Ravenwood - 09/04/02 10:21 AM
Somebody pissed in Rachel's cheerios this morning, so look out. Her latest rant is about negative feedback and insults she receives from readers, namely Mike. Mike allegedly responded to Rachel's conservativeness by saying she sounds "like a snotty little spoiled bigot". You cannot really blame Mike, as he was simply using a response directly from the leftist playbook.
You see, left-wingers don't really have a logical argument. Their arguments are based on emotion, and feeling rather than logic. That is why they continue to think the way they do, regardless of the facts. Apparently Mike couldn't present a logical argument to Rachel's views, so he took the typical liberal escape route. He resorted to branding and name-calling.
Liberals love to brand people. For instance, if you disagree with liberals on an environmental measure, you are branded as a corporate lackey, or greedy. However ridiculous it may sound, some liberals would actually say that you are in favor of pollution and destruction of the environment. Rachel was broad-sided with an allegation of bigotry. Mike must feel that her political viewpoints indicate that she just doesn't like non-whites because they are different. Liberals cannot possibly understand the conservative viewpoint that keeping people on welfare, and dependent on the government hurts them as much as it helps them. Therefore, in a liberal's narrow intolerant view, anyone who disagrees must be a bigot, or racist.
Liberals also love good old fashioned name calling. Rachel was called, spoiled, little, and snotty. This is class envy liberalism at it's best. Liberals will label anyone who speaks out against confiscatory tax hikes as rich, or spoiled. How dare somebody want to keep a higher percentage of the money they earn. Since there is no logical way to defend taking money from one person at the point of a gun and giving it to another, Libs resort to the "if you hate taxes, then you must be a spoiled greedy bastard," mantra.
Now I'm not trying to criticize Rachel for flaming Mike, nor explain away the actions of misguided liberals. I'm just pointing out that Mike's alleged comments, while desperate and sad, were the only way he could respond in the face of logic and facts. Democrats let their emotions get the best of them. When they open their mouth, it is often followed by their own foot slamming down their throat. What do you expect from a party whose mascot is the jackass.
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