After reading yet another Bush hatred thread on a supposedly "mainstream" liberal blog (no need to specify, they're becoming indistinguishable), I realize the difference between the Clinton-hating right of the nineties (and the Kerry haters today) and the Bush haters of today (and the Reagan haters of the eighties). Clinton and Kerry are despised because the right believed they lacked a moral center or core values. Bush and Reagan are despised because the left thinks they are EVIL.

This is a big distinction, and goes beyond the "Bush is Stupid" and "Clinton is a sex fiend" memes we've all seen. This is why the "Bush=Hitler" and "bushitler" people are so fanatic in their belief; they have found something akin to religion to ground themselves. (I will generalize here and say that most of these people are not religious in a traditional sense.) While the Clinton haters were pretty adamant about their disdain, it was not a central tenet of their faith that Clinton was evil; amongst the Bush haters, it is the only central tenet that Republicans (especially Bush) are the embodiment of evil.

Ordinarily, I don't condemn others' religious beliefs (or lack thereof, as the case may be). In this case, however, I think that we're dealing with a cult mentality. (I realize that some definitions of "cult" are sufficiently broad to include any political movement, but we're looking at a specific example, one with plenty of material to cite). I have no problem with mocking or belittling beliefs of people such as the late Heaven's Gate group or the Rajneesh Ranch people, and I put the BusHitler nitwits into the same group.

If you're bored (or morbidly fascinated) try typing some of the following terms into Google (use the quotes as indicated for full effect):

"Bush=Hitler"

Bushitler

Reagan=Hitler (This is for someone who has been out of office for almost 16 years, and whose entire presidency predates the world wide web by several years)

"Republicans are evil"

"Democrats are evil"

"Reagan was evil" (only a few cites for "Reagan is evil"; they're updating)

"Bush is evil"

"Clinton is evil"

"Kerry is evil"

Kerry=Stalin

Clinton=Stalin

You'll find the whole thing instructional.

posted on September 08, 2004 08:53 PM



Comments:

'Mad Mikey' Google search tells me I'm #1!!

posted by Mad Mikey on September 9, 2004 06:56 AM

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I hate Bush because he supports the unbridled deficit spending of the Republican controlled Congress.

I hate Bush because he's flip flopped on the reason for attacking Iraq.

I hate Bush because our country is flirting with fascism.

I hate Bush because he's pushed the FCC to eliminate rules that guarded us against the media being controlled by fewer and fewer entities. This leaves us with less and less unbiased media outlets. Liberal media? That's a fairy tale. The media is being more and more bought up by the right winged conservatives.

I hate Bush because he doesn't understand why it's important to keep religion out of government.

I hate Bush because he squandered all the goodwill we got after what happened on 9/11/01.

I hate Bush because he's a lightweight when it comes to foreign policy. He has no idea how to get things done diplomatically.

I hate Bush because he's running the military ragged and is yanking the National Guard away from their duties at home.

I hate Bush because his foreign policy is basically to carry a big stick. He forgets that big sticks gets people killed.

I hate Bush because his actions in the middle east has made us a target and has increased the incidence of terrorism around th world.

posted by Olde Friend on September 10, 2004 01:44 AM

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"This is why the "Bush=Hitler" and "bushitler" people are so fanatic in their belief; they have found something akin to religion to ground themselves.

you're on to something: Liberalism is a mental disease grounded in a need to replace religious ritual, religious faith (which they, as "atheists" deny any connection to), with an atheist set of new rituals; Pagan baby sacrifice, the repitition of "Bush is stalin" ad absurdum, paranoia of being persecuted, revenge, courts fabricating law by edict, etc.

Therefore, Atheism is a belief system and should be classified as such.

Leftists, have turned their pursuit of "the separation of church and state" into a religious superstition: they demand exception of their belief system from all others, and for it to supercede all other belief systems. Then they have the timerity to expect our Judeo Christian heritage, with its emphasis on law, not man as the constituent of our nation, to be purged from our lives, our legacy, not to mention our history; exactly what the concept of separation between church and state was designed to prevent. i.e. the estblishment of one (particular) religion (for example Church of England) as pre-eminent above all.)

posted by an dalusian dog on September 14, 2004 12:23 AM

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