what ticks off lefties :)

Post #46,173 by boxley 7/19/02 10:47:14 PM Reply	what ticks off lefties :) [link\|http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=1955\|link] "Cars \ufffd especially SUVs; the bigger and safer the vehicle, the worse. For leftists, cars are a polluting, annoying expression of individual freedom \ufffd a painful reminder that the longstanding efforts of social engineers to herd Americans into mass transit remain unfulfilled. Guns \ufffd and the irritating insistence of "gun nuts" (anyone who owns a gun legally) to look after their own safety rather than trust in the benevolence and capabilities of the all-protecting state. Suburbs, AKA "sprawl" \ufffd and the selfish desire of so many Americans to own their own homes with their own garages and their own backyards. Straight white men \ufffd especially the dead ones that once dominated classroom curricula, and any institutions where they once flourished, such as military academies, prep schools, and fraternal organizations." thanx, bill ."Once, in the wilds of Afghanistan, I had to subsist on food and water for several weeks." W.C. Fields
Post #46,186 by inthane-chan 7/19/02 11:51:56 PM Reply	In the interest of fairness... ...here's a list of equally absurd things that ticks off Righties. :) (BTW, I'm reminded of Opus P. flapping his left then right flipper, trying to figure it out...) 1. Sex. Specifically, anybody talking about it in any public forum such that others might hear it. 2. Women's rights. Specifically, the right to choose NOT to be barefoot 'n pregnant. Righties don't like competition, especially from the superior 50% of the species. 3. People who believe that freedom of religion doesn't mean choosing which church to worship God at. 4. The environment. Specifically, not being able to screw it up for short-term benefit without regards to anybody else's safety. 5. Mass transit. Since they don't believe that anybody would actually NOT want to sit in traffic for 2+ hours a day. 6. Homosexuals. Secretly, they don't mind lesbians because they think they could join in, but consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds... 7. The poor. For daring to exist. 8. Public education. For giving the poor a chance to become middle class, AND to intermingle with their kids, filling them with the idea that the poor might actually be real people. 9. Feelings. The only feelings a right winger should ever experience is contempt for those below them, envy for those above them, and greed for what they don't have yet. 10. Diplomacy. Why work something out with somebody, when we can get all those poor folks to go over there and kill them for us, while we're sucking profit out of the military industrial complex? 11. Pacifists. For not willingly going along with the plan to get killed while enriching the right wingers. Anybody got more? There are 10 types of people. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
Post #46,207 by hnick 7/20/02 8:56:43 AM Reply	How about people who take seriously an obvious parody? Cmon... smile a little...
Post #46,223 by inthane-chan 7/20/02 2:13:16 PM 7/20/02 3:32:19 PM Reply	I did. Guess that's something that righties can't get - they don't recognize a joke made at their expense. :) There are 10 types of people. Those who understand binary, and those who don't. Edited by inthane-chan July 20, 2002, 03:32:19 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #46,258 by snork 7/21/02 12:02:59 AM Reply	The picking of nits BTW, I'm reminded of Opus P. flapping his left then right flipper, trying to figure it out... That would be [link\|http://users.ev1.net/~snork/bloom.html#opus\|P. Opus]. And you can find the left wingers strip [link\|http://users.ev1.net/~snork/pics/bloom/opus_strip4.jpg\|here]. "With the bravery of being out of range." - Roger Waters Cliff
Post #46,364 by inthane-chan 7/22/02 9:56:45 AM Reply	Actually, it went both ways... I miss Breathed. I REALLY miss Breathed. More specifically, I miss his early '80s work, when he wasn't rehashing the same thing over 'n over again... There are 10 types of people. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
Post #46,368 by jb4 7/22/02 10:20:10 AM Reply	Minor nit: 7. The poor. For daring to exist. Untrue. Righties LOVE the poor...if it wasn't for the poor, they wouldn't have anybody to: 1) look down upon, 2) exploit for their own personal gain. What they really dislike are uppity poor; you know, those that would work to raise themselves up and aspire to the middle class (and beyond). They just don't want 'em to get too close. jb4 "I remember Harry S. Truman's sign on his desk. 'The buck stops here.' Strange how those words, while still true, mean something completely different today." -- Brandioch
Post #46,205 by Brandioch 7/20/02 7:57:49 AM Reply	Weird. Individual responsibility \ufffd the government causes AIDS, poverty causes crime, and discrimination is the root of all inequality. The government causes AIDS? Laura Schlessinger \ufffd for acting, thinking, and speaking in a manner inappropriate for successful women. People should always tell the truth and take personal responsibility and those are not nude pictures of because I don't have pre-marital sex but I own the rights to those pictures that are not of me so don't try publishing them. American "hegemony" \ufffd defined as any expression of American interest that contradicts the conventional wisdom of the croissant-munching "international community." Mmmmmm, croissants. The rich \ufffd anyone who has earned a lot of money no doubt did something wretched to obtain it and deserves to have it forcefully taken away. (Rich leftists excluded.) The middle-class \ufffd and their contemptible bourgeois values. The poor \ufffd so long as they aspire to become middle-class or rich instead of remaining happily dependent. That leaves what, exactly? Straight white men \ufffd especially the dead ones that once dominated classroom curricula, and any institutions where they once flourished, such as military academies, prep schools, and fraternal organizations. I happen to be one. Jokes about sexual orientation, race, or gender \ufffd unless they're about straight, white men. Tell me if you've heard this one. A nigger and a Jew dyke walk into a bar........ Traditional families \ufffd Heather's mommies both deserve full health benefits now, but married couples ought to be penalized with higher taxes until they either die or divorce. Let Heather's mommies get "married" and then tax them the same as the other married couples. Duh! Oh, I forgot, the "Right" doesn't approve of same-sex sex or marriage or the like. Abstinence \ufffd and for that matter, all traditional sexual mores and anyone so backward as to demand them of their children, politicians, or clergy. "Demand them"? "As long as you are in MY house, you will date BOYS like any NORMAL girl!" Is that what you mean by "demand"? "Mr. President, would you agree to sex in any position other than the 'missionary position'?" Missile defense \ufffd and most other efforts of the U.S. to protect itself from foreign attack. Billions of dollars for a system that can't even hit a test missle so we're not going to release any test information any more. Successful businesses \ufffd they must be ripping off their "stakeholders." Failed business \ufffd they must be ripping off their "stakeholders." So, where do these "Leftists" work if they hate all business? So if I support gun ownership am I opposed to Heather's mommies getting married?
Post #46,242 by boxley 7/20/02 8:41:48 PM Reply	dammit what is the rest of the Joke!!!!!! ."Once, in the wilds of Afghanistan, I had to subsist on food and water for several weeks." W.C. Fields
Post #46,280 by boxley 7/21/02 10:32:16 AM Reply	thought so, only know straight white jokes :) ."Once, in the wilds of Afghanistan, I had to subsist on food and water for several weeks." W.C. Fields
Post #46,442 by mmoffitt 7/22/02 8:33:34 PM Reply	What really ticks off this Lefty. People who make less than $300,000/year and still vote Republican.
Post #46,494 by snork 7/23/02 10:22:40 AM Reply	What really boggles this Righty People who make more than $30,000/year and still vote Democrat. /me dux "With the bravery of being out of range." - Roger Waters Cliff
Post #46,638 by mmoffitt 7/23/02 11:27:36 PM Reply	Slightly OT: Interesting Stat. I'll check this because I only heard it on a news program, but iirc, a family income of $60,000 puts you in the top 10%. So if there are 2 incomes in one home each of which is $30,000, then voting Republican makes sense. However, the closer you get to the vaulted $300,000/year (i.e. the top 1%) the rewards for voting Republican increase exponentially. Of course, in any case, voting Republican does require an absolute lack of a social conscience ;-)

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