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Post by peano on Aug 21, 2017 18:49:43 GMT
Haha, that's cute, accusing the right of name calling. Nevermind the Antifa people and others on the left that insist that ANYONE showing support for Trump is a racist, misogynistic, Islamaphobic, homophobic, sexist, xenophobic, antisemitic, prejudiced deplorable. Oh, and we all worship at the alter of "Tiny Hands". It happens on both sides. It always has, and always will. You are correct that name calling happens on both sides. But at this point in time the name calling from the left has a basis in truth. Tiny hands, cheeto, mentally ill, racist, misogynist, all true. The name calling coming from the right is just a response to feeling like fools for voting this lunatic in office and for being responsible for the damage being done to this country. Each and every person who voted for trump got had...or they are truly evil, racist, misogynists. Those are the only two choices. Everyone who was paying attention knew exactly what that disgusting human was like. Those who voted for him knew exactly who they were voting for. They cared less for this country than they did about putting a known racist, misogynist into the highest office in this land. You (general) can't have it both ways. If you are not vocally against the guy who is shitting all over the White House and the American people and against the republican administration who support and enable him, then that IS who you are. This goes way beyond partisan politics. To call left leaning voters Communist is really beyond the pale when trump is the one who is in bed with the Russians. It's just further proof that those who are saying liberals are Communists are just like the man they voted for. His mode of operation is to accuse others of the sins he is guilty of and to do it first to take the attention off of his true self. It's an old tactic that he had employed for decades. Hooray! You win the board today!
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ginacivey
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Post by ginacivey on Aug 21, 2017 20:32:42 GMT
i literally can't keep up
i thought putin was a commie
is he a liberal too?
antifa? i dont' think i've ever heard that term
is it anit-facist? who's the facist - and who's against them?
i feel like- a lot of people feel as confused as i am
gina
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Post by PaperAngel on Aug 21, 2017 21:07:14 GMT
It appears to be the opinion of one person in your neighborhood/community, who neither identified him-/herself nor his/her political affiliation. Just like this person doesn't represent the belief of all residents in your area (or probably even his/her own home), s/he is also not the spokesperson for all conservatives (if applicable) or people of the same sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, religion, profession, etc.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 21, 2017 21:30:48 GMT
It appears to be the opinion of one person in your neighborhood/community, who neither identified him-/herself nor his/her political affiliation. Just like this person doesn't represent the belief of all residents in your area (or probably even his/her own home), s/he is also not the spokesperson for all conservatives (if applicable) or people of the same sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, religion, profession, etc. I think it was pretty clear which political party he belongs to. While he isn't the spokesperson for all republicans, I have been hearing/seeing more of them referring to "communists" (and Antifa), especially the in last week, and was curious why this is. In the Vice news video Cantwell and others referred to Communists when asked who maced them (although I believe he was asked who did it and he responded, "I don't know...Communists"). I also am seeing it quite a bit in comments on news articles.
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Post by #notLauren on Aug 21, 2017 22:16:03 GMT
It is not surprising. Those who can't justify their position usually do result to name calling. It is all just so juvenile. ETA: And the irony is that their guy is in cahoots with the "Commies". From what this independent has seen, the name calling is not limited to the right; the lefts do quite a bit of their own name-calling. Both sides need to look at their behavior before pointing the finger at the other. And "truth" is very often subjective and doesn't justify or excuse the name calling.
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Post by oaksong on Aug 21, 2017 22:39:06 GMT
I have refrained from name calling in these political threads, but here goes. People who think all "liberals" are communist are dumbasses. That is the truth.
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Post by MerryMom on Aug 22, 2017 1:40:43 GMT
When I attended the Women's March, I received a tirade of texts from my Trumper sister that I was part of an "evil, vile Communist cult". I saved a picture of each text.
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Post by scrapsotime on Aug 22, 2017 13:22:35 GMT
The newest one that I have seen many times lately is 'the Fascists on the left'. In one place the left was called Communist, Marxist and Fascists all in the same sentence.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 13:57:29 GMT
It seems that the terms "liberal" and "communist" are interchangeable for conservatives these days. Why is that? Blinding ignorance seems the obvious answer. Or was this a trick question?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2017 14:01:24 GMT
Oh yes, I forgot about Antifa. That is the newest insult the right has started throwing. The difference between calling all Democrats Antifa and saying that anyone who shows support for a racist, is that Trump IS a racist. And has shown that he is. If you support that, then at some level you are ok with it. That doesn't mean that you are out marching with tiki torches saying, "Blood and Soil!" and "Jews will not replace us". But it does mean that you at the very least condone him and his type of people being in government, despite knowing what type of person he was. I didn't call all democrats Antifa. They're just the most vocal group at the moment hurling insults, name-calling, and inciting violence. Why is it that no one had a problem with any of these civil war statues during the 8 years that Obama was president (or at least not enough of a problem to protest, riot and tear them down), but they do now? Because now it makes for good headlines and anyone that defends keeping these statues is a racist just like Trump, right? Notice how the Russia thing has kind of gone quiet, so now Trump opponents are back to labeling him and his supporters as racists? Once this dies down, I'll bet we start hearing calls for his tax returns again. Why? Lots of it started after Dylan Roof. Read. Learn.
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Post by femalebusiness on Aug 22, 2017 15:03:45 GMT
The newest one that I have seen many times lately is 'the Fascists on the left'. In one place the left was called Communist, Marxist and Fascists all in the same sentence. That just confirms my suspicions that a whole lot of the right wing are just not very bright.
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Post by milocat on Aug 22, 2017 16:07:45 GMT
Get in line! Back of the bus! Us Canadians have been called communists and socialists for decades despite the fact that we are built on a capitalist economy. . Universal healthcare = commies. And that isn't just from the alt-right. Who the hell turns a rain barrel into a rant about communism? I live in the heart of oil patch Alberta = conservative right wing. I've heard all the rants of if I have to drug test to work then why can't there be drug tests for welfare etc etc etc but one thing I have never ever heard from one person ever in my life is a complaint of how we all pay into our health care system. Yes I've heard complaints of wait times etc but never of how I the rich person is paying for the welfare bums surgery. It surprises me no one comments on that and it's nice that no matter how extreme our views can be underneath it all we do want people to have health care at least. With our NDP provincial government ( ) I've heard a lot of communist comments in the last 2 years and even with the Liberals getting in federally.
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Post by lesserknownpea on Aug 22, 2017 18:42:05 GMT
Oh yes, I forgot about Antifa. That is the newest insult the right has started throwing. The difference between calling all Democrats Antifa and saying that anyone who shows support for a racist, is that Trump IS a racist. And has shown that he is. If you support that, then at some level you are ok with it. That doesn't mean that you are out marching with tiki torches saying, "Blood and Soil!" and "Jews will not replace us". But it does mean that you at the very least condone him and his type of people being in government, despite knowing what type of person he was. Yeah, like being anti-fascist is a bad thing. Anti-fascist should be the human default. Right? I still can't understand why this is an insult.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 22, 2017 18:46:51 GMT
It is not surprising. Those who can't justify their position usually do result to name calling. It is all just so juvenile. ETA: And the irony is that their guy is in cahoots with the "Commies". From what this independent has seen, the name calling is not limited to the right; the lefts do quite a bit of their own name-calling. Both sides need to look at their behavior before pointing the finger at the other. And "truth" is very often subjective and doesn't justify or excuse the name calling. Sometimes it seems easier to see that both sides are doing it when you're not affiliated with either side. I'm also an independent and just shake my head at how often people on both sides do what they accuse people on the other side of doing.
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Post by JBeans on Aug 26, 2017 1:14:34 GMT
Get in line! Back of the bus! Us Canadians have been called communists and socialists for decades despite the fact that we are built on a capitalist economy. . Universal healthcare = commies. And that isn't just from the alt-right. Who the hell turns a rain barrel into a rant about communism? I live in the heart of oil patch Alberta = conservative right wing. I've heard all the rants of if I have to drug test to work then why can't there be drug tests for welfare etc etc etc but one thing I have never ever heard from one person ever in my life is a complaint of how we all pay into our health care system. Yes I've heard complaints of wait times etc but never of how I the rich person is paying for the welfare bums surgery. It surprises me no one comments on that and it's nice that no matter how extreme our views can be underneath it all we do want people to have health care at least. With our NDP provincial government ( ) I've heard a lot of communist comments in the last 2 years and even with the Liberals getting in federally. You're preaching to the choir here. Lol I remember the old 2peas, being in many healthcare discussions and it would never fail that some asshole would called us socialists to insult. Yeah, ok, whatever.
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