@Cycloptichorn,
Cycloptichorn wrote:
How is that different than saying he is Anti-American, or wants to destroy the country? How do you reconcile these two positions?
Suffice it to say that I think Parados has somewhat of a stronger case then you seem to think. I know that if I went back and reviewed your past comments, I could find some pretty silly stuff that was written about Obama; with the majority if not entirety of supporting evidence presented by you consisting of his associations and what you PERCEIVE to be his beliefs, while carefully ignoring the many hundreds or thousands of statements or actions that he has taken which contradict your account of him.
I'm sure you don't want me to do that, do you? Let us just agree that we all have made hyperbolic statements from time to time.
Cycloptichorn
Cyclops, you have read my posts long enough to know what I think, and obviously I am no Obama fan. I believe Obama is very misguided and his policies are detrimental and in some cases destructive to the country. Does this mean he hates the country and is trying to destroy it, obviously not, and I think you are honest enough and fair enough to know that I don't think Obama is intentionally trying to do that. Similarly, many Bush opponents probably think Bush had policies that were detrimental and destructive, but I think that most would also be fair enough to say it was not intentional, it was misguided or due to Bush's supposed stupidity. I am not a mind reader, and similarly I cannot read Obama's mind, I can only express my opinion here, which I have done in total honesty and sincerity. What really destroys the discourse here is when folks like parados attempt to twist what conservatives say and attempt to manufacture it into something else. That is not only destructive to profitable debate, but it is also intellectually dishonest.
I have probably made hyperbolic statements, I think I would agree with that, but face it, cyclops, Obama is no average politician, he is highly unusual and I think also divisive in a number of ways. You are either a big fan of the man, to the point of thinking he is a political messiah, or you recognize his extremely radical ideas and situations around his life, his associations and people he appoints, admit he is not your average Democrat even from years past.
If you have followed my posts here over the past years, you would also realize I hoped Obama would knock out Hillary in the primary, I even expressed some compliments for the man early on. I was happy to think we might be rid of the Clintons once and for all in the national political arena, because I thought they were also very destructive to America, and I still think they were. However, as time wore on and I have learned more about Obama, I am not at all liking his politics and of course I will say so on an opinion forum. Is that against the law? After all, how much demonizing of Bush has gone on here in years past. What goes around comes around. Politics are cyclical, and I believe it may be the Republicans turn to see if they can straighten things out in Washington, as the mood of the country is turning against the Democrats, at least that is what appears to be happening, and I couldn't be more thrilled with that.