Has the asshole quotient in America risen since Bush became pres?

[nytemare]

Darth Kitten has another thread about lack of decency. Has anyone noticed a sharp increase in the number of assholes around the last few years? I don't know if it is just beacause of a local population increase that I have this perception, but it seems the act like an asshole now, think never attitude has spread like the plague lately.

[Ilsa]

1. Sure. It goes hand-n-hand with the

abuse of power mentality expressed here:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1666469

[nytemare]

6. That was a good thread! n/t

[Initech]

2. Definately! And here's my theory:

The more a repub spouts GOP talking points, the bigger the asshole they are!

[nytemare]

5. I know, not a thought of their own!

I think Goebbels is in the background somewhere with this shit.

[Initech]

11. It's pathetic trying to argue with those people

Exactly. No original thoughts whatsoever. They've been sadly brainwashed by uber-idiots like Hannity, Coulter, and Limbaugh.

[Kerrytravelers]

3. They're all oozing out from the primortal sludge beneath their rocks.

[nytemare]

10. I don't know if they believe in primordial sludge.

Which, is denial on their part, because that IS most likely where they came from.

:)

[tanyev]

4. Maybe not more, but they are less scared to speak out and

reveal themselves as assholes. Having one of their own in the WH has been an empowering experience for them.

[caty]

7. Of course it has.

Since the repugs "won" they think that they can say and do anything they want under the umbrella of the christian right.:evilfrown:

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Well, of course!!

The asshole quotient went up during reagan and Bush the First's time, went down during Clinton (except the right wing assholes made up for it) and is now going up again.

When republicans are in power, the country becomes less civil, more driven by brain-stem impulses, nastier, more vindictive qand vicious, more selfish, more self-focused, and more banal and less creative.

[leftofthedial]

9. unbelievably so

the assholes have risen to the top

they believe they are invincible

I said in another forum . . .

there are four rules for success in Murka:

1. Lie
2. Cheat
3. Steal
4. Be born incredibly wealthy

Otherwise, you get to spend your life being crapped on by assholes.

[bridgit]

12. "the asshole quotient" has spiked under the bush admin...

he has empowered every fringe, nut-ball-fruit-loop to be all that they can be & be way too proud of it in the process :thumbsdown:

[DemGirl7]

13. I don't think it has risen...

I think they are just more obvious now.:think:

[nytemare]

17. Could be!

:)

[rug]

14. I attribute it all to Yahoo Spades

[ThoughtCriminal]

15. Yeah see it all the time

The "I got mine jack" air of entitlement.

Greed, dishonesty, extreme hypocricy, selfishness. And a big W sticker on the SUV brands them.

[nytemare]

16. Yeah, I thank them for the W sticker

I just think of Pope John Paul, and the story that he told a friend he thought Bush was the Antichrist. So, essentially, all those with the W sticker have the mark.

I don't quite believe all that, but I am thankful they have the sticker so I can get the hell away from them in traffic. It is sort of like the "Here's your sign" bit. The W is their sign.

[Deja Q]

18. Yes. Self-interest in an environment of fear and chaos.

It was bound to happen.

The good people still exist, but it becomes tougher for the rest of us.