Buying American - could liberals and Democrats really change this country for the better? (Rush Limbaugh, racism)
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We all know liberals have a lot of political energy to expend - or in otherwords are just very political. Liberalism does seem to have a strong following and influence on young people and those who are highly educated (and thus have a lot of disposable income). So, my thought is: what if liberals as a group took on a strong effort and rhetoric toward buying American? With the amount of political energy they display and many wrapping their way of life and indentity around their politics, I tend to think they could really turn this country around by doing one simple thing: buying American. I know there is a small faction of union-related, working-class Democrats that live by this philosophy, but they just aren't enough to make what could be a much bigger impact. One thing that brought this idea to mind is that I recently saw one of my local politicians (Kay Barnes) driving around in her Mercedes E-class from Germany. Also, I had the thought when Romney said his wife drives "a couple of Cadillacs" that at least they're American! All in all, it seems to me that Republicans are more into buying American than Democrats, which sort of seems backwards, depending on your political beliefs.
We all know liberals have a lot of political energy to expend - or in otherwords are just very political. Liberalism does seem to have a strong following and influence on young people and those who are highly educated (and thus have a lot of disposable income). So, my thought is: what if liberals as a group took on a strong effort and rhetoric toward buying American? With the amount of political energy they display and many wrapping their way of life and indentity around their politics, I tend to think they could really turn this country around by doing one simple thing: buying American. I know there is a small faction of union-related, working-class Democrats that live by this philosophy, but they just aren't enough to make what could be a much bigger impact. One thing that brought this idea to mind is that I recently saw one of my local politicians (Kay Barnes) driving around in her Mercedes E-class from Germany. Also, I had the thought when Romney said his wife drives "a couple of Cadillacs" that at least they're American! All in all, it seems to me that Republicans are more into buying American than Democrats, which sort of seems backwards, depending on your political beliefs.
What do you think?
It is not backwards when you stop and think about it. Liberals are greedy people who will only do something if it betters themselves. The modern democrat (i.e. liberal) is completely 180 degrees off of JFK. Can you imagine any democrat now saying (with a straight face) "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."?
That would resonate like a fart in church to 99% of Obama supporters.
It is not backwards when you stop and think about it. Liberals are greedy people who will only do something if it betters themselves. The modern democrat (i.e. liberal) is completely 180 degrees off of JFK. Can you imagine any democrat now saying (with a straight face) "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."?
That would resonate like a fart in church to 99% of Obama supporters.
We all know liberals have a lot of political energy to expend - or in otherwords are just very political. Liberalism does seem to have a strong following and influence on young people and those who are highly educated (and thus have a lot of disposable income).
That's where you lost me.
I assume you're making a joke.
If *******s are so highly educated with disposable income, why are they railing against those who have?
Libs are, in reality, whiney entitlement suckers. That's all!
That's strange how it used to be thought of as conservative to buy American. They would stereotype liberals as buying Japanese cars. Now any conservative buying American stuff like American Apparel or anything union made in America faces social ostracism. I guess pretending to be patriotic and putting a flag up on your porch is more satisfying than putting your money where your mouth is.
That's strange how it used to be thought of as conservative to buy American. They would stereotype liberals as buying Japanese cars. Now any conservative buying American stuff like American Apparel or anything union made in America faces social ostracism. I guess pretending to be patriotic and putting a flag up on your porch is more satisfying than putting your money where your mouth is.
I agree in this day and age, it's the democrats and those on the left that are really carrying the "Live american, buy american" mantra.
Those on the right seem to applaud the failures of american companies, and were calling for the extermination of american icons like chrysler and GM
The right wingers look at buying american made products as somehow a bad thing.
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