I can’t helping thinking though, that Obama’s being black and the vestigial distrust that stirs in your less rational ranks has really helped cement the hate.

Without giving examples of the “invective” he dislikes, Simon makes it clear that he doesn’t like what he observes.

It is all the hysterical anti-science, anti-rational hate-filled invective that turns my stomach.

Simon does not like the hatred he perceives on the other side. Not at all.

Then Simon slips and the hatred that he says he perceives on the other side turns out to be most likely projection of the hatred he himself admits he has of the other side.

Then maybe by the time the next election comes round, I won’t be so filled with hatred towards the Republicans, that I lose my ability for rational thought. Like I was in 2008.

Simon, you have zero credibility. You remind me of the stereotyped preacher sermonizing against lust and adultry who has a couple of floozies on the side. Since you are so against “deranged ..religious fervor”, I will take the opportunity to quote Matthew 7:3. I have never been a churchgoer, but I am not totally ignorant of the Bible, and the quote is here appropriate.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye

In the vernacular: pot, meet kettle.

I see why you didn’t bother to reply to my fisking of your “hysterical anti-science, anti-rational hate-filled invective” rant. [When you give no examples to justify your comment, it becomes a rant, IMHO.] (September 7th, 2010 at 7:28 pm) I had you dead to rights, and there was no reply you could make.

All I want from reading blogs like this is to understand more how the right thinks.

In the previous 30 hours there were two suggestions where you could go ON THIS BLOG for insight on how former libs ended up on the other side. Neoneocon herself included.[hint: top right]

I have not said anything about myself that is untrue. I am actually 35, and never claimed to be any other age. And I can assure you, where I come from, England, it is quite common to use the term giggle and not be gay.

And after having read over half of Hayek’s Road to Serfdom already, as recommended by Neo above, it sucks being called a troll. All I want from reading blogs like this is to understand more how the right thinks. Then maybe by the time the next election comes round, I won’t be so filled with hatred towards the Republicans, that I lose my ability for rational thought. Like I was in 2008.

A troll is not a person who doesn’t agree with everything I say. I just happen to think that a person who is a new young voter which is what neo’s post was about usually doesn’t say that they are married to a “lady” (that’s a term that people generally above 40 use) nor does a man use the word “giggle”. I don’t think you are who you claim to be. Trolls go for the response Congratulations; You got one. After this I will not respond. I have plenty of condescending Democrat voters I can speak to on other sites. ;^)

I also agree with Richard that Biblical literalism is not part of the Republican platform.

The Republican party isn’t my party. I am a registered Democrat-still a registered Democrat because I haven’t bothered to become an Independent.. But what I learned about Obama and the corruption of the Democrat party as well as what I saw of the sexism and misogyny directed first towards Hillary Clinton (whom I didn’t support) and then more egregiously towards Palin so turned me off the Democrats that I may never vote for them again. After almost 30 years of voting Democrat I haven’t voted Democrat since the Presidential primaries of 2008.

If a troll is someone who does not agree with everything you say, then I suppose I am guilty. I can’t imagine you want this place to be nothing more than an echo chamber though.

And I did not “go into a screed about RW Christians.” I just pointed out the main things that put me off the Republican Party. I was brought up a Methodist, and whilst I am not a person of faith now, many who are near and dear to me are. It is the biblical literalism of some vocal elements of your party that I object to, not your average mild-mannered Christian.