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I believe America has become too liberal. Do you agree, and if so, any comments will greatly assist me. thanks
Why Not? People are turned off by the hate America rhetoric coming from Liberals especially after 9-11. They aren't offering any solutions that people can relate to.No I absolutely do not agree with you one bit.
Yeah, down in popularity, therefore we don't have power! We don't control anything. We don't control the legislature, the courts (75% republican), and the presidency. Yeah, America is controlled by the left. And if you want in your face-watch FOX.Squawker said:Hi amanda! :2wave:
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I think the Liberals had their day and are on the way down in popularity. It just seems like liberalism has taken over because they are so loud and in your face.
Yeah, sure, if that is what you want to believe than so be it. But isn't it more rational to assume...THEY DON'T WANT TO BE KILLED?guns_God_glory said:I think the amount of liberals growing up today is really going to hurt america. The amount of liberal teens is a direct cause of the drop in military sign ups,
guns_God_glory said:The media is enirely liberal.
That's actually very ture. Even though the Media seems very liberal to most conseratives its really not as liberal as it could be.Comrade Brian said:Ever hear of something called FOXNEWS?
and by the way most of the media is conservative
Simon W. Moon said:This admin is about as liberal as it gets on many issues.
FiremanRyan said:very true. it still sounds strange to me when people talk about how the Bush Admin. are all right-wing nuts, when in reality, their stance on just about everything aside from foreign policy and a couple other issues arent much different from their own.
That doesn't describe American liberals. Some people in the country adopted the word to justify their lack of morality.Alright. Now with that said...How exactly can America be too liberal?
-Are they too unlimited to established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas?
-Are they too free from bigotry?
-Are they too open to favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded?
-Do they have too much of a tendency to give freely; to be generous?
Their foreign policy is liberal, social-engineering and world cop wanting to enforce the authority of the UN (even against the UN's wishes).GarzaUK said:That is because the Bush Administration is basically run by neo-cons, right wing when it comes to foreign policy, a bit liberal for domestic situtations.
I actually agreed w/ **** Cheney on this one- the states should decide.GarzaUK said:Bush during the election didn't have the intention of banning same sex marriage nation wide...
They considered themselves liberal and left-wing even. The right-wing were those who wanted to continue the aristcratic privileges in England while the left-wing wanted to further democratize. Right-wingers were authoritarians who favored the power of the state and privileged classes over the rights of the individuals. Left-wingers championed the liberty and freedom of the common man (who was white, male, property owner yada yada)WiseRufus said:Were the founding fathers liberal or conservative? Well, from what I can tell from the above definitions...they were most definitely liberal. They apposed authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas. They were open to favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others. They were broad-minded.
Simon W. Moon said:They considered themselves liberal and left-wing even. The right-wing were those who wanted to continue the aristcratic privileges in England while the left-wing wanted to further democratize. Right-wingers were authoritarians who favored the power of the state and privileged classes over the rights of the individuals. Left-wingers championed the liberty and freedom of the common man (who was white, male, property owner yada yada)
Our Founding Fathers considered themselves to be liberal left-wingers.
Milton Friedman, one of Nixon's and Reagan's economic advisors, wrote an essay about this very thing. He said that as conservative as he was, he was what he called a classical liberal in the same sense as the Founding fathers used the term.
Of course, today the terms have been all humpty-dumptied multiple times, back and forth.
Team Bush is in favor of reckless fiscal policies, social engineering and increased government power, decreased public accountability, decreased personal responsibility, decreased personal liberty, and decreased American freedom. They're actively pushing for so much of what the Republican Revolution of recent decades was against.
I know I'm not the only conservative, GOP member who has realized, "We've met the enemy and he is us."
I go Pogo.
Call me crazy, but the REAL reason people aren't signing up for the military is because they do not want to get killed in the sand of Iraq for NOTHING. I applaud anyone smart enough and BRAVE enough to look the military recruiter in the eye and tell him that joining the military in 2005 is way too risky. Why risk death for an unjust war?guns_God_glory said:I think the amount of liberals growing up today is really going to hurt america. The amount of liberal teens is a direct cause of the drop in military sign ups.
It's been over a year since they graduated, but neither of the Bush twins has been able to find work. Why don't they sign up? Do they hate America or just freedom in general?" --Bill Maher, calling for advocates of the Iraq war to enlist in the army
26 X World Champs said:Call me crazy, but the REAL reason people aren't signing up for the military is because they do not want to get killed in the sand of Iraq for NOTHING. I applaud anyone smart enough and BRAVE enough to look the military recruiter in the eye and tell him that joining the military in 2005 is way too risky. Why risk death for an unjust war?
When WWII started and continued for years the military had a draft AND they had no shortage of enlistees. Today, without a draft there is a severe shortage of enlistees. Why the difference? WWII was a cause the entire world believed in. Iraq is a cause a slim few believe in, and even the number of believers is decreasing every single day.
The TRUTH is apparent to most of America, and most of the world, and the proof is clearly underlined by the inability of Bushies to get people to join their war. They've raised the sign on bonus and LOWERED the standards and they still can't come close to meeting their monthly goals which were revised down.
The really awful thing is that the Selective Service is now scouring the records of boys as young as 16 years old. They have their SS #'s, their email addresses and even THEIR GRADES! Why grades you ask? In all of it's infinite wisdom our wonderful government makes an extra hard appeal to the worst students in America to get them to enlist. The "best and brightest" recruiting theme has been replaced with "anyone at all".
How come no members of Congress have any of their children in the Military? Can anyone explain that? How come The Bush twins haven't enlisted? If Elvis could serve in the Army why not the Bush twins? Wouldn't that be a great recruiting tool? God knows he needs one...
Perhaps here:Pacridge said:Where did you find the info on the SS getting kids grades?
Pacridge said:I do find it odd that with so many being in such support for this war (I know the support is waning, but sill a lot of folks think this is a great idea) why don't these folks sign up?
FiremanRyan said:the liberal wave that spread during the Clinton era is susiding. conservative politicians control the house and senate while the Dems are constantly shooting themselves in the foot. they criticize the war on terror, social security, judicial nominations...anything, you name it. yet they have zero solutions for what they criticize. while i think a big part of the country is still very liberal, even they cant relate to people like Howard Dean, who trashes Republicans yet does nothing to advance his own party.
this is why people like John McCain and other moderate conservatives are becoming popular.