Does it amaze you that cowards are able to gain the support of people who

[KlatooBNikto]

Support the Troops? Look at Bush, Cheney, Rove,Kristol, Wolfowitz, Gingrich,Perle etc. And contrast them with Kerry,Gephardt, Daschle.

[Squatch]

1. Say what?

:shrug:

[VioletLake]

2. And people who support Kerry, Gephardt, and Daschle

don't support the troops?

[KlatooBNikto]

3. That is a story that the Republicans would like to spread.Of course that

is not true.

[VioletLake]

4. Why are you spreading the story?

Are you Republican?

[KlatooBNikto]

8. Please read my post carefully.I said Support The Troops as a way to

describe people who flaunt their patriotism not the silent majority who do not display their bumper stickers and are no less patriotic.

[VioletLake]

11. I read your post carefully.

"I said Support The Troops as a way to describe people who flaunt their patriotism not the silent majority who do not display their bumper stickers and are no less patriotic."

The original post said no such thing. I pointed out what your logic implies, and you explained what you really meant.

The error is in your original post.

[Journeyman]

5. "The poetry of heroism . . .

appeals irresistably to those who don’t go to a war, and even more to those whom the war is making enormously wealthy. It’s always so. ~ Louis Ferdinand Celine

[euler]

6. I've read this 10 times, but I don't know what you're TRYING to say.

[Squatch]

7. Same problem I'm having, Mister 2.7182...

[American Tragedy]

9. Translation:

Isn't it amazing that people who (ostensibly) support the troops also support cowards like Bush, Cheney, Rove, Kristol, Wolfowitz, Gingrich, Perle, etc.?

[KlatooBNikto]

10. Thanks. That is what I meant.

[American Tragedy]

12. And yes, it would, if not for a defining characteristic in these people

They bear elements of the Authoritarian Personality. They are more likely to conform to the will of traditional hierarchy, like the military, and the current administration. It manifests itself most vividly and persuasively in their religious activity. To me, it's the most obvious common feature of the conservative base.

[KlatooBNikto]

13. I think you may have touched upon the key character trait of the

right wing zealot.Obedience to power while looking down on the weak.

[EC]

14. But being obedient to power would

make them the weak...would it not? And the ones that are defienant the strong?

[KlatooBNikto]

15. They are weak but use their proximity to the powerful as their shield.

[American Tragedy]

16. That's how I would view it, too.

Logically, it just confounds you, since most cultural icons and heroes in Western civilization that I remember growing up were the weak and mortal standing up to the powerful. David and Goliath. Odysseus and the gods. Most surprisingly, the central figure of the religion in which they wrap so much of their identity literally died in opposition to the moral status quo. Unfortunately, Christianity, as the massive human institution, has frequently eclipsed Christ, as told in the Gospels.

[UdoKier]

17. What contrast?

Bush, Cheney, Rove,Kristol, Wolfowitz, Gingrich,Perl = all too cowardly to fight for their country.

Kerry,Gephardt, Daschle = all too cowardly to fight the aforementioned thugs.

[leftofthedial]

18. the gullibility of many Murkans never amazes me anymore

I think with enough marketing dough (or control of the media), you could successfully sell half of Americans candy-coated dog turds as a snack food.

[msmcghee]

19. Kissing up to power . .

. . and the status quo. Power needs constant support. There will always be sycophants around to fill that need.