Liberals (and Conservatives), why do lefties hate Bush so intensely?
This was by a poster on the History Channel message board - and this guy made a lot of sense - so I thought I would show you his post: Why do Liberals hate President Bush so much? By John Hawkins Why do they hate him so much? They'll give you every reason in the book for it, but in my opinion, most of it is really all about four things: #1) A lot of Democrats felt cheated after Gore lost in Florida. Were they cheated? Absolutely not. But, they FELT cheated and they got angry at Bush because of it. #2) Many Republicans absolutely despised Bill Clinton and part of the animus towards Bush is just payback. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that this is really the primary driving factor behind the impeachment talk. They're desperate to try to impeach Bush, for anything and everything they can come up with, because the Republicans impeached Clinton. #3) During the Vietnam war, the libs protested incessantly, they spit on soldiers, and they became radicalized. It's the same dynamic this time around, except back then, it was Lyndon Johnson who was really responsible for getting the war into full swing. So, there was more bi-partisan blame for them to spread around. The war in Iraq is Bush's war all the way and so most of the venom is getting aimed at him. #4) The Democrats are out of power and that's making them more bitter, more willing to accept conspiracy theories, and more angry at the guy who has beaten them, George Bush. Bonus Answer: The left has actually been nasty, angry, and vicious for a long time now. For example, they absolutely hated Ronald Reagan's guts and had few qualms about saying so. So, why didn't people notice it more back then? Because there wasn't a new media out there to report it and the old media, as they do today, protects "their side." A kooky or vicious comment by a liberal is much, much, more likely to be buried, minimized, or completely ignored by the MSM than a similar comment by a conservative. The difference is that now there's an alternative media that reports things that would have been swept under the rug 10 or 20 years.
If we were truly so united under Obama, how did it unravel so quickly and why are people blaming Trump?
For heaven’s sake why ever would you think the country was united under Obama? Most of those that didn’t support him just kept out of the way lest they be accused of racism, fascism, etc-ism. The media was happy, he threw out Fox right away… so that set the tone.So the nation just got along and sort of suffered through it. Why do you think the polls got the recent election so wrong. People know to keep their free speech to themselves to avoid the bullies and trolls.Sort of like Memories Pizza in Walkerton, Ind. wished they had. They were driven from business because they exercised their rights under Senate Bill 101 - Religious freedom restoration of the State of Indiana. National fame is not all that it is cracked up to be, because lots of folks appear not to be able to tolerate the legal freedoms of others. Nothing like hate mail and death threats to put a crimp in a person’s day.Blaming Trump, has nothing to do with it. They are blaming those who elected him. They are upset and calling his election Populist meaning that he was elected by the ignorant unwashed masses. He took advantage of the uneducated and got elected. Meanwhile his Liberal/Progressive opponent didn’t have enough of those who are urban, academic in nature, more upper-class, and the rich and powerful to pull off the election. Of course there was that SNAFU at the DCN regarding torpedoing of the candidacy of Bernie Sander that is current being played out in the courts.Another problem some people have is that Trump is not a politician, he comes to the office without patrons and so is unpredictable. He is unafraid of the media and even Tweets his opinions and is accessible without media interpretation. Some people just get over that.Though liberals do a great deal of talking about hearing other points of view, it sometimes shocks them to learn that there are other points of view. WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY, JR.It really doesn’t matter, maybe they will learn how to talk in low tones and work within the system? Who knows? But, please don’t confuse quiet desperation unification and disunity with infantile rants.Regards