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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat Do You Think of a Person Who Introduces Themself As A Conservative Republican?
My first thought is this: "Is this person very wealthy? If so, then it's understandable why they're a conservative Republican. They're just selfish."
My next thought is this: "If this person is not very wealthy, then they're not very bright, or they're bigoted, or they're a fundie."
What are your thoughts?
Carolina
(6,960 posts)stupid asshole!
I say "bless your heart"... my adopted southernism for FU
pnwest
(3,266 posts)"bless your heart" meant "you poor, dumb bastard"
renie408
(9,854 posts)'Bless your heart' means 'you hapless idiot' in Southern. 'Fuck you' means 'fuck you'.
Carolina
(6,960 posts)but over the years, it has morphed to mean whatever pejorative name or exclamation you wish! Besides, I said adopted, and I might add adapted!
DontTreadOnMe
(2,442 posts)Funny thing, most fall into the not wealthy group.
kysrsoze
(6,022 posts)as opposed to their general ignorance, and lack of education or motivation.
DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)Stupid or greedy. We could get picky, and break stupid down into categories like uninformed, ignorant, one-issue-voter, and so on, but they're all under the same heading.
barbtries
(28,798 posts)aren't you embarrassed to admit it?
actually it hasn't happened to me. but i'm pretty sure that's what i would think, or just whew, you must be stupid.
truebrit71
(20,805 posts)...and that they are only able to regurgitate talking points...
Mz Pip
(27,450 posts)Hello, my name is Brad and I am a conservative Republican. Most peoplke talk about their kids, their jobs, their pets before they announce their political affiliation. Maybe this is a new thing.
elleng
(130,964 posts)depending on the circumstances, of course. Could be an AA meeting?
kysrsoze
(6,022 posts)Most definitely independent, but they just happen to vote for Republicans 99.99% of the time.
bowens43
(16,064 posts)kctim
(3,575 posts)like if they are kind, respectful, etc...
renie408
(9,854 posts)Poor and Republican = Stupid.
I also tend to think of Republicans as timid. Self identifying as a conservative Republican makes me realize that this person lives in a scarier world than I do and that they are likely to be at least slightly paranoid.
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)Honestly, someone tells me that, and it's almost as if they're hiding something . . . whether it's racism or classism or homophobia . . . or that it's about something obvious, like a deeply religious Bible literalist or belief in Horatio Alger.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)If I lie, and tell them I go to some other church, they tell me I should really come check out their church because you don't want to leave your eternal salvation up to just "any church".
Sometime I tell them that I don't go to church because I'd rather talk to God directly.
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)kysrsoze
(6,022 posts)SalviaBlue
(2,917 posts)Watches Fox "news". Not very smart. If you told him a fact, he would not believe it. Thinks facts and opinion are the same.
VWolf
(3,944 posts)Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)or as a "moderate centrist", or anything else political, I would also think they were weird. Normal people don't do that.
immoderate
(20,885 posts)They are selfish, but they are excused, because they have a philosophy that justifies it.
Many lessons in psychology to be derived from this.
--imm
The Wizard
(12,545 posts)Dumb bastage