tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post8674608600644016927..comments2024-03-12T16:31:22.046-03:00Comments on Viable Opposition: WikiLeaks and Stratfor - The 2008 Federal Election and What Might Have BeenA Political Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-59139517012165672052012-07-04T09:38:23.084-03:002012-07-04T09:38:23.084-03:00The primary reason the GOP gets away with claims t...The primary reason the GOP gets away with claims that the wealthy should pay less taxes, are victims of union organizers, etc. despite having never done so well before as now,is revealed by looking at the typical psychological profile of those who describe themselves as social or political conservatives. Most notably it is the very strong correlation between conservatism and authoritarian deference - meaning strong tendencies toward blindly believing, faithfully defending, and simply submitting their own will and interests over to the most powerful and wealthy.<br /><br />"As a group, social conservatives share the psychological trait of being authoritarian followers. And you can <br />hardly miss the authoritarian follower tendencies in the behavior of the Tea Partiers." -- Dr. R. Altemeyer, widely cited social psychologist and author of "The Authoritarians"Mycoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810219250804482121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-26995434992562946912012-03-14T11:50:10.730-03:002012-03-14T11:50:10.730-03:00That's hilarious. O-man is a chump, but he...That's hilarious. O-man is a chump, but he's the lesser evil in the zoo right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-73122974395569684942012-03-13T09:38:05.370-03:002012-03-13T09:38:05.370-03:00The two comments from Feb 29 and Mar 6 are far off...The two comments from Feb 29 and Mar 6 are far off base. The modern far right controlled Republicans are the most disingenuous and unscrupulous group of thugs that I have even had the displeasure of listening to and reading about. Hypocritical to no end. Fox News is their Big Brother misinformation propaganda machine. We live in Orwellian times. If you look at the facts, you'll see that there has been a huge redistribution of wealth, from the middle and lower classes, to the upper class. The ultra-rich have never been more wealthy relative to everyone else in this country since the robber-baron days. Corporate taxes as a percentage of revenue collected is at an all time low; yet Republicans (try to) make people believe that corporations are taxed to the hilt. It's unbelievable that they get away with it. But when a large group of people are being brainwashed by Fox News, and when science is being displaced by belief in the tooth fairy, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. <br /><br />www.the-moderates-perspective.blogspot.comLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921272873254704396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-24312340445733754662012-03-13T09:36:41.195-03:002012-03-13T09:36:41.195-03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921272873254704396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-48144385406044452442012-03-13T09:35:14.334-03:002012-03-13T09:35:14.334-03:00This comment has been removed by the author.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16921272873254704396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-31857303293830239462012-03-06T21:30:02.487-04:002012-03-06T21:30:02.487-04:00whats really sad is that it evened the playing fie...whats really sad is that it evened the playing field and would make many question why we have Obama as president now. He docent know how to run a hotdog stand let alone a hole country. I do believe he will rig this election to win again and who knows he may decide that there is no point in elections and keep his job permanently. I wish McCain would have chosen to fight then maybe Obama wouldn't be our "President".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-9396642653009641312012-02-29T19:51:48.860-04:002012-02-29T19:51:48.860-04:00How cynical to say it would have accomplished noth...How cynical to say it would have accomplished nothing. The vile dishonesty of our polical system took another plunge downward when Mousey McCain (I know; war hero, etc. -- but he folded big time in '08)decided it really wasn't important, and besides, some people might get mad. Kinda shows how we got to be dhimmis around the muslims, doesn't it?<br /><br />Does it occur to anyone that letting criminal actions go encourage the downfall of our society? No wonder people accept whatever obama/holder do to us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-54510883403103605822012-02-29T16:39:04.497-04:002012-02-29T16:39:04.497-04:00Nice comment. In the 24/7 firehose of info, it...Nice comment. In the 24/7 firehose of info, it's good to see that someone takes the time to actually apply the info to the historical record.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com