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In reply to the discussion: What I've learned about conservatives in the last few months [View all]proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)I don't think I will ever get used to their hate. It drives what they believe and what they do. Just shear hatred.
The most recent example was posted here a few weeks back. It was the story of a city in Texas that had turned down federal funding for a program that provided transportation to the elderly and disabled for their medical appointments. Many communities have such a program. This particular city council was dominated by tea party folks who said no to the federal funding and refused to pay their share (it wasn't much, like maybe $8000). So the program was discontinued. And when the media interviewed the city council folks, they said it wasn't the local money they didn't want to spend or the federal money they didn't want to accept. They said that people just needed to learn to take care of themselves without leaning on the government for support.
Now what other than shear hate would make anyone refuse to help the elderly and disabled? Sure people should take care of themselves WHEN THEY CAN but we are talking about some of the most helpless among us. And several of these tea party city council folks said these people needed to take care of their own needs. I guess we can hope the people in wheelchairs can just roll down the sidewalk to their next doctor's appointment?
Just unbelievable hatred. I can't even wrap my brain around it.