Conservative Thread: We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once

[Grog]

I think it is because Conservatives are cramping up from all the bending over and taking it that has been thrust upon us. You can only be the bigger person for so long then you just don't give a crap since you are always the one that has to be the bigger person.

Yeah, it's funny how we've been taking it for eight years, but now are suddenly supposed to be the bigger person. I've lost count of the amount of times since election day that I've heard a lib say "There's been too much anger and hate the last eight years. It's time to stop now". It would be laughable if it wasn't so pathetic.

 

[Humphrey Bear]

Amen!

Happy Thanksgiving y'all! My sister and I are heading out in a few minutes to go see Madagascar 2 and then back here to eat our Thanksgiving shrimp (no turkey this year, thank God!!).

Hey Soarin, can I ask about the Thanksgiving shrimp? What kind of shrimp dish do is it? Just wondering as I love anything shrimp!

 

[Goofyluver]

When it was said that some were making snarky remarks, was that an implied "every single person who has ever posted on the liberal thread"? I fail to see the point of designermv's barge, except that perhaps there was concern we might accidentally and demeritoriously label liberals as mean.

Let the record be set straight: liberals have bleeding hearts that ooze the blood of niceness, peace, and goodwill on everything they hover over. Accordingly, they would love nothing more than to see Ann Coulter covered in blood!

Hope I did the libs justice, designermv!

How nice. But, your statements speak very little about liberals.

 

[declansdad]

Yeah, it's funny how we've been taking it for eight years, but now are suddenly supposed to be the bigger person. I've lost count of the amount of times since election day that I've heard a lib say "There's been too much anger and hate the last eight years. It's time to stop now". It would be laughable if it wasn't so pathetic.

So where does it end?

 

[HumanLegs]

Happy Thanksgiving y'all!

 

[VonBaroketch]

There's no need to be nasty to me. Happy thanksgiving.

Now, now... no need for paranoia. I speak with good cheer and utmost affection for my fellow Dis-ers and am careful to avoid personal attacks, especially on these boards! I was just capitalizing on the opportunity to play with the liberal self-caricature of sickingly-sweet compassion, using your sympathy towards our dear, beautiful Ann in her time of ailment as a point of departure.

A very Happy Thanksgiving to you as well, and to all. Let us celebrate the original failure of William Bradford's attempt at socialism which led to the Pilgrims' free market, providing the excess which we could then share with the Indians and give utmost thanks to God Almighty.

 

[Humphrey Bear]

Let us celebrate the original failure of William Bradford's attempt at socialism which led to the Pilgrims' free market, providing the excess which we could then share with the Indians and give utmost thanks to God Almighty.

 

[Grog]

So where does it end?

Did you ask this question of your lib friends over the last eight years? If so, please point me to the post where you did so and I'll gladly back off leave "H" alone.

 

[declansdad]

Did you ask this question of your lib friends over the last eight years? If so, please point me to the post where you did so and I'll gladly back off leave "H" alone.

That's what I thought. Thanks for the validation.

There is childish behaviour by some people on both sides but no one will admit to it or be willing to stop it.

 

[VonBaroketch]

How nice. But, your statements speak very little about liberals.

Whoops! My intent was to speak little of them. I shall try harder next time.

 

[IWantMickey]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm hoping to pop back on this thread later tonight after dinner.

If I might be so bold to ask - please keep all who are struggling in the U.S. and the world in your thoughts and prayers today.

 

[What the Heck]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I'm hoping to pop back on this thread later tonight after dinner.

If I might be so bold to ask - please keep all who are struggling in the U.S. and the world in your thoughts and prayers today.

Well said. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

 

[islandmum]

That's what I thought. Thanks for the validation.

There is childish behaviour by some people on both sides but no one will admit to it or be willing to stop it.

I've has EXACTLY the same conversation with my 6 year old and a school friend ...

well he started it,
he hit me first so then I hit him
and he hit me so I hit him again ...
he's been doing it for ages
he started it ...

yadda yadda yadda

we teach our kids about just STOPPING, saying things like 'it doesnt matter who started it, but it has to end as its not nice'

I dont think theres a parent amongst any of the posters who would encourage their kids to behave in this way - and yet these threads are full (on both sides) of this exact behaviour

oh the irony

 

[What the Heck]

I've has EXACTLY the same conversation with my 6 year old and a school friend ...

well he started it,
he hit me first so then I hit him
and he hit me so I hit him again ...
he's been doing it for ages
he started it ...

yadda yadda yadda

we teach our kids about just STOPPING, saying things like 'it doesnt matter who started it, but it has to end as its not nice'

I dont think theres a parent amongst any of the posters who would encourage their kids to behave in this way - and yet these threads are full (on both sides) of this exact behaviour

oh the irony

Just a question, but what would the conversation look like if your 6 year old was the one who was being hit first for several months? Would you still not care who started it?

 

[What the Heck]

Or, even better illustration, suppose it was your 6 DD who was the one that had been starting it for several months and finally her friend started it? My conversation wouldn't be I don't care who started it, but more in line with "well, you are getting a taste of your own medicine".

 

[islandmum]

Just a question, but what would the conversation look like if your 6 year old was the one who was being hit first for several months? Would you still not care who started it?

I would call for it all to stop from both sides - little kids hit (specially when a Ben10 omnitrix is involved !) - just as adults are rude, offensive and thoughtless at times.

If you are first to 'strike' be it verbally or physically you are wrong .... if you choose to strike back in the same manner then you are equally at fault to lower yourself to the same behaviour.

Watching grown adults saying things like 'well they're saying this and that, and they started it, so we can say the same back, blah blah'

its quite sad and pathetic. Politics of course is a heated debate, as it should be, it shows passion, but the levels some stoop to is ridiculous.

you are adults .... for petes sake behave like it!

 

[honugirl]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

 

[What the Heck]

you are adults .... for petes sake behave like it!

Thats not near as much fun...

 

[Michelle67]

WOW look at all the visitors today! Must be 'cuz we have the best food. Visitors are traditional on Thanksgiving, after all. Happy Thanksgiving, residents and visitors alike.

It is a shame that you can't have a simple discussion without all the negativity and blame.

Declansdad, I do agree with you. However, a bunch of people coming onto this thread all preachy doesn't help. Since I abstain from the Liberal thread, I don't know if you guys made your way over there to encourage those who are so inclined to stop calling us ignorant racists. Maybe a thread out on the main board asking both sides to please stop and try to behave toward one another as we (hopefully) behave toward our loved ones who hold different political opinions would be better. But even that is just a little hard to take seriously when you have, for example, a thread that was started yesterday enquiring about why some of us feel a certain way, and which was filled about 5 to 1, it seemed, with posts implying that we are lying about what we feel and why, and the real reason is just that most of us are uneducated racists who are afraid of/jealous of/or hate smart people. Heck, the FIRST five posts or so were defining our feelings in this way for us, before a one of us had had any chance to respond with our actual feelings. Those who did try to honestly answer the question were treated rudely and mocked. How would this make you feel? It is truly an historic moment that the US has a minority president, whether I care for him personally/politically or not. And it is a truly tragic statement on the mentality of some that the longstanding and vital tradition of dissent has now been relegated to nothing but racism in the process. I'm not accusing you of that, Declansdad, but I'm sure you can see where that would get really old, really fast. Not to mention that it is obscene and offensive. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr dreamed of a day when a man would be judged by the content of his character, rather than the color of his skin. I'm sure he never envisioned, and would never have agreed with, a world in which a man's character (or words, actions, motivations) could NOT be questioned, merely because his skin was brown. That's just as wrong as the reverse.

 

[Dolce27]

I came in here to wish you all a happy Thanksgiving - but did I accidentally open the liberal thread by mistake?

... or did they just not have anywhere to go this Thanksgiving so they came to join us?
(now I kind of feel sorry for them since they had no where else to go...)

'cause we know there's no snarky comments on this side, and no one over here lives in the 'Double Standard World'.




Happy Thanksgiving all

Hey, leave me and my snark alone! When you guys tick me off, you better believe that I'm all snark and I make no apologies for it.

Yeah, it's funny how we've been taking it for eight years, but now are suddenly supposed to be the bigger person. I've lost count of the amount of times since election day that I've heard a lib say "There's been too much anger and hate the last eight years. It's time to stop now". It would be laughable if it wasn't so pathetic.

Yup, you guys have been taking a lot of crap over the past several years. I'm speaking as a person who has issued Conservatives and Bush supporters some of that crap (but I do see the light now. )

I said something about this on one of the OS threads: It's only different now because it's their guy. They had no problem dishing it out the last eight years and they didn't think they were being bad about it. They felt justified in it. That was their point of view. But now that it's their guy being criticized and all, it's totally different. Well, let me clarify, it's different only in their minds. In actuality, what's been going around the last eight years is now starting to come back around to them and they don't like it much.

So where does it end?

Apparently not here so I wouldn’t hold my breath if I were you.

That's what I thought. Thanks for the validation.

There is childish behaviour by some people on both sides but no one will admit to it or be willing to stop it.

And have you been telling the liberals for the last eight years to end it? Why, now, are you going to scream childish? True, things can get childish and true things can get hostile but as long as there are politicians you'll have divided sides with each side being passionate for their beliefs. This won't end and I do find it rude for you to not have an outspoken opinion about it for the past several years against the liberals but now that "your guy" (yes, I'm aware that you are from Canada) will be entering office, can't stand watching the criticism slug at him by the other side (aka: us Conserve's) and will paint us as childish. (yes, you said both sides but you chose to come and address this issue on our thread against us.)