Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I see liberals posting all sorts of polls on here as if that supports their positions. Also, you never see them post polls that go against their positions, like the fact that the vast majority of Americans think the federal government spends too much.
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
68,329 posts, read 54,373,658 times
Reputation: 40731
Quote:
Originally Posted by VTHokieFan
I see liberals posting all sorts of polls on here as if that supports their positions. Also, you never see them post polls that go against their positions, like the fact that the vast majority of Americans think the federal government spends too much.
Substitute 'conservatives' for 'liberals' in your premise and has the same validity, i.e. we also see conservatives " posting all sorts of polls on here as if that supports their positions. Also, you never see them post polls that go against their positions"
And let's be honest, the only spending either side of the aisle finds excessive is that which doesn't benefit them.
On one hand the 'will of the few' rules the majority. For example athiests dominate the majority judeo-christians in terms of allowable religious expression. Gays in CA got a activist judge to overturn the vote which denied gay marriage. On and on.
Then we have the media pretending that the extreme fringe represented 99% of the people against the 1%. They marketed that extremist group as representing mainstream and therefore the majority of people.
The libs use both ends of the argument for convenience, probably more to convince themselves than to make a logical argument.
I see liberals posting all sorts of polls on here as if that supports their positions. Also, you never see them post polls that go against their positions, like the fact that the vast majority of Americans think the federal government spends too much.
It's true that the American public thinks the federal government spends too much. But then when you ask them what should be cut, they don't want to touch the four major drivers of government spending.
Status:
"everybody getting reported now.."
(set 21 days ago)
Location: Pine Grove,AL
29,549 posts, read 16,536,658 times
Reputation: 6032
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kracer
The libs premise is a double edge sword.
On one hand the 'will of the few' rules the majority. For example athiests dominate the majority judeo-christians in terms of allowable religious expression. Gays in CA got a activist judge to overturn the vote which denied gay marriage. On and on.
Then we have the media pretending that the extreme fringe represented 99% of the people against the 1%. They marketed that extremist group as representing mainstream and therefore the majority of people.
The libs use both ends of the argument for convenience, probably more to convince themselves than to make a logical argument.
The majority should never decide the rights of the minority especially when our Constitution claims we are all equal, meaning a vote should have never taken place in the first place.
Also, atheist dominate nothing in this nation, im not even sure where you are getting your information from. on that one.
I have yet to see the media every media "pretend" what you just claimed, maybe you should reevaluate what you believe represents america.
Some people crack me up. If it's an issue they agree with that is in the majority, they say "majority rules". If they disagree with the majority they say, "we need to be protected from the tyranny of the majority".
Churchill said that Americans try all the wrong solutions, until we stumble across the right one.
We are a government of, for, and by the people. A 51/49 majority or even a 60/40 should be measured. But 20 and 30% of the population shouldn't be dictating how the country is run, for their satisfaction. You have a voice, use it, change minds. But your view in small minority groups shouldn't be outweighing the will of the vast majority of people.
I"m left, but you righties put me in the same category as liberals.
Back to your stupid thread, majority of Republicans believe Obama is not an American citizen and I think that's a stupid idea. There goes your theory.
Well you did the same thing....
Obama sucks but he is a citizen.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
