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Why are so many people giving liberals flak about being racist and intolerant?
Seriously, guys. I hate to do this, but every shred of evidence points towards the right having considerably more racists in it than the left. Don't believe me? Fascism (what Hitler practiced) is considered more right on the economic scale, and he was definitely totalitarian. He was by no means a communist. Now, that's just one example, but if anyone who is curious as to why I would make this claim without any modern evidence, I have some. Take a look at this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iIOpkiJoOI
The right has many tendencies hierarchies (in which one person is over another, which then means more value, as in not equal). This can be seen in capitalism, in the more totalitarian philosophies (such as fascism), and also the conservative nationalism. It's gone past patriotism, at least in my book. Their tendency toward raising the military budget and obsession with the U.S. being the strongest nation in the world are evidence that while they may seek peace, they are certainly not hesitant to go to war most of the time.
What do we have on the left? Well, we have communism (a horizontal line of voluntary associations in which no person rules over another), anarchism (as in REAL anarchism, not anarcho-capitalism), and many more philosophies that tend to be about peace and making people equal. Secularism is a leftist view (in the vast majority of cases), and it is about making people equal by way of taking religion out of politics or the state altogether. Also, the entire left side of economics is about making people more equal, while the right side of economics is about making people unequal. Most minorities in this country are poor, and who do the Republicans most try to benefit? The rich.
So, where do conservatives get off saying that liberals (leftists) are the ones who are racist and intolerant? It seems blatantly obvious to me that the right side of economics tends to be filled with racism and intolerance. Now, I'm certainly not saying that all conservatives are racist by any means, just that people who are racist tend to be on the right.
I would also like to mention Stalin. I personally (along with many others on the left) dislike Stalin's methods and general totalitarianism. I am a pure communist, (more specifically an anarcho-communist), and I strongly disagree with the premise that totalitarian states can lead to freedom. Absolute power has a very high likelihood of corrupting people; look at North Korea, for God's sake. Anyway, the reason I used Stalin here was to show that not all of us on the left are angels and perfect and nonviolent.
Your name isn't loading, but very good point, first person who answered. I'm sorry, but Romney was a serious joke.
Bill, I am white, and I find that hilarious as well.
The Truth Hurts, nothing HAS to exist; it just does. Anyway, that's not true at all. No, what many leftist points of view lead to is the conclusion that everyone is equal. As a white leftist, I can honestly say that not many people at all that share my liberal perspective want any race to cease to exist, but I have heard many insults towards my homosexual friend from people on the right, and I've heard practically nothing from people on the left.
Dan, you've got to be joking. Really? The world has never seen true communism, and why? Because Marxist/Leninist philosophies have been followed, and they are all pathetic. Communism means no market and no state, but I guess you didn't read my full argument, did you? When you put total power in the hand of one general agency (such as government or business), it will inevitably fall to tyranny, which is why two sides of the political spectrum (stateless capitalism and totalitarian communism) will never work. If neither have any power, then no one has to worry about it. The janitor and the brain surgeon will be paid nothing; they will follow their passions to do what they want in life without the hindrance that limited finances provide. Most people become doctors in order to help others out of a sense of compassion, not simply just for money, and cleaning will probably be made rule anyway. Do not call me out if you did not even read the entire argument.
Secondly, yes, po
almabadaka, when you don't provide convincing, logical evidence, then you look like you don't know what you're talking about, and you don't.
Why do liberals suck? I don't own a Prius. If you truly loved freedom, you would love it for everyone, including yourself. Get out of that hierarchical thinking and open your mind. I did, and I learned a lot.
Ronald, that was in the past, and over the course of the last few decades, both parties have changed dramatically, but I'm glad your brought it up, as those are valid points.
nee, you should clarify your what you mean by "projection." I know that pretty much all the evidence I provided indicates that there is more of a psychological tendency towards racism on the right than the left.
arnie, the liberals may raise taxes on everyone, but their main goal is to raise taxes on those who make a disproportionately high amount of money.
This incentive to innovate and succeed of which you speak is an inhumane burden to anyone who looks at it for what it is: The exploitation by the rich of the poor. No one should have to live under a bridge while another lives a million-dollar home.
"Work ethic" is an illusion. Very, very few people enjoy going to work every day; that is a fact. Most people go to work not for the sake of helping others in the community or humanity in general, but because they know that they will lose their homes and meals if they don't. Control through fear; that's certainly a place in which everyone wants to live. People should work to help others and for the general expansion of human knowledge, not because of fear of losing their livelihoods.
"Unnecessary social programs?" Yeah, go ahead and tell that to people who lose
everything because businesses go under and they're out of a job for a while.
The bottom line is that economics is simply another creation by mankind in which people can put themselves above one another, and for what? Empty materialism?
You make good points, but the reality of the situation is that many countries that are more capitalistic than the U.S. have a huge amount of poor people and a large number of rich people. Inspiration typically comes not from a want of material, but from a societal need or want. People see something they think can be improved, and they improve upon it; the capital gain is just a bonus for most. Many people also have in mind inventions that could make a lot of money but never do because they either do not have the means to start a business or because they simply do not have the motivation to do so.
Overall, the point I'm trying to make is that people's innovation and creativity do not come from capital gain alone, and that, along with the f
act that it is quite inhumane, is why I do not support capitalism at all.
8 Answers
- Anonymous8 years ago
Umm..I don't think the real problem is racism when it comes to political parties. Hitler might have been right wing but the Holocaust pales in comparison to the purges of Stalin and Lenin. North Korea is a communist country that has a horrible reputation for human rights violations. Cuba, Venezuela, China, and Vietnam are all perfect examples of communist countries that kill off anyone who doesn't see eye to eye with them. Yeah the Islamic theocracies in the middle east are all considered right wing, but does it really matter what economic or moral beliefs a party has when they exterminate others?
And all of you communists just need to give up. There will be NO TRUE COMMUNIST COUNTRY. It just doesn't work. Yeah the whole "everybody is equal and gets the same pay" is nice, but should a high school janitor be paid the same as a brain surgeon? Be realistic and revert to socialism.
Source(s): Common sense. - ArnieLv 78 years ago
The trouble with liberals is just that they know so much that isn't so.
The Liberal ideology is a theory , fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and which holds forth beliefs that have no basis in reality.
They are Advocates of a policy that empowers a strong federal government to enslave its people with a high tax burden incident to the support of extravagant and unnecessary social programs destructive to both the work ethic among the lower class, and the incentive to innovate and succeed among the working people .
Arnie
- Anonymous8 years ago
Democrats voted for slavery, segregation, and against the Civil Rights Act. If not for Republicans, Johnson never would have gotten it. More Democrats have been former Klan members. Planned Parenthood, started by Margaret Sanger, was started to kill black and Asian babies.
This could be why.
I am not a Republican.
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- tummonsLv 44 years ago
that's a protracted drawn out question. i'm purely going to respond to the sector. sure. a minimum of on the racist area. Liberals think of that minorities are no longer able to make in the international devoid of their help. that's what affirmative action is all approximately. "you at the instant are no longer stable sufficient. So we will supply you a leg up." they could have purely precise intentions, however the basis is organic racism, the perception that somebody is inferior favourite devoid of shock on their race.
- Anonymous8 years ago
Because Liberals believe that the white race doesn't have the right to exist. That's pretty racist and intolerant if you ask me...
Source(s): "Multiculturalism" - Anonymous8 years ago
Liberals suck, go drive your prius into a starbucks.
Source(s): Freedom loving american, wooden stock & blued steel