Originally posted by videoholic
You guys do realize that when they do those terror alerts, they may really know something, but just trying to weed out some info. don\'t you?
I mean by announcing that somethign is up, even though it\'s vague to us, may not be vauge at all to the people they are watching.
Whatever. Shit, you guys are actually going to vote for Kerry. There is absolutely no use.
This post reminded me of somthing that I think is a key difference between people we define as broadly "conservative" or "liberal."
Conservatives seem more willing to accept authority, and liberals are more inclined to question authority. The thing you said above, indicating that the terror alerts may be authentic... suggests that you\'re willing to accept Bush\'s or Tom Ridge\'s authority, possibly believe him, or at least give him the benefit of the doubt on these alerts.
On the other hand, when I hear a president or most any other high ranking politician tell me what they\'re doing for my own good, I almost immediately assume it\'s bullshit. I feel this way about BOTH republican and democratic politicians. Clinton was one of the greatest bullshitters of our time. The big difference was that when he spun a line about something, it was usually something harmless, and you could sort of figure out where he was going with it, and see which side of the fence he was on.
When Bush spouts off about something like terror alerts, or weapons of mass destruction, or "enemies of freedom" you really cannot tell what planet he is from. I can\'t tell if he really believes the bullshit, or he doesn\'t believe it and thinks he\'s a master deceiver, or if he\'s just a complete idiot and has no idea what he\'s saying. Sometimes it honestly sounds like he\'s just stringing together phrases and soundbytes into a random sequence, and he doesn\'t know where the sentence is going to end.
That sort of quality in a president deeply frightens me. I\'m trying to help you understand why we\'re going to vote for Kerry.

So anyway, I think it\'s a fundamental instinct of mine to question authority, and my Bullshit-o-meter has a very sensitive trigger.