Originally posted by: alchemize
Originally posted by: Bowfinger
Originally posted by: shinerburke
Originally posted by: Bowfinger
Bush-lite is contemptible, cowardly slime. He lacks the integrity to be challenged about his actions, let alone be held accountable for them. He is the antithesis of open, participative, free democracy. George W. Bush is an embarrassment to the United States of America and to all Americans.
And you are a boil on the ass of humanity.
See...isn't it fun when we sling mud at each other???
The difference is that your comment is mindless name-calling, a personal attack without substance. My comments, while obviously derogatory, relate directly to Bush's behavior (with the debatable exception of "slime"). You may not agree with my assessment of Bush's behavior, but there's nothing comparable to your shallow "boil on the ass" slur. In short, I added content; you added noise.
Along the noise analogy, I'd say you added a screech in the usual cacophony of mindless rants. All you needed was to add selection and supreme coup and it would have been worthy of a true rant.
Shiner just barked.
In my opinion, your comment is "mindless". Mine were certainly derogatory, disagreeable to many, inflammatory to some, but they are on-topic and far from mindless. I am absolutely disgusted at the spectacle of Bush-lite avoiding any possible exposure to dissenting opinion. It is cowardly; name one other American president who so doggedly insulated himself from dissent. Even the rabid right's favorite whipping boy, Bill Clinton, wasn't afraid to go out in public, answer questions, and face people who disagreed with him.
Never mind Presidents, name any other world leader who has acted like this. The only comparable examples I can come up with are totalitarian leaders who suppressed all dissent, leaders in countries like the USSR and China and Iraq. I cannot think of any democratic leaders who behaved like this.
The rest of my comments follow from this observation. Bush is not showing the integrity to accept challenges to his actions. He is certainly not willing to be held accountable for them. This behavior is contrary to the principles and values of open, participative democracy. Given that the United States has always held itself to be world's role model for freedom and democracy, Bush's shunning of these principles and values is an embarassment.
My comments were short. They were pointed. They were highly critical. They were anything but mindless. If you disagree with my thoughts, at least offer credible criticisms instead of mindless attacks.
Thanks