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| Obama wants you in the "silent majority" |
| 2009-08-07 |
| Rich Lowry, National Review Like Richard Nixon, Barack Obama wants to govern on the strength of a silent majority, although with a twist. Obama wants the majority that opposes or questions his policies to stay silent. Obama's White House and its allies have unleashed a barrage of criticism and condescension at people daring to show up at town-hall meetings and ask their elected representatives pointed questions. "Fired up and ready to go!" apparently works only one way. If engaged citizens shower Obama with adoration at stage-managed rallies, they are the very stuff of American democracy. If they boo their congressman, they are a scandalous eruption of fake or hateful sentiment.... Go read it all. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #9 There are a lot of weapons that can be funneled to people, and a lot of shooters if it comes to that. Numbers are useless unless those numbers know how to use them and not just as individuals but as cohesive units. Otherwise its whose ammo last the longest. Gun sex [spray fire] isn't as effective as trained fire. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-08-07 23:39 |
| #8 Nope all you need is a tall building, a ledge and a hypnotist suggesting "you can fly" |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-08-07 23:22 |
| #7 Actually, you don't really need guns. One of the worst mass murders in NY history was committed with a gallon of gas and a couple blocked fire exits. Over 70 people died in a nightclub fire. Just sayin'. |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-08-07 23:18 |
| #6 One caution: I wouldn't rely on the assumption that the right/center have the majority of the guns. There are a lot of weapons that can be funneled to people, and a lot of shooters if it comes to that. |
| Posted by: lotp 2009-08-07 23:11 |
| #5 Nothing as loud as the click of a weapon going off safe in the silence.... |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-08-07 17:25 |
| #4 Re: #2: I was just having this conversation with someone earlier today. I was pointing out that when one side of the political sphere demonizes the other side, one must question their motives if they wish to remain intellectually honest. I made the observation that while both sides certainly engage in demonizing political opponents, from my perspective liberals demonize conservatives far more than conservatives demonize liberals. In my experience, conservatives are more likely to question the practicality of liberal policy whereas liberals are more likely to question the morality of conservative policy. In addition, and assuming my observation carries some truth, the demonization of conservatives by liberals has more or less been woven into the daily narrative put forward by the MSM, given that said MSM is overwhelmingly staffed by self-admitted liberals (Pew Research has proven this without a doubt). This, in turn, leaves those who get their news and information from the MSM more likely to absorb the demonization of conservatives as legitimate political speech. In essence, rather than question the practicality of conservative policy, they typically opt to question the morality of said policy instead. (If you don't adhere to liberal position on MMGW, then you hate the planet... If you don't support Obama's healthcare plan, then you hate the 50 million people without health insurance... If you support the GWOT, then you hate muslims... etc.). All that being said, it would be interesting to show a liberal something empirical, objective, or quantitative that gives weight to the notion that liberals far outnumber conservatives when it comes to demonizing the opposition. It would also be interesting to show liberals that conservatives are more apt to question the practical merit of liberal policy while liberals are more apt to question the moral merit of conservative policy. Which approach serves the American people best is up to the observer to decide. |
| Posted by: eltoroverde 2009-08-07 14:35 |
| #3 More likely that not we're the side with the guns. They best be sure they want that fight. |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2009-08-07 14:01 |
| #2 The liberal will never listen, the liberal demonizes his opponent, the liberal wants to silence his opposition. The liberal wears the goose stepping boots. |
| Posted by: Lagom 2009-08-07 13:14 |
| #1 Watch Obama and the dhimocrats to get more tyrannical in their actions. More than any other government in our history, I feel this one has the most potential to lead us to a civil war. Especially as divided the ideologies are within the US population. A full liberal can't even talk to a full conservative without both sides screaming at each other. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-08-07 11:29 |