Okay, now choose one word that sums up why people choose to be Republicans?

[Jackeens]

On the other thread you chose a word to sum up what being a Democrat was about - now, what one word symbolises what being a Republican is all about?

[nannycee]

1. Intolerance n/t

[murray hill farm]

19. sheep...

with matching IQs

[firedupdem]

2. selfish n/t

[OrwellwasRight]

11. Seconded.

[Dulcinea]

91. I, ME, MINE.

That's all most Repubs care about, so I concur with "selfish."

[renie408]

108. That was my word, too. I was torn between 'selfish' and 'fear', but then realized that their

fears are all for themselves.

[PassingFair]

116. Selfish is the big one. But there are FOUR S's....

Any single occurrence or any combination
of the below can create a Republican Voter:

Selfish
Stupid
Superstitious
Scared

That about covers it...

[iceman66]

3. "Me"

[Narkos]

4. Selfishness...plain and simple

[mrcheerful]

5. Moran

[Starry Messenger]

6. Fear. n/t

[kerry-is-my-prez]

7. greed

I live in a affluent Repub area - so that's what my experience is....

[speedoo]

8. greed. nt

[NRaleighLiberal]

9. Fear

[Bicoastal]

10. JAYSUS!!1!

[litlady]

96. Two required: Greed or Fundamentalism nt

[zingaro]

12. self-absorbed. nt

[MsKandice01]

13. It's been said already but I have to say "selfish"

Selfish to the core.

[BrklynLiberal]

14. noselfrespect

People who are afraid to think for themselves, and feel they have to be directed by a strong father figure in order to live their lives. They have no self-respect and no self-confidence, and no ability to think and analyze for themselves.

[BlueJac]

15. Afraid

[musicblind]

16. Money n/t

[codjh9]

17. It's too hard to just choose one word - but I agree with others - fear, greed, ignorance, mean

[BOSSHOG]

18. IGNORANCE

[MercutioATC]

67. Exactly. Willful ignorance.

Or, in rare cases, short-sighted self interest.

[sandnsea]

20. supremacy n/t

[Steely_Dan]

Fear

Republicans operate on fear. This is why they do not embrace change. It is why most are religious. It is why they use any tactics (other than "reason") to win. Does that make sense?

-P

[krawhitham]

21. greed

[ROh70]

22. Arrogance

[Ferret Annica]

23. Simple:

[kestrel91316]

24. Selfishness.

[matchstick]

25. delusional

[jdadd]

26. Stupid

[SeattleGirl]

27. Ignorance

[RagAss]

28. Fear

[Goldom]

29. Hate.

Can't possibly justify being a republican these days unless you

1. Are the 1% that really are better off under Bush.
2. Hate some group of people.

[ballabosh]

30. Lobotomy

Probably harsh.

[Undercurrent]

fear

[RagAss]

31. Hate

[vaberella]

32. HYPOCRISY!! n/t

[dgibby]

33. Authoritarian

[Rosa Luxemburg]

34. Greed

[progressivebydesign]

35. Greed. n/t

[Betsy Ross]

36. self

[DeepModem Mom]

37. selfishness nt

[Hippo_Tron]

38. Ignorance

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

39. GREEDNORANCE! Fuck you Stephen Colbert I can make up words too!

[Darian]

40. Dense

[bluedawg12]

41. "Me." n/t

[Blasphemer]

42. Weak

I considered power or even power hungry but truly only weakness makes one want to control and oppress others. In a fair and equitable world, nothing would set them apart. This makes them utterly insecure.

[DrToast]

43. Habit. n/t

[calimary]

44. I'll be kind and diplomatic and say - Ignorance.

I could think of worse:

Selfishness.

Cheapskate-ism.

Anger.

Hatred.

Resentment.

Cold-heartedness.

Racism.

Hypocrisy.

Meanness.

Bullying.

Asshole-ism.

Jingoism.

Prejudice.

Narrow-mindedness.

Judgmentalism.

Sanctimoniousness.

Self-righteousness.

Arrogance.

Pettiness.

And the beat goes on...

[Newrulz2008]

45. LittleBrains

Scaredoftheirownshadows

Homophobic

Chickenshitters

hypocritebastards

[scheming daemons]

46. Small-penis

[Jed Dilligan]

61. One word

MICROPENIS

[CoffeeCat]

47. Abuse. (nt)

[VPStoltz]

48. Bi-polar

Depression is hatred turned inward - one pole.
The other pole is to project those flaws onto others.

[faithfulcitizen]

49. self-righteousness. that's 1 one word, right? :)

[Starlight]

50. hate

[Historic NY]

51. rectumitis

[agentS]

52. Duped

Let's face it...the average Republican was lied to by the fascists that run that party.
They were sold a sack of apples, opened it up and found a sack of shit instead.

Just ask the Obamacans. They'll tell you what it means to be betrayed, to be shafted, to be screwed over by "someone you'd want to have a beer with".

[ailsagirl]

53. warped

[cottonseed]

54. History

I think some people have been voting Republican for years, their families as well. It's their team and they just can't see that it's been infiltrated and largely taken over by people who don't care about them.

[markevil]

55. dicks

[harun]

100. LOL

[Boudica the Lyoness]

56. Genes

I believe the Republican base are genetically conservative.

[MrsBrady]

57. denial

[Ioo]

58. Fear

[Jed Dilligan]

59. Shittiness.

[leftofthedial]

60. Selfishness

[FVZA_Colonel]

62. Hopelessness.

[Jed Dilligan]

63. Childishness

[Jed Dilligan]

64. Idiocy

[Jed Dilligan]

65. Racism

[grantcart]

66. arrogant

hubris goes before the fall and a great and might fall it will be

[SoCalDemGrrl]

68. Close-minded

Intolerant would be a close 2nd

[WallStreetNobody]

69. Uneducated

[WallStreetNobody]

70. Inbred

[obiwan]

71. Two words: 22 chromosomes.

[victoryparty]

72. fear

[Uzybone]

73. Closed-minded

[tomg]

74. fearful nt

[Kajsa]

75. Fear

fear of anyone and everyone seems to work for them.

[Hepburn]

76. FUBAR

[guitarzan82]

77. Unintelligent

[Quantess]

78. ignorance

[mvd]

79. There are so many bad reasons why people are Repukes.

I'll use the word "haves." You have the haves and have mores, as Bush put it. You've got to have more oil. You've got to have control over people's lives.

[bmartello]

80. fear

[BlooInBloo]

81. Stupidmeanbigoted.

[opiate69]

82. Immaturity

[jberryhill]

83. Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me and Me. Me too! /nt

[Hellataz]

84. Fear

[lady raven]

85. ignorance

[Chrisnreno]

86. Selfishness.

[TheKentuckian]

87. One word? Mmmm...Sith-iness.

You know anger, fear, aggression, impatience, emptiness, avarice.

[No Elephants]

88. Can't. You need two words. One for the tax bracket Republicans and one for the rest of the Repub-

licans. For the tax bracket Republicansm it's GREEDY. For the others, be they motivated by greed, religion or principle (as opposed to principal), it's- GULLIBLE.

[Life Long Dem]

89. Greed

Where you have one party that believes everyone should prosper, and the other party wanting to squeeze every penny out of you.

[Raine]

90. Fear...

I noticed that they seem to be afraid of everything. :scared:

[HughMoran]

92. lazy

bonus words: selfish, ignorant, arrogant, mean

[JohnnyRingo]

93. Exclusion

No Gays
No Blacks
No Liberals
No Hippies
No Tree Huggers
No Hollywood Types
No Empowered Women

It's a big tent party with a small crowd, and no crowding.

[goclark]

94. rigid

I was married to one.

[sweetpotato]

95. Fear

[cjsmom44]

97. Ignorance

Plain and simple ignorance...
They are stuck in the past...looking through blinders in a black and white world, with no shades of grey. Living in what they think is the "American Way" which could not be further from the truth...

[rasputin1952]

98. Self-depreciation...n/t

[harun]

99. Greed

It didn't use to be that way, but it certainly is now.

[moobu2]

101. Self-centeredness+greed

[mwb970]

102. Ignorance, ignorance, ignorance.

Runners-up: Fox, Limbaugh, Hannity.

[FloridaJudy]

103. Fear n/t

[Waiting For Everyman]

104. power-trippers

Ok, one word? Domineering.

[salbi]

105. Greed

[Demi_Babe]

106. greed

[NC_Nurse]

107. Fearful

[renie408]

109. I almost went with 'fear', but then realized that their fears are all for themselves and swapped to

'selfish'.

[NC_Nurse]

111. I considered both. But even if you're selfish, you have to ramp up the fear to

think that you'd do better under Repubs. Otherwise, you might vote for what will ACTUALLY benefit you the most. ;)

[Bluenorthwest]

110. Fear

and loathing. Both.

[seasat]

112. insecure

They lack confidence in themselves, therefore want to blame others for their own weaknesses. It's easier for them to do that than address their own personal failings.

[rucky]

113. ignorance

[nyc 4 Biden]

114. MORANS

[LoKnLoD]

115. Ignorant