Political Hate Speech

This week, we are going to talk about hate.  Not the broad subject of hate, which we will cover some other day, but the more specific, seemingly angrier, version that we hear on the TV, radio, and papers dealing with political parties. 

This first post of April 2012 will headline the Republican/Conservative bias towards the evil liberal front attempting to take over the country and turn it into a socialist, fascist, communist, etc, etc, etc regime.  No more free country right?  If the wicked liberals win, the US will crumble into the ocean, as if that is even possible.

And now onward to the topic at hand...

This radio broadcast I heard was on a local Philadelphia AM station, and the host was literally shouting about "Obamacare and how unconstitutional it is" and the "super intellectual left, who apparently know it all, are ruining the United States."  As I listen I can't help but wonder if this person spends his every waking moment with this much animosity running through his veins.  I also take a moment to wonder if he will be having a heart attack while I am listening the way he is carrying on.  I regularly hear about how screwed up the liberal way of thinking is and how "they" think they know everything that is right for the country.  I would almost have to say that there isn't anyone who actually knows what is "right" for us.  As a matter of fact, what is right?  Can anyone even answer that so simply?  I wonder if the question is even possible to give an elementary answer for.  Sounds like you are the "know it all" that can fix all of our liberal issues.

I have heard a broad, colorful range of descriptors for our president.  Yes, I said it, our president.  You don't have to like it, but you have to respect that he is our president.  I have heard people say, "Well of course he screws up everything he is black."  I have heard, "What do you expect a liberal piece of trash to do?  After all, liberals are all lazy, worthless ingrates, not deserving to vote."  Yes, these are actual quotes from people who are technically allowed to vote, although it appears they probably shouldn’t be.  This level of dissatisfaction with something many of us barely understand is amazing, and this level of hate is something we could really do without.  Can you look around you and tell me that everything that YOU see is perfect?  If not perfect now, was it ever?  Please people, come up with some intelligent points, some class, when you attempt to castrate a man or party that over 50% of your fellow citizens thought was a good choice.  Also, not every liberal is garbage and deserves to be your punching bag, just like not every conservative is a racist, hate mongering, piece of white trash.  See?  Stereotypes are unfair and should really be avoided.

This could in fact go on forever.  And mayhap someday I will go on.  But for today, thank you for your time.  If anyone is offended, get over it, I’m just ranting anyway.