09-04-2008, 05:30 PM
[quote Lux Interior]
Who said that? If it's true, then a lot of Democrats hate themselves, which is probably true, but not for that reason.
That fallacy is great for the Republicans. They like to use it to call rich Democrats hypocrites (limousine liberals). As if they are clergy and took some poverty oath.
It's a made-up phrase. Meant as humor. It can be applied both ways, like flipping a coin.
"I'm a Republican not because I love rich people, but because I hate poor people".
Both sides engage in hypocrisy, there's an unfortunate tendency to demonize our opponents. Claim that only our side is virtuous, with a straight face, while insisting the other side is crooked. Does anyone really believe it's that two-dimensional? A lot of people really do. As if we're rooting for our home-town sports team or something.
The divisions are exaggerated, whipped up, heightened during election years. Both sides have the same goals (peace, prosperity, security, equality, justice, etc.) but passionately disagree about how to achieve them. Ideally we want leadership that can transcend partisan agendas, inspire a sense of common purpose, and really unite people. It doesn't happen very often, but occasionally we get glimpses of it.
I've seen some of Obama's speeches that achieve that, transcend divisions and connect with people in a more universal way. And I've seen McCain do that on occasion, too. The media climate doesn't help much, the press thrives on conflict. Earlier in the campaign season, there were signs that this would be an uncharacteristically civilized race. The civility didn't last long.
Who said that? If it's true, then a lot of Democrats hate themselves, which is probably true, but not for that reason.
That fallacy is great for the Republicans. They like to use it to call rich Democrats hypocrites (limousine liberals). As if they are clergy and took some poverty oath.
It's a made-up phrase. Meant as humor. It can be applied both ways, like flipping a coin.
"I'm a Republican not because I love rich people, but because I hate poor people".
Both sides engage in hypocrisy, there's an unfortunate tendency to demonize our opponents. Claim that only our side is virtuous, with a straight face, while insisting the other side is crooked. Does anyone really believe it's that two-dimensional? A lot of people really do. As if we're rooting for our home-town sports team or something.
The divisions are exaggerated, whipped up, heightened during election years. Both sides have the same goals (peace, prosperity, security, equality, justice, etc.) but passionately disagree about how to achieve them. Ideally we want leadership that can transcend partisan agendas, inspire a sense of common purpose, and really unite people. It doesn't happen very often, but occasionally we get glimpses of it.
I've seen some of Obama's speeches that achieve that, transcend divisions and connect with people in a more universal way. And I've seen McCain do that on occasion, too. The media climate doesn't help much, the press thrives on conflict. Earlier in the campaign season, there were signs that this would be an uncharacteristically civilized race. The civility didn't last long.