Blue Herald
25
Nov
Conservatives: Those “Values” Folks
by Buck • 10:35 pm

A post by George Lakoff, over at Rockridge Nation, (via C&L), addresses conservative name-calling of the “Aw you liberals just hate America” type.

“Aw you liberals just hate America.”

No. We love democracy and we want to return it to America.
- You want a presidential dictator.

We love liberty and we want to return it to America.
- You want to tap our phones.

We love equality and we want to return it to America.
- You think some people are better than others.

We love honesty and we want to return it to America.
- You love lobbyists and corruption.

We love fairness and we want to return it to America.
- You want to oppress the powerless.

We love openness and we want to return it to America.
- You love secrecy and hiding the facts.

We love nature’s glory and we want to return it to America.
- You love the profit that comes from destroying nature.

We love community and we want to return it to America.
- You want everyone to fend for himself.

We love public education and we want to return it to America.
- You want to destroy public education.

We love civilian control of the military and we want to return it to America.
- You want to militarize America.

And on and on…



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