Touche.nephewjack said:I was just saying that you can't say that the Republicans rely on scare tactics, because Democrats do them too.pear40 said:Lol, we don't need a scare tactic becuse we rule the roost. B)nephewjack said:And with Democrats, the fallback scare tactic is THE GOVERNMENT IS BEING CENTRALIZED!pear40 said:Lol, good one.OddCrazyMe said:
America has built up an irrational fear of communism over the course of the cold war. Obviously, I'm not implying that the US should be communistic, but it's that whenever we see a communist country, we instantly view them negatively.
So whenever Democrats try to do anything that Republicans think is too liberal, they play the "OMG WE'RE TURNING SOCIALIST!" card and scare everyone. It's a disgustingly shallow scare tactic.
@Pootman- I agree 100%