Hello Dutch Uncle,
Dude, your blanket condemnation of Republicans is a matter of record. IMO, a person who says "Screw the Jews" is no worse than a person who says "My religion is the only religion and all others are blasphemous scum." It's phraseology with the same results. That's what I'm saying about your Republican comments, sir.
Better to understand, like a cop does, that if a traffic accident has 12 witnesses then there will be 12 versions of the accident. The cops job isn't to assign who's a fucking lying douche, it's to find the truth as the first step to resolution. The cop's job, and the court's is to investigation and resolve in a truthful manner for the trust and benefit of all. When people start cheating and/or finger-pointing, it just bogs up the wheels of our society.
Trust is gained through honesty. A government which isn't honest with it's people isn't honest. Voters who elect dishonest people are dishonest themselves. When Americans wise up enough to put the truth over their own self-interests, then the nation will start kicking ass again. Greed is killing us.
Agreed that we need better controls on greed.
The other garbage about attacking me only came after I rightly commented that you responded to one person and used that one person's comment to judge the entire Democratic party. And as soon as I pointed that out that's when your cussing and diversions began.
And it's not like you weren't provoked into it.
Micawber said: "The Republicans are wrong to continually throw a rod in the engine of progress. Get on board or get lost..."
To which you responded: "AKA My way or the Highway. I love how authoritarian Democrats look when the truth comes out. "
I butted into it by noting that:
"'Democrats?'
You were talking to one person.
How do you get judging the entire Democratic party out of that? "
Well, I think we can see how you got there. You were provoked into making a blanket statement about Democrats. After all, Micawber had just made one about Republicans.
And there you have it. The whole we/they thing, as stinky as can be.
I think you'd have had a better argument if you had instead done to Micawber what I just did to you. Instead of taking the bait and counter attacking Democrats in general, point out the flaws in Micawber's generalized statement about Republicans. He was tricky to set you off with the authoritative demand. Nobody likes to be bossed around. Maybe pass on the obvious bait and go for the weakness of the argument.
Much the way I am now ignoring your rather obvious attempt to make it all about me, which wasn't the subject, but you'll go there if it will take the focus away from your generalization. Instead, that's where I'm staying. Because that was a weakness in your absurd conclusion that what Micawber said somehow means the Democrats are 'authoritarian.' Some of them are. Many are not. It can't be said of all of them. Democrats are more usually found looking out for the concerns of the disadvantaged and powerless. Sticking up for the little guy. Yeah, that's them.
