How do you react to the word "Sheeple?"

[bryant69]

Just out of curiousity.

Bryant
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[Kutjara]

1. Baaa! n/t

[skids]

3. Yeah, I would have used that for "I like to vote."

:rofl:

[TheFriedPiper]

2. It describes people that go along without critical examination

quite well.

So sayeth the shephard, so sayeth the flock.

[BOSSHOG]

4. When referring to "conservatives" I prefer

worthless, ignorant constitution hating motherfuckers who should get the fuck out of my country. Thank you for letting me share.

[skids]

5. Double edged sword.

Yes people are by and large idiots. Unfortunately, the more the meme that they are idiots is promoted, the more other people get the impression that fleecing is a good way to make a living, hence our white collar crime epidemic.

I use it. Frequently. But I feel a bit guilty.

[Xipe Totec]

9. Most people are idiots

by the strict, original definition of the term.

But a lot of them are morans as well, by the definition of this recently coined word.

[meganmonkey]

6. It says more about the person using it

than it does about the people they are describing.

It also clearly demonstrates that 'divide-and-conquer' is working really well for those in power. It's not working out so well for the people though.

[Marie26]

7. Don't like it.

Dehumanizing & alienating.

[drubytue]

18. Sounds like Savage

Any term or phrase that guy uses should be shunned, even if he has co-opted it from somewhere else.

[MrModerate]

8. I associate it with spittle-flecked libertarian nutcases . . .

And it has the same effect on a discussion with me as the term "Nazi" -- it brings the discussion to a close.

[spoony]

29. "spittle-flecked" lol

And I agree, it's a term used to kick the another person to a lower level, which quashes any possible discussion.

[xchrom]

10. it's short and to the point. n/t

[bryant69]

11. Pretty definitive so far.

Bryant

[Finder]

12. A good word to describe loyal followers...

regardless of what or who they are following.

[jsamuel]

13. the problem is when the word becomes a shield from reality

If someone has a different view, then they are sheeple... In other words, it depends on how it is used and who is using it.

[otherlander]

20. I tried to say that a few weeks ago.

It ended with people accusing me of secretly being on the side of the pro-lifers. :eyes:

[FILAM23]

14. AS long as it is used

to describe people from both parties who blindly follow
then I have no big problem with it. However I prefer it
not to be used.

[hippiechick]

16. Yes. Thank you.

n/t

[Ignacio Upton]

15. People who will vote Republican if gas costs less than $2.00 per gallon

n/t.

[muriel_volestrangler]

17. It means anyone who uses it likes insulting cliches

and uses broadbrush stereotypes. Rather like the "Godwin's Law Corollary" that whoever mentions Hitler has lost the argument, I think that anyone who uses the word hasn't got a proper argument.

[Greyhound]

25. Just for accuracy, Godwin's Law states;

"As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one."

Not what you've asserted.

Peace :hi:

[muriel_volestrangler]

28. That's why I talked about the corollary, not the original law

see eg Wikipedia:

Corollaries and usage

There is a tradition in many newsgroups and other Internet discussion forums that once such a comparison is made, the thread is finished and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically "lost" whatever debate was in progress.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law

[Greyhound]

30. As I said that is not Godwin's Law, but a bastardization of it.

As I posted, it was just for accuracy. :toast:

[otherlander]

19. People on here use the word as if

people in general were just a bunch of idiots being brainwashed by the media. But the people who you see every day probably have their own ideas. Go out and find me one single person who doesn't have an opinion. Go ahead and try.

Okay, some of them aren't interested in politics. But is that any worse than you not being interested in the things that they're interested in? People have different interests. And, besides that, if people who didn't think about politics started thinking about it, in depth, even if they were intelligent people, they might not come to the same conclusions as you. Does that make them unthinking?

Free thought...but only if you agree with us. :eyes:

[Ariana Celeste]

21. I used to use it, but now I really don't like it

I now feel that with every opinion, every idea, every organization, every creed, there are some great people, and complete assholes who believe in it. And there are always people of every stripe who look down on everyone else. We're all different, we all have our faults, and we all have our strengths.

[rinsd]

22. I hate the term.

Its condescending for no other reason than to make the person saying it feel better.

Even more so it tends to be used by the most rigid of ideologues which makes its usage ironic in an annoying fashion.

[Book Lover]

23. Other: It not euphonious, so it makes my teeth itch to hear it spoken

However, it is an effective neologism insofar as it concisely indicates its meaning by its form, so as a word person, I have no problem with it.

[intaglio]

24. It is like every other demeaning word and is

very self congratulatory. It reminds me of the use of the word "Mundane" by science fiction/historical re-enactment groups or "lumpenproletariat" used by the left wing. Would you like it if I refered to you as "Colonials"?

Remember that the people you are refering to can read these threads and that the people you are putting down are the ones whose support you will need. They are the ones who will ensure a successful transition of power from the failed Republican program to the desired Democratic one.

[Greyhound]

26. Concise, descriptive, and accurate.

It is what we've become, a nation of sheep blindly following the herd wherever that may lead. The evidence is self-evident and overwhelming. It has nothing to do with political affiliation, it merely describes the "don't rock the boat, go along to get along" mentality that has replaced individualism, creating amerika.

[Dutch]

27. Hate it. Arrogant, condescending, lazy.

Not to mention I suspect those repugs that spread the "Elitist Dems" memes get a rush every time they see someone here use it.

[WildEyedLiberal]

31. It's unnecessarily snide and hateful

People who use words like "sheeple" often delight in their own cleverness and mean-spirited snark above all, and reap their pleasures in life by feeling superior to others. I have no use for those people, whether they're on the "left" or "right."

[Raine]

32. Like it

it's better than lot's of things they could be called.