Emotional reaction to the US electoral result

[lightblue]

Just heard him talking on the news, I find it funny that the president of the USA cannot pronounce America (Merka) or American (Merkin - which could be an advertisement for a pubic wig company i guess...).

overall kind of sad, means I have to try for another 4 years to boycot American goods and not go there on holiday.

[Harovan]

Personal boycotts hurt yourself in the first place. But if that is what you wish...

[lightblue]

Nah i don't worry about it too much tbh Just won't go there whilst Bush is in power, especially now us EU people ahve to get visas and fingerprinted etc on entry.

[Kidlicious]

I guess I shouldn't have listened to right wing talk radio this morning. ****in **** man. I have a strong urge to kill masses of idiots.

[Dinner]

Re: Re: Emotional reaction to the US electoral result

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat

I go with Schadenfreude too, for the simple reason that the Dems still need some lessons in national electibility and how to reach down to the two-digit IQ vote, and four more years of Bush won't bring the US to it's knees, but will help the Republicans achieve what they did the last time they were in power for any length of time - make themselves and their policies so widely repudiated that they didn't see daylight for more than half a century.

I said something remarkable similar to the first half of your reply and DanS accussed me of being condiscending. I'm seeing it as simple reality.

[axi]

disgusted

[Kidlicious]

Thats's a good one axi.

[Micha]

Hm. Actually I am impressed. Would´ve bet it was Kerry 70% to Bush 30%...

Oh, wait, that was the worldwide poll, not the American one!

I cannot believe how a country with so many brilliant people can still hang around in a stone cave playing with clubs, while the world is evolving outside... Oh well, another four years without holidays in the states...

As for the argument "at least Bush fights the countries spawning terrorists": Thanks, that gave me a good laugh! Iraq... Saddam... supporting terrorists... how cute...

[lord of the mark]

Re: Re: Re: Emotional reaction to the US electoral result

Originally posted by Oerdin


I said something remarkable similar to the first half of your reply and DanS accussed me of being condiscending. I'm seeing it as simple reality.

My impression is that there are both high IQ people and low IQ people all sides of the political spectrum, for a wide variety of reasons, and this kind of charecterization is a pretty schoolyard kind of thing.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Re: Re: Re: Emotional reaction to the US electoral result

Originally posted by Oerdin


I said something remarkable similar to the first half of your reply and DanS accussed me of being condiscending. I'm seeing it as simple reality.

Well, anyone accusing me of being condescending might well be accusing the sun of rising in the east.

2 digit IQ is being a little harsh, but there is a huge fundamental cultural divide in this country, and I don't see it diminishing any time soon.

[alva]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Emotional reaction to the US electoral result

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
but there is a huge fundamental cultural divide in this country, and I don't see it diminishing any time soon.

It's not as if that's something recent, is it.

[MichaeltheGreat]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Emotional reaction to the US electoral result

Originally posted by lord of the mark


My impression is that there are both high IQ people and low IQ people all sides of the political spectrum, for a wide variety of reasons, and this kind of charecterization is a pretty schoolyard kind of thing.

Schoolyard things seem to the basis of campaigning. Bush senior campaign hacks stating that the whole basis of opposing Bush was hate, etc. Campaign ads don't appeal to intellect, nor do slogans or events. The entire point from all sides seems to be targetting the voter's limbic systems.

[MichaeltheGreat]

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Originally posted by alva

It's not as if that's something recent, is it.

It's more pronounced in terms of its growing dominance in national politics.

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat


Really? I didn't know that the stem cell bill mandated anyone participate in stem cell research.... Funny, I did reat the text of the initiative and I missed that part.




Invalidation of restrictive legislation with the opportunity to restate the legislation in a different way != social legislation.

How many social conservatives have been compelled to have abortions, or to perform abortions, under Roe v. Wade?

While an obstetrician may refuse to perform an abortion using the excuse that he is not trained, I as a primary practitioner do not have the luxury of refusing to arrange for a woman to have an abortion as to do so might not only get me sued and have my license revoked but might also put me in prison.

[Dr Strangelove]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Emotional reaction to the US electoral result

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat

2 digit IQ is being a little harsh, but there is a huge fundamental cultural divide in this country, and I don't see it diminishing any time soon.

But, but Michael, you're in Mexico!