FR: "Anybody Noticed The Demographics Of The 'Refugees?'"

[K8-EEE]

The worst, worst, worst of America has got to be the "compassionate conservatives." GOD THEY ARE EVIL, DISGUSTING PEOPLE!!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1474595/posts#comment?q=1

[Liberal In Texas]

1. They would say that, because they are racists. What can you say about

racists?

Nasty, selfish, ignorant people.

Leave them alone, as I did when I saw the "white only" and "colored" water fountains in the south in the late '50's.

[tjdee]

2. Well no one's helping the white people in MS either.

:grr:

This whole thing is so fucked up.

[Carla in Ca]

29. True, but here is an example of the racism

?

Two residents wade through chest-deep water after FINDING bread and soda from a local grocery store after Hurricane Katrina came through the area in New Orleans, Louisiana.

?


A young man walks through chest deep flood water after LOOTING a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005.

[Liberal In Texas]

34. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "an example of racism"

you have a pic of a white woman and a black man being rescued.

OK, fine. But you and I know very well that the people that made it out of the "danger zone" were well-to-do types..

"Those people" in the Super Dome weren't (mostly) there from choice. They did not have the money or means to leave NO. Or to afford a motel in another city. A lot of white people did, a lot of black people did not.

How many busses did the gov't pull out and evacuate the people and then set up "tent" cities, say, in Houston or Dallas? Nope, not one.

This is very worring.

[Carla in Ca]

38. These are photos with captions by AP

In top photo, the word find was used. In bottom photo, the word looted was used. I used caps to identify the difference.

[Extend a Hand]

3. how do they sleep at night? n/t

[Mr_Spock]

4. I've yet to meet a Republican who WASN'T A BIGOT.

They are angry bigots to a man, woman and even their children are taught to be hateful at a young age...

[LeftyMom]

7. I know a few

Mostly business owners scared shitless that even the most sensible regulation and taxation will drive them under. A lot of money gets made promoting that mindset.

[Mr_Spock]

8. You mean "mind-less" set

:D

[LeftyMom]

13. Not really

My own bosses are republicans (but very moderate) and my father is a repub-leaning libertarian. They're kind, good hearted people who would give you the shirt off thier backs without question. Based on thier demographics and attitudes one would expect them to be moderate dems or somewhat liberal but the "simpler time" appeal works well with them because they're fairly socially conservative (all Catholics, maybe that's part of it?) and as business owners they have a great fear of regulation, which is exploited and encouraged by nearly every business-related media outlet and by groups like the Chambers of Commerce and many industry organizations.

I know you're mostly joking but we have to know how people get turned right to turn them back. Assuming they're mindless findie dittoheads to a man won't get us anywhere. :(

[Occulus]

18. Are you kidding? Your bosses are the very WORST kind.

Social conservatism is one of the very things this country was founded to combat. No nation can be socially conservative (to their, the Republicans', satisfaction) and remain relevant in a progressing world. To even try invites stagnation and, ultimately, complete destruction of that which the social conservative is trying to preserve.

In the process, in that yearning for the "simpler time" (as you so accurately and succinctly put it), they intentionally and enthusiastically enable people like Bush et al. Your bosses, even moreso than the bigoted types, are theultimate, underlying problem.

Social conservatism needs to be shown for the inherently and fundamentally destructive mindset that it is.

[Mr_Spock]

27. I like your point about the failure of conservative societies

Their philosophy is based on fear and ultimately failure due to the stagnation that results from this fear - as you said above. Very good analysis :D

We would be serving the Queen at this time if the founding fathers were subservient conservative cowards.

Perhaps we should just start calling them what they are - afraid.

[LeftyMom]

31. Have you met them?

I really don't think it's fair to say something that harsh good people.

I'm not saying it's not a mindset that creates great harm, I'm just saying that sometimes bad ideas happen to good people. In the case of small business owners, suburbanites, certain religious people and other repub demographics there's often a financial incentive for the authority figures in thier lives to encourage thier fearful impulses which the repubs then exploit.

Social conservatism in it's milder forms isn't a great social evil. It's important to have advocates of slow, measured change in society, it keeps us from bouncing from change change and one polar opposite to the other and changing so fast we can't maintain a core identity as a society. The problem is that in some cases that reluctance to change has turned into a stubborn insistence on recreating a utopia (in this case Leave it to Beaver America) that never was. That's not even a new concept, writings of people lamenting society's decline and wishing for the (frequently imaginary) glories of times past survive from ancient times (I read a quote that read line a Repub stump speach once, decrying the immorality of youth and wishing for the return of days past- it dated from ancient Babylonia if I recall,) so I suspect that it's a natural human impulse.

[Mr_Spock]

33. Everything you say may even be true, but if these people vote to destroy..

our society through their so-called "leaders", are they not responsible for the repression of us all? Our type of society holds a special responsibility of it's citizens - lazy scared self-centered people are NOT the kind of people that we need voting in this country. Have they no sense of the REAL history of this country as opposed to the fantasy they have created in their hapless minds?

[LeftyMom]

35. Probably not

Our schools teach fantasy history, after all. It's hard to wake people up when people even people with advanced degrees know only the whitewashed version of our history, and often little of that.

[Mr_Spock]

36. You think it's whitewashed now?? Wait 'till the "Intelligent Design" crew

gets it's hands on the curriculum.


Heil hitler!

[LeftyMom]

37. No f'n kidding

Makes me glad for two things:

1. I live in California (We don't have sexless sex-ed here and as one of the least religious places were more likely to teach pastafarianism than "intelligent design" in schools, praise Pasta.)

2. LeftyKid's education is not dependent on the whims of ignorant voters and pandering politicians.

[Mr_Spock]

25. No, I personally have witnessed hundreds of Repukes - all scared of people

...and the result was bigotry. Yeah, it's spawned by fear, but it's not my fault they were raised by people who were also afraid of the "boogieman". They need to lose the fear.

[Occulus]

15. And a LOT of good people get the soul crushed out of them in the process.

n/t

[Mr_Spock]

28. Exactly - conservative = people with no souls - ghouls - craven cowards

There is very little desirable about conservatism - it is useful to have them as a minority party, but the cannot lead a country - their philosophy leads to total destruction of the country from within (or being conquered when society falls into anarchy - another favorite conservative outcome...

[Mr_Spock]

30. Though let me say that in the traditional sense, we are more conservative

now than conservatives ever were. Conserving the land, air and sea. And now liberals are even better at conserving wealth through proper budgeting of the country's money. The Republicans aren't really even conservative any more - they are simply the most craven cowards we have in this country.

[Cleita]

5. Want to freak out a freeper?

Just tell them that we are all descended from Africans. They really freak.

[Erika]

6. How repulsive. How against Christ's teachings

Yes, the poor neighborhoods were hurt the worst. Many were low-income workers, immigrants, and disabled. That is why they lived where they did.

Many stayed and died because they had a vehicle but not the money to buy the amount of gas. They decided to ride it out and many lost their lives.

Now this evil site is putting down those who followed the recommendations to evacuate.

If this site is what America has turned into, I am ashamed to be called an American. But I think there are more good people than these, and the love of Americans for each other will prevail.

God, that's an obscene and hateful site.

[minkyboodle]

9. frightening

I know freepers are filthy but I'm hopping in the shower after browsing through that thread. Fuck them royally, I have several good friends in NOLA who will probably be making their way to TX. simply disgusting.

[Demonaut]

10. These are such lovely people, so narrow minded and evil

I can't believe any compassionate and empathetic person could be associated with this group

[K8-EEE]

11. FR: "Houston Will Rue The Day..."

"Houston will rue the day. I know this is tragic BUT to make this type of open ended commitment for this many people will come back to haunt us. The Astrodome is just the Superdome with air conditioning and putting this many people in one location will become a nightmare after 2 weeks."

WHAT THE HELL DO THEY WANT THESE PEOPLE TO DO???

[K8-EEE]

12. Freeper: Don't Worry, The Astrodome Will Be A Concentration Camp

"The Astrodome has a lot of parking around it. It's a fair hike and a tall fence before you get to much else of civilization except for the football stadium. If the National Guard is there to treat these folks like it was Gitmo, it might not be that big a problem. But if they keep the doors unlocked and let these people just wander everywhere unchecked, it will be a major problem. And just wait until Jesse and Al and the ACLU show up demanding this and that. Wait until the lawsuits start.

I hope somebody buys a bunch of Eddie Murphy and Cedric the Entertainer DVDs to put on the Jumbotron. That might just keep things down to a roar."

[madeline_con]

14. Did you read the whole thread?

It loooks like not all the FREEKERS agree with the statement you quoted.

There seems to be a bit of arguing about just what sort of people are in the 'Dome.

[Demonaut]

16. yes but the evil in the many out weigh the good in the few

reminds me of Stephen Kings "The Stand"

[K8-EEE]

21. Vast Majority Are TOTALLY DISGUSTING!!!

VAST! VAST majority...

[artemisia1]

39. I've been waiting for someone to make the comparison with "The Stand".

Stephen King was prophetic, wasn't he? Let a major influenza, flood, or earthquake hit these Freeper's hometowns and they will be just as desperate.

[applegrove]

17. Probably why Bush was so slow with the army. "Scary people".

Now he has a story that his followers can "bond" over. Will keep them happy & busy.

If each church in the country asked for donations .. they could buy plane tickets for a family and house them for 3 months or longer.
Every church in the country should do this. The kids could go to local schools. The Church as a group could help the families rebuild.

That should be the reaction.

They might learn something about themselves in the process - and then like themselves better.

[phusion]

19. Similar to this thread...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4534260

[K8-EEE]

20. "I Hope The Lord Will Bless Texas....We're Going To Need It."

God!! WWJD PEOPLE!!! Were all these undoubtedly self-righteous these LOL "Christians" absent on Good Samaritan day?

"I hope the Lord will Bless Texas, because I have a feeling we're going to need it.

Yes you will. You've just adopted 25,000 unemployed people who will stay in TX. Good luck.
115 posted on 08/31/2005 11:11:26 PM PDT by Cobra64
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To: NormsRevenge

They might be looking at a new batch of Texas residents. Immigrants, and US citizens to boot. Yep, they are going to rue the day. But the Dems in Louisiana are going to have a tough time replacing their guaranteed voter "base", which was easy to buy, round up, and get to the polls on time."

[Contrary1]

22. It's really quite apparent...

why Smirk is their hero. Hope the Repubs in Louisiana never read what
their fellow "Compassionate Conservatives" think of them now that they
have lost everything, and are relying on them to lend a helping hand.

[K8-EEE]

23. Bush Is One Of Them For SURE!!!

There was utterly no caring, compassion or concern in his voice this afternoon. Empty, empty words and all too late.

[gauguin57]

24. I saw a Freeper post earlier this evening saying all the looters are Dems.

Unbelievable!

[K8-EEE]

26. BUSHCO & HALLIBURTON HAVE LOOTED US ALL...!!!

In the billions....billions of dollars looted from the US taxpayer!!

[Cleita]

32. Oh they saw their party registration? It must be great to

to be psychic because that's what they would have to be.

[NMMNG]

40. Why, oh why, do I ever read any of their posts?

I need to bathe in disinfectant after that. Those people are so vile I feel utterly tainted, not to mention ill.