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Republicans in general hate anybody who is a:

Liberal
Witch
Pagan
Homosexual
Muslim
Anti-War
Environmentalist
Feminist

-Notice how none of the above have minority status? The conservatives used to pick on the blacks and Jews. Now because they have minority status, they spend most of their time preaching hatred towards the above. Conservatives blacklisted liberals as traitors against the state. Conservatives convinced the nation that witches worship satan. Conservatives claim that paganism is full of satan worshiping and are also evil people in general. Conservatives have taught us that homosexuals are a scourge and deserve to get linched. Conservatives preach hate at environmentalists and feminists. Conservatives yell, scream, and even assualt those who question their beliefs! Conservatives have always been like this and they will keep targeting every minority they can. They are a political movement fueled by hatred of those who are eccentric. Without hatred; liberals would control the nation.


-And the list goes on. Republicans hate everybody who are eccentric. They want everybody to be the same. They have waged war against diversity decades ago. The want to pass more laws to make it illegal for unmarried people to live together. They are self-righteous moralists. Moralists in general are hatemongers. What they call morality is simply hatred. They hate all of what I listed above and more in the name of morality. They yell and scream at those who do not hate the above. They claim to be the only people with a moral concience. They claim to speak for everybody in general except for the social outcasts. They have no experience with people who are different, nor do they ever question popular opinion.

-I believe that the vast majority of Republicans are horrible people and I don't want anything to do with them! My experiences both in real life and on the Internet tell me this is true. The majority of conservative I have been with are mean spirited hateful people who enjoy picking on those who are different. There are a few moderate Republicans out there; but they are fading away. There aren't very many nice people who are Republican.

-The Republican Party has been taken over by hatemongering extremists. These extremists are no longer considered extreme, but instead mainstreme. Its those of us who criticize their hatred towards gays and witches, who are considered the extremists. They extreme right became half the voters of the United States after 9/11. They are the biggest threat to our freedom due to how numerous they are. People who don't vote probably wouldn't hate anybody I listed above; but they aren't going to stand up against the hatred spewed by the right. The right has a dominant viewpoint and they never shut up! ALL THEY EVER TALK ABOUT IS THEIR HATRED TOWARDS THOSE WHO ARE DIFFERENT!

It's so true... I can't help but wonder why it's brought up more.

I haven't seen the hate towards pagans and witches, but that might be more of a localized thing than anything else.

I'd extend the list this far, as well.

-Europeans (in particular, the French)
-Californians
-People from Massachusetts
-Canadians
-Latino Immigrants
-College students
-Professors
-Judges
-Libertarians
-Union members

They play on hatred to give the people an air of superiority. It's quite the psychological boost, feeling superior to all of these people. It's just subliminal ego-stroking. It's easier to whip the masses in a fervor if you demonize all of your opponents.

THANKS FOR REPLYING! =)

I'll extend it some more as well.

-Goths
-Nerds
-Intellectuals
-Hippies
-Free Thinkers
-Vegetarians
-Tolerant People
-ACLU supporters
-Potheads
-Civil Libertarians
-The French
-Union Activists
-Most Canadians
-Socialists
-Most Democrats
-Atheists (This only applies to some)

Although I do disagree about a couple on your list. They don't hate Californians and Judges. They hate the liberals in California and the ones who are judges. But they don't hate all judges or Californians. Also, they do not hate college students who are not liberal. Same goes for Professors. The same would also apply to Massachussettsians and Canadians; they only hate the liberals from there. Actually, the same would apply to Labour Unions as well. Your list is good for identify what they view as being occupations, organization and places full of the people they don't like. Althought they don't hate everybody on your list like the do on mine. But still, thanks for agreeing with me; and your list is true in many cases. In fact, I'll even add some of yours with some modifications.



Note:

-Republicans are the political versions of school bullies. They target who ever is an easy target. School bullies grow up to become Republicans as adults. They justify their hatred with morality and family values. They teach the populace to hate all those who are eccentric. Eccentric people are weak targets and Republicans pick on them like a bully would do to a short pizza face. Conservatism is a philosophy that believes that eccentricity is bad and that people should conform and be like everybody else.

-If we were to give homosexuals special protection and convince the majority that they should not be discriminated against; they would find another target. They would use another minority to rally people to the polls. Next time they may target goths, pagans, or even hippies. Republicans are preadators looking for "weirdos" to victimize with their blind hatred. They are nothing but bullies unified into a political party!

I've met some nice Republicans, but then I live in California, so they're much more the "Diet" or "low cal" variety as compared to other states, I imagine. Even though Arnold the Governator is a douchebag in his own way, he is not monstrously socially conservative, which is a plus. Yeah, Cali is nice...

You forgot one very important group which is widely despised and vilified by Republicans:

Teachers!

I assume the hatred by Republicans for teachers is fueled by the fact that education threatens to diminish their political base.

CONSERVATIVE QUOTES:

add quakers-

nothing like a person who attempts to live their life in the true spirit of christ-

really pisses off capitalists.

the words in red just don't fit the bill.

-t-

CONSERVATIVE HATE CRIME AGAINST HOMOSEXUAL:

http://www.geocities.com/corkymcg/crime/proj005.html

CONSERVATIVES TREATING WICCANS AS CRIMINALS:
http://www.witchvox.com/protection/chuck3.html

-How dare they claim to be the moral side. I hate conservatives.

I think you'll find people on both ends of the political spectrum making horrible statements, not just conservatives/Republicans. Not that it justifies the remarks of one group, mind you, but people of all persuasions will say/believe stupid and hateful things at times.

I'd also be careful painting an entire group of people with too broad a brush. It's certainly easy demonize an entire group of people because you disagree with your beliefs, but as a conservative Republican myself, I don't think you'd come to the conclusion that you hate me if you met me. You might not agree with my views, but hatred is a pretty powerful feeling...

As for some of your categories (brief view explanations to avoid writing an essay):

-Europeans (in particular, the French)
Conservatives are frustrated with "Old" Europe because it has a great deal of power politically (UN Security Council especially), but refuses to act on world issues in a meaningful way, either with controversial issues (Iraq), or issues that have international support (Sudan, Iran/N.Korea).

-Californians
-People from Massachusetts

These states certainly are more liberal than the nation as a whole, and so are usually on the forefront of progressive/liberal policy...this tends to attract the attention of conservatives. I don't think most people (of either party) would automatically change their behavior around someone just on discovering where they're from.

-Canadians
Similar to the above...it's touchy because many point to Europe and Canada to show how a more progressive government would look: liberals focus on social programs, and conservatives on the economic cost.

-Latino Immigrants

I think the split here in the Republican party is becoming more obvious, as Bush has no problem with illegal immigrants. I'm always surprised liberals aren't more hostile to illegal immigrants; despite what people say, Americans WOULD be willing to do certain types of jobs if the pay were sufficient. As it is, with cheap illegal immigrant labor, there's no need, and everyone loses.

-College students

As many conservative go to college, I think this is a bit silly. However, there is a perception that college students are farther to the left than the public at large. It's probably true, for a variety of reasons, but people gradually drift right as they get older.

-Professors

Obviously one of the hot-button topics now. The major concern would be the creation of a permanent liberal educational system. Even the most well-meaning individual will let personal bias slip from time to time, and there are plenty of examples of professors who don't bother with pretending to be fair and instead argue that liberal views are superior to conservative ones, so why bother showing both sides, at least from objective perspectives. With professors being hired/tenured often by their peers, the fear of an unbalanced and impenetrable education system that brainwashes students to certain beliefs is very real.

-Judges

Another hot topic. Similar to professors in many ways, the concern is obviously the creation of law through judicial interpretation instead of the legislative process. The Supreme Court's recent decision banning the death penalty for people under 18 is a great example. Whether or not you agree with it, it's not something written into the constitution that should be subject to interpretation from the bench.

-Libertarians
-Potheads
-ACLU supporters

Visit some conservative sites, and you'll see that the there's a definite split on exactly where government intervention and personal liberty begin and end. National Review, a decidedly right-wing publication, is all for the decriminalization of marijuana. I'm still rather torn on the issue myself. As for the ACLU, it seems that, of all the infringements of civil liberties, the ACLU focuses on only certain types....usually perceived wrongs at the hands of people with a religious agenda of some sort or another. When a supposedly unbiased organization seems to only target one group, even when targets present themselves from other parties, it tends to generate some frustration.

-Union members
I think the dislike is aimed more at unions as organizations, not the cop on the street. Certainly not fans of the unions as organizations, for various reasons.

-Goths
-Nerds
-Intellectuals

I think these groups are more targets of high school and college jerks, not a particular political party.

-Hippies

Eh...they're certainly ideological opposites of conservatives, so there's not much in common between the two groups.

-Tolerant People
-Free Thinkers

Come now....this is (hopefully) just a comment out of frustration?

-Vegetarians

Obviously not pleased that vegetarians try to impose their values on the rest of America (hmm...that sounds familiar). Certainly don't have a problem with people who choose to be vegetarians for whatever reason.

-Socialists
-Most Democrats

Not to raise a firestorm, but is their really much difference between the two above categories? Obviously as political rivals, people from both groups won't have much in common, and people from each group will say hateful things, but as for the regular people in each party, I don't think hatred of the other is automatic.

I think you'll find that Noam Chomsky is correct in his assertions regarding linguistics, and the way language shapes thought. The people you, I, we are talking about are NOT, I repeat NOT conservative, any more than were Hitler's brownshirts. These people are radical capitalists and theocrats (when convenient). If I call a grizzly bear a fucking Teddy bear and the s.o.b. eats me, it's my own damned fault for seeing something I am comfortable with instead of REALITY. So knowing some "nice conservative Republicans" is like knowing some of the "good" Nazis. You know, the ones who just murdered Jews, Hungarians, Poles , Romanians, Gypsys, homosexuals, French people, Russians and the mentally ill a little bit. The bad ones did it a lot.

A lot of these hatemongers are males under 30 who are testosterone zombies.

I said a lot of them were males under 30, not all of them.

BUMP

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(on my daughter's computer, accidentally posted above- she was already logged in sorry- -t-)


like you, morph- i've noticed lots of dittoheads who are 30-ish white males....

a broad brush paints a broad picture, huh? sometimes, detail just doesn't fit...

impressionism of bigotry is just... bigotry

realism of bigotry is just... bigotry

the brush doesn't make much difference if you are one who happens to suffer at the hands of bigotry- you start living defensively-

so is the artist to blame? or the subject?

PASS

-t-