BR/><BR/>2, You tend to accept the common meaning of most words. You tend to develop thoughts into whole sentences, some of them complex and reflecting an appreciation we live in a world where much is rendered in shades of gray, not just black and white. This convinces conservatives you're lost in unrealistic, ivory-tower thinking and wishy-washy to boot. They like things kept black-and-white simple, with plenty of harsh judgments thrown in.<BR/><BR/>3, You're aware there are facts, there are opinions and there are ideologies, and try to keep straight what's what, whether speaking or listening. Conservatives tend to put those things in reverse order, munge them all together, often dispensing with or so altering facts that they become complete distortions.<BR/><BR/>All of which goes a long way toward explaining the popularity of Rush Limbuagh, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity and so many others like them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com