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June 25, 2007
Geez... you guys corner the market on suck
Okay, the right wing is full of evildoers that want nothing more than to sell you on every product possible, steal your liberties, and treat you like mindless masses to be controlled and coerced through fear-mongering. So I guess the answer is the left wing? Uh... not so fast. Even when lefties have valid points like "Hey, I'd like to breath cleaner air" or "it sure would be nice if the insurance companies didn't rape us," they do it in such a whiny way that the message is lost.
I recently filled my podcast listening list with a whole bunch of left wing political shows and I cannot get through even one episode of each before unsubscribing. These guys (and gals) are such namby-pamby complainers that it is unlistenable. Why can't they stick to the facts... the facts certainly bear out a lot of bad things being done by the right wing. Instead they spend their time either screaming that George Bush is evil, or laughing at his intelligence after each flubbed sound bite. Both may be true but how is that a useful podcast? Everyone knows he is not the most eloquent speaker to ever hold the office. Does making fun of him advance any liberal cause? No.
Listen up liberals... if you want to bring our soldiers home, tell us why. If you want to clean up polluting industries, tell us why. If you want to bring our health care system from the worst among industrialized nations to the best, tell us how. If you want to fix the campaign finance system, tell us how. Give us the facts... not hyperbole and scare mongering. We get enough of that from the right wing.
To me, it is all just more proof that both "sides" are in cahoots. Neither offers substance, both offer emotion. What's the answer? Think for yourself. Don't believe the spew - left or right.
Posted by CDogg at June 25, 2007 09:51 AM
Comments
Just one comment. Regarding the statement "If you want to clean up polluting industries, tell us why." I would change that to be "tell us how." Conservatives want clean air too... believe it or not, we have families and dreams of the future just like everyone else. So its not a matter of why more than how. Thats where the differences in approach usually appear...
(us right-wingers really don't sit around telling each other 'i really want dirty air and bad water.. hell yea!)
Posted by: treocast at June 25, 2007 11:08 AM
Hehe - I figured that line would get a response. It's true that Conservative 'people' don't want dirty air... the problem is that the pro-business right-wing elected officials continue to pass legislation that allows business to bypass environmental regulations. Conservative people are great... Conservative politicians like Liberal politicians do NOT do what they say, instead they talk a good game and continue to sell out the citizens of both political bents.
The only correction I would make to the blog entry is to stipulate that I am talking about politicians not people.
There is no debate that the current right-wing administration has done more to hurt the environment than help.
Ref: http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2003/09/ma_494_01.html
Posted by: Chris Doelle at June 25, 2007 12:11 PM
"Neither offers substance, both offer emotion."
Emotion can fuel a message. Unfortunately, nobody seems to have one yet.
Posted by: Brian at June 26, 2007 06:59 AM
I guess the question then becomes, do I support somebody who fakes concern for the environment or somebody who at least doesn't lie about it not being a priority? I'd rather not have the lies. Talking a good game is not as good as doing.
I know if I want something done, I better get out there and do it rather than wait for the government.
Posted by: Shaine at June 27, 2007 07:21 AM