5 Uncomfortable Truths About Liberals

CountryPumpkin

http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2012/03/27/5_uncomfortable_truths_about_liberals/page/full/

1). Most liberals are hateful people.

2). Liberals do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most liberals are less moral than other people.

4). Most liberals don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most liberals are extremely intolerant.

glennmagusharvey

I have no idea what the expanding pharaoh cat image means.

That said...

1). Most liberals are hateful people.

2). Liberals do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most liberals are less moral than other people.

4). Most liberals don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most liberals are extremely intolerant.

Let's try a small change, shall we.

1). Most conservatives are hateful people.

2). Conservatives do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most conservatives are less moral than other people.

4). Most conservatives don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most conservatives are extremely intolerant.

Holy shit, this seems to be just as full of shit.

RedEyedAbyss

"2). Liberals do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group."

After "Your economy get very weak. Ours get very good. We take your jobs",  it takes quite a bit of audacity or wilful blindness to say that.

^Ooh! Ooh! Do socialists! 

Nyktos

Eh, #4 is arguably largely true, though no moreso for one side of the political spectrum than the other.

CountryPumpkin

I have no idea what the expanding pharaoh cat image means.

Ironicat. It's an ironic cat.

glennmagusharvey

1). Most socialists are hateful people.

2). Socialists do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most socialists are less moral than other people.

4). Most socialists don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most socialists are extremely intolerant.

Sounds pretty full of shit, too.  But let me do one better:

1). Most bronies are hateful people.

2). Bronies do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most bronies are less moral than other people.

4). Most bronies don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most bronies are extremely intolerant.

Totally rad!  I see no change in its effectiveness!  Who's up next?

Wicked223

>Open article 

>First section is complaining about Al Sharpton and the New Black Panther Party

nooooooooooooooooooooooope

ClockworkUniverse

Hm. Tried doing it with "people," but it didn't work thanks to 3. Here's one:

1). Most gamers are hateful people.

2). Gamers do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most gamers are less moral than other people.

4). Most gamers don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most gamers are extremely intolerant.

And now I just have to wait for Fox News to come along and cite me.

glennmagusharvey

1). Most anime fans are hateful people.

2). Anime fans do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most anime fans are less moral than other people.

4). Most anime fans don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most anime fans are extremely intolerant.

C'mon fundies!  Cite me!  That not enough?  Call now, and I'll throw in a second set of Uncomfortable Truths, absolutely free!

1). Most D&D players are hateful people.

2). D&D players do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most D&D players are less moral than other people.

4). Most D&D players don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most D&D players are extremely intolerant.

glennmagusharvey

Hey guys!  I figured out how to be an anti-American commie pinko in five easy steps!  Just watch me:

1). Most capitalists are hateful people.

2). Capitalists do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most capitalists are less moral than other people.

4). Most capitalists don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most capitalists are extremely intolerant.

ClockworkUniverse

But on the other hand:

1). Most anti-American commie pinkos are hateful people.

2). Anti-American commie pinkos do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most anti-American commie pinkos are less moral than other people.

4). Most anti-American commie pinkos don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most anti-American commie pinkos are extremely intolerant.

AdolfHitler

1). Most Jews are hateful people.

2). Jews do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most Jews are less moral than other people.

4). Most Jews don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most Jews are extremely intolerant.

holy shit it actually works

Icalasari

^ Been a while since I've seen THAT sock puppet

DanBackslide

Propaganda?

I'LL MAD-LIB IT!  NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!

1). Most Dover Boys are hateful people.

2). The Dover Boys do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most Dover Boys are less moral than other people.

4). Most Dover Boys don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most Dover Boys are extremely intolerant.

glennmagusharvey

So I actually went and read the source article for these statements, and--HOLY CRAP.

1). Most people who overuse bold text are hateful people.

2). People who overuse bold text do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most people who overuse bold text are less moral than other people.

4). Most people who overuse bold text don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most people who overuse bold text are extremely intolerant.

CountryPumpkin

1 and 5 are basically the same thing. But you are right, Townhall, liberals are intolerant. They're intolerant and hateful towards your right to freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

glennmagusharvey

^ wait what

Ironweaver

:allears:

RedEyedAbyss

Oh great, a shitty fad has been spawned. It was funny for the first bit, then it started getting ridiculous.

DonZabu

 1). Most Dunmer are hateful people.

2). Dunmer do more to encourage race-based hatred than any other group.

3). Most Dunmer are less moral than other people.

4). Most Dunmer don't care if the policies they advocate work or not.

5). Most Dunmer are extremely intolerant.

Nice.

Ironweaver

Don't be too hard on them, they've gone through tough shit and are the Jews of Tamriel, after all.

CountryPumpkin

I think that you good people here may have had some reason to believe that the above statement was not entirely sincere and may, in fact, have been sarcastic. 

glennmagusharvey

Poe, please stop your revolving door from turning for a moment.

CountryPumpkin

I probably could've ended that with "Freedom to use your speech to scream slurs at minorities and freedom to use your religion to shame teenagers into committing suicide."

Ironweaver

That's the flip side of freedoms - some will undeniably end up abusing them. Even when they end up being regulated to prevent such abuses, the regulations often end up being abused themselves. Turn it either way and you're fucked. It's depressing.

glennmagusharvey

I see freedom of speech as including the freedom to, through misguided speech, mark oneself as a doofus to one's peers.

CountryPumpkin

Freedom to bully gay teenagers into committing suicide. Freedom to publicly shame women who have been raped. Freedom to plead for the murder of black people and gay people. 

All Nines

Siding with CountryPumpkin; verbal abuse isn't as easy to dismiss as "whatevs, the guy's an idiot".

Crimson

That's the flip side of freedoms - some will undeniably end up abusing them. Even when they end up being regulated to prevent such abuses, the regulation often end up being abused themselves.

This. Total freedom of speech leads to cases like ^^that, while regulated speech leads to dissent being silenced. Like a lot of things, it's not a black and white issue.

RedEyedAbyss

I hate how narcissistic free speech arguments often are.

Crimson

^I don't follow.