Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by ecommerceguy 1678 days ago
What really blows my mind is "progressives" point at GW Bush as some sort of pariah, nearly saint now. He was hated then, rightfully so. The guy, and his cohorts (Cheney, Rumsfield, Powell et al) lied repeatedly to get us into wars to fund Big Oil.

Please "progressive" from MN, stop pointing to Bush as some sort of ally for your cause.
1 comments
germinalphrase 1678 days ago
I specifically present their positions because they are not ideological allies of mine.

If your friends are yelling fire, you might be foolish to deny the smell of smoke.

link
ComputerGuru 1678 days ago
> If your friends are yelling fire, you might be foolish to deny the smell of smoke.

I’m bothered (not personally but at the state of things) by the fact that you thought if I didn’t share your opinion that meant I held those two in high regard. Why can’t we just think for ourselves and not take direction from one party or the other?

link
germinalphrase 1678 days ago
Fair enough. I certainly know nothing about you, and we are both making assumptions about the other. Lacking context, it’s easy to stumble on our tongues.
link