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Originally Posted by DevilsSon
Kathleen, I don't mean to discredit your opinions or anything but you seemed very fond of the...hmm...let me euphemistically call it anti-republican hillbilly metaphor story which ponrauil posted. That one is nothing else but a brainwashing tool, just as the article we are discussing. Disagreeing with this but praising the other one seems to me hypocritical. And I am sorry if this sounds harsh, it's not meant to be an insult or anything.
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Seriously man... It is just that: a story. It's bound to be a bit caricatural. It's just a way to get some points across. I don't see how this could be considered as brainwash. I actually do see, hear and read a lot of pro-republicans that tend to stick with the "democrats=spending/taxes/freedom infringement" thing (if you don't just read this thread for a start
) without looking any further than that.
Now I agree with you that this works both ways but it doesn't make the points made in that story any less relevant. It just points at a few important things US citizens daily quality of life actually owes to the so called "liberals". Aren't there any?
It doesn't say Republicans are crap and good for nothing, it just says look around you and remember where this and that comes from before switching to everything is black or white. I'm pretty sure a similar story could be written the other way around. Actually I'd be surprised it doesn't already exist as this one is quite old...
Ponrauil