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People post the dumbest things. Somehow, a liberal friend of a friend became a friend of mine on Facebook. That wouldn’t be so bad since I do have a few liberal friends. In this case, I finally couldn’t stand it.
Byron Gates, Jr, posted a complaint on his wall about the billboard in Iowa from the North Iowa Tea Party. It put Hitler, Obama, and Lenin on the same level, and contained the “outrageous” phrase Live Free or Die at the bottom. This has caused an uproar in many liberal, progressive, and socialist circles.
To think that such imagery would be used! How could such a violent phrase – live free or die – be used! Here’s the funny thing.
Live Free or Die is the state motto of New Hampshire. It’s even on their license plates.
Classic failure on the part of liberals. They forget the vile rhetoric aimed at Bush/Cheney, Clinton/Gore, Bush/Quayle, and Reagan/Bush. Of course Carter deserves everything that was said about him – then and now.
So what does this have to do with Facebook and Byron Gates, Jr? Well, he put up his wall post with the statement: “Can you believe the assholes. Even if you love the Tea Party, even if you are a conservative at any level, this is just downright offensive.”
Then he later stated, “Too much money, too little brains. They are a joke.” Of course, he was referring to conservatives and Tea Party people. Therein lies the problem for Byron. He tries, like most liberals, to put himself on a pedestal above others. That simply doesn’t hold water with his weak debate skills and zero command of the facts.
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He simply feels good preaching to the choir of his friends where they can pat each other on the back and feel good. Naturally, I posted a reply and was promptly “blocked” from his wall.
Perfect ending.
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Let’s start at the top with the billboard: Byron probably considers the billboard phrase “Live Free or Die” to be “outrageous” given the context of it being UNDER PHOTOS COMPARING HIM TO HITLER. Context matters. This has nothing to do with New Hampshire’s motto. At all. I don’t believe the “they started it with Bush” argument is valid anywhere except for the school yard playground – a place that draws many parallels with the world of political editorials.
Now let us talk about the Facebook thread. The only halfway decent thing you said in your comment was:
“Here’s a news flash to help y’all out: both sides of the aisle pull this. The same was said during Bush, Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter (he deserved it), etc. etc.”
…but you don’t really give that any weight. During those administrations, did similar sensational ads not seem ridiculous and over the top? Then why defend the people who did it this time? Why not encourage more moderate commentary instead of justifying the comparison between Obama and Hitler because “well they did it tooooooo.”
Next you say:
“Feel free to debate me any time and any place. We can even compare IQ’s, test scores, financial status, and even common sense. I will be glad to oblige.”
when you say in your blog:
“He tries, like most liberals, to put himself on a pedestal above others.”
What kind of statement is that? You’re a damn bully. A bully trying to pick a fight via a medium that your victim controls. Of course he blocked you. I’d block you. Nobody wants those kind of aggressive comments on their Facebook status update. Most people aren’t interested in arguing with a man with his own conservative blog that’s trolling Facebook. That doesn’t necessarily make them wrong.
“He simply feels good preaching to the choir of his friends where they can pat each other on the back and feel good.”
The same description could easily apply to the entirety of this blog. Of course Byron feels good preaching to the choir of his friends. That’s what Facebook is. You do the same whether it be this blog, YOUR Facebook profile, or while in your back yard grilling with a few friends over. You certainly didn’t choose to post a similar Facebook thread we shared months back where you didn’t as clearly come out on top.
“Good night all. Have fun stoking your own flames.
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Looks to me that the flames were only stoked via one comment in that thread. The one challenging the other people to IQ tests. What the hell?
Byron Gates invited me to be his friend on Facebook. Then when I put some facts on his page that proved him to be the regime supporting socialist he is, guess what, he decided that he did not want to be my friend anymore. It was pretty funny because he did it in the typical liberal fashion of cussing and calling me names. Just look at the comments of his intellectually vacuous crew of worshipers.
It’s not possible to have a battle of wits with Byron Gates, or any other liberal because they just don’t have any ammunition.
Some people are unable to put their beliefs up to scrutiny and engage in an open dialogue. I link on my blog to conservatives, liberals, libertarians and to one or two who are outright socialist, and I interact with most of them on a somewhat regular basis.
Of course we all blog to get our view out there, but the other half of that is that we invite comments of any nature.
I’ve seen you engage Calvin on several occasions and it led to some good threads on Facebook.
Seth says above that he would block you too. Wonder if he sees the irony in that considering that you entertain his privilege to comment on your blog?