Engimo said:
Selfish, short-sighted, unsympathetic bastards with a poor understanding of society and economics?
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You forget arrogant. Maybr that's only McCoy...
I don't appreciate the sterotype for Republican, my being one. I'm going to disect that, mkay?
Republicans are the racist, flag waving, Bible thumping hicks or greedy, Wall Street loving, SUV driving fat cats.
The thing about a stereotype is that it is given to a whole group rather than one person. If we all saw each other as individuals and seperate entities unbounded by our political affiliations, than the world may be somewhat nicer. I don't know about all Republicans, but I will tell you about myself, because the actions and image of many should not reflect everyone in that group.
"Republicans are the racist..." I wouldn't think of myself as racist. I'm applying to a school next year that represents every race and ethnic background on earth. I'm very exited about meeting and learning about new people, not discriminating against them. Also, I now go to an all white church and an all white school and I hate it because I simply am not racist.
"...flag waving..." American flag you mean? I wouldn't call that a bad thing, however, even though I'm firm in my beliefs, I don't go around yelling at people and waving flags to get them to think like me because it doesn't work that day.
"...Bible thumping..." I really do hate that label. What religion are you? What do you believe in? I could probably think of a rude lable for you and yours, but I am not going to. Yes, I believe in God and the Bible. I use scripture in my debates and I plan to use it in my future political career.
"...hicks..." I love that word. I live in Louisiana where everyone I go to school with has a belt-buckle the size of Rhode Island. A select few enjoy taking pictures of mud holes and then prancing around with the picture yelling, "I'm gonna drive my truck thru this!" I can't help but laugh and think...that's the future of America. Anyway, I personally love to visit large cities and admire the buildings. I'm an intelligent, civilized, computer geek who's never been hunting deer in his life.
"...greedy, Wall Street loving..." Greedy. Well, from what I know, Republicans try to gain the support of the richer croud during election time. Democrats, however, get the support of minorites like blacks and poorer people, offering them "40 acres and a mule" but not fulfilling what they guaranteed them. Who's wrong there? If I even planned to pursue a government office, I would run as Republican, but being an honest person, I wouldn't make any promises I couldn't fulfill. I can't stand being hated, so by making such promises, I would be digging my hole deeper.
"...SUV driving fat cats... My mom drives an SUV. Avtually, a Chevy Suburban. Is than an SUV? Hmmmm...I like the Jeep Wrangler. That's a great vehicle for driving cross-country.