Reply #15: I've had that too [View All]

[Juche]

I've never subscribed to GOP or libertarian economic thinking, but I was whats known as a 9/11 republican for a couple of years. In the aftermath of 9/11 I became alot more hawkish on foreign policy, I was something like Lieberman (liberal on everything except national security). By the midddle of 2003 the experience was basically over and I voted (for the first time in my life) in 2004 for Kerry. So its not like I did any real damage to the political system by this experience I went through in 2002 and 2003. I think one of the things that shooke me to my senses was when Peter Arnett was fired for telling Iraqi TV that the US didn't have a plan and was fired. The US didn't have a plan, that is common knowledge. We were sliding into fascism. And I look back at how the Dixie Chicks were treated (which I never agreed with) for just saying they were 'ashamed' Bush was from texas vs what we say now. Thank god the 9/11 fever is broken and we are more rational now.

however looking back I had a tunnel vision that I do not have now and that I think explains alot of the irrational stubbornness of the right. You have a very narrow mindset full of black/white thinking that probably comes across as highly irrational and closed minded to others. However for you you are just certain you are right and don't even consider the validity of alternate viewpoints.

Speaking of economic thinking, it sucks and needs to be changed that some RW talking points are the 'default' opinions. Like 'free markets are best' or 'taxes hurt economic growth'. It seems those are the opinions people come to just by growing up in America, and are only disproven by personal experience or learning.