What's with all the liberal and democrat bashing on here lately?

I think right now people are very afraid. Fear breeds anger. Even attempting to have reasonable discussions with fearful and angry people is difficult. I have been trying but it isn't easy. Although I am only partially Liberal I am quite interested in the Obama administration and where he will take it. I have been a Bush opponent for a long time, since he was Gov of my wonderful state of Texas in fact. I have often said on these forums I was a fence sitter until the fiasco that was Sarah Palin. Although the Republicans have not truly represented me for at least 16 years, neither have the Democrats. Between the two, I would rather have fiscal conservation with the occasional hard to take social conservative nonsense than the opposite. But, with the introduction of Tundra Barbie to the Republican ticket that was the end of my fence sitting. I voted for Barack in the primaries because I don't think being First Lady gets you "points" for experience and I just didn't think another four years of the Clinton's in the White House would serve this country. But as I said, fearful people are angry people. Angry people lash out. They fail to see any of us as whole people with opinions that might have value or discussion points that may be worth listening to. They see us only as caricatures of everything they have learned to hate. It is unfortunate really because it is only when we talk to each other civilly that we find common ground from which to build solutions. We don't have to agree on every point, we likely never will do so on every point; but, I suspect we can agree on some and that is a starting point.

I agree with you. I understand that there have been some issues about this on here lately. I think that the people doing the bad talking, are actually worse than the liberals. Let me ask those same people this, what have you done for your country lately? What gives these people the right to judge anyone? I can tell you, they DON'T have any rights. I think that these people need to learn that no one is perfect and that as humans they are bound to sometimes make mistakes. I think that we all really need to be more understanding and compationate to others.

I don't really understand it either but I think there is a feeling of evening the score for slights or imagined slights to them. I don't personally recall ever bashing conservatives the way they are tearing into liberals. But even if some did, two wrongs don't make a right. I think some of these people should get over their persecution complex and start developing a sense of humor because it could be a pretty rough eight years for those who do not.

It's a programmed mindset. Many people litteraly cannot seem to help themselves, it's almost pavlovian. You know, it's almost funny, I critisize Obama on a policy and the first automatic reponse is usualy "well, Bush blah blah blah" or McCain blah blah blah". I usualy come back laughing at them, laughing at how pathetic they just made themselves to be, because I'm not a republican, so sorry folks, I'm imunized against that nonsense, stopped drinking the 2 party kool aid a while ago. DEMOCRAT! REPUBLICAN! BAH! And people wonder why I consider this a sheep pen instead of a conversational democratic system. People need to wake up and realize they are BOTH skrewing us, you think they care who we vote for? It doesn't matter, the system still wins. I'm beginning to think there is actualy something to the tin foil hatter's theories about fluoride.

You know how it goes murderistic...this is the hangover...the day after the Big Day. I haven't had the chance to read much yet tonight but I've been hearing the same mood on talk radio today. Guess the Luv Fest is over.

Both sides do it...They say "conservatives" this or "liberals" that. Grouping them all in together. Plus there are a lot of bad feeling over this election for the republicans and alot of democrats have been rubbing it in their faces. Not all but enough to tick them off. Some people are sore losers, some are bad winners. I think we are seeing cases of both right now.

It's been happening quite a bit lately especially when conservatives here realized that Obama actually had a chance to win the election and they definitely were not very happy with that at all. Because I voiced my opinion on subject matters, I was called all sorts of bad names because I'm a liberal and liberal, to conservatives is a dirty word. It's all intended to make liberals feel bad. It's a societal thing. They are upset their canidate did not win. So, they're being childish and using liberal and other words to try and make liberals feel bad because they believe differently and don't feel the same as they do. I just take it in stride and laugh. I mean, really, grow up.

I don't know what you mean by 'all of the sudden', since it happens every other day both here and in the real world. You're going to have to get used to it, though. The ruling party is democratic, which means they'll be scrutinized heavily in everything they do. I always write off stuff like that as 'herd mentality'. It makes it easier to ignore.

Most excellent topic discussion, so happy that you got it started - you beat me to the punch. The way I feel about it - most of it is a bunch of nonsense and jealous envy, let President Barack Obama get to work, so that this country can get back to prosperity and fairness for all people.