Scientific evidence that political anger is dangerous.
BY ARTHUR C. BROOKS
Monday, February 20, 2006

To begin with, there is abundant evidence that extreme political opinions lead to the personal demonization of fellow citizens.

Like extreme liberals, extreme conservatives are more compassionate in theory than in practice.

http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110007992&mod=RSS_Opinion_Journal&ojrss=frontpage

What is up with that sickening homo picture in your sig? Are you some kind of sick freak or are you intentionally trying to piss normal people off?

What is up with that sickening homo picture in your sig? Are you some kind of sick freak or are you intentionally trying to piss normal people off?

If this was irony, it was hilarious.

I always love it when socialists in Universities imagine they are "unbiased" enough to say that all conservatives have mental problems!

People who's ideas have caused the DEATHS of more people that any other ideas in HISTORY calling conservatives mental cases just cracks me up!

Which socialists are you talking about? What makes you think they're socialists? Or are you just spouting off more angry right-wing rhetoric, which would be pretty funny, considering the topic of the thread.

People who's ideas have caused the DEATHS of more people that any other ideas in HISTORY calling conservatives mental cases just cracks me up!
What has really caused all of those deaths is authoritarian (as opposed to libertarian) governments, not liberal vs. conservative. Political Compass (http://www.digitalronin.f2s.com/politicalcompass/analysis2.php) explains the distinction better than I could in any reasonably sized post. Now, which of the two major US parties tends more toward authoritarianism and therefore toward causing such deaths?

Which socialists are you talking about?

Stalinists, Maoists, Potists, University "professors", Democrats... you know. SOCIALISTS.

Platguy-

What has really caused all of those deaths is authoritarian (as opposed to libertarian) governments, not liberal vs. conservative.

Almost right, but not quite. The "authoritarian" aspect of those governments were all informed by leftist thinking. And leftist thinking is NOT liberal thinking. In FACT I never use the word "liberal" for the leftists in today's political scene. Because NONE of them are really liberal, but all are leftist in thought.

Now, which of the two major US parties tends more toward authoritarianism and therefore toward causing such deaths?

I'd imagine you think you know, but I'd guess you are way off. But I cannot "debate your point unless you answer".

The "authoritarian" aspect of those governments were all informed by leftist thinking. And leftist thinking is NOT liberal thinking. In FACT I never use the word "liberal" for the leftists in today's political scene. Because NONE of them are really liberal, but all are leftist in thought.
Yeah, I've heard all that before. You're free to keep thinking it, but it flies in the face of both dictionary definitions and common usage so it's really kind of masturbatory.
I'd imagine you think you know, but I'd guess you are way off. But I cannot "debate your point unless you answer".
Guess all you like. Everyone else knows the answer.

Guess all you like. Everyone else knows the answer.

Well, according to my rules of debating that I stole from a socialist professor, YOU are not engaging in debate properly. How can we discuss issues if YOU won't debate properly??

....WOW. I just had a platguy flash there. Sorry, 'bout that to all my communist friends.

Stalinists, Maoists, Potists, University "professors", Democrats... you know. SOCIALISTS.

Platguy-



Almost right, but not quite. The "authoritarian" aspect of those governments were all informed by leftist thinking. And leftist thinking is NOT liberal thinking. In FACT I never use the word "liberal" for the leftists in today's political scene. Because NONE of them are really liberal, but all are leftist in thought.



I'd imagine you think you know, but I'd guess you are way off. But I cannot "debate your point unless you answer".

For once, you actually did contribute to the thread . . .


To begin with, there is abundant evidence that extreme political opinions lead to the personal demonization of fellow citizens.


Yep.

For once, you actually did contribute to the thread

Ha, ha. I KNOW. It took so much out of me.

I really SHOULD do it more often. I just find so little that is substantive enough to join most of the time.

Sad thing is, this board is better than most!!!

:) If this was irony, it was hilarious.\

No irony, but I'm glad you were amused. :)

Now, which of the two major US parties tends more toward authoritarianism and therefore toward causing such deaths?

Republicans weren't always about authoritarianism afaiK.

What Jay gets that the rest of you don't seem to is that both extremes were criticized...