Karan's right, politics in America has turned into a "hate game."
I usually don't directly criticize my fellow NEXT bloggers, but there should be some house rules enforced here. John Heiger's broad generalization and stereotype-inducing comment that conservatives simply aren't creative and are in the "shallow end" of the general talent pool is disturbing.
Replace the word "conservative" with any minority designation of your choice and this blog would be a blackhole for strongly-worded letters from any number of organizations.
That's my first criticism: saying most Republicans are basically money-horders and incapable of any creativity is simply a stereotype. (By the way, not all conservatives are Republicans, myself included. So using the terms interchangeably is misleading).
My second criticism is that Heiger's generalization is false. He asks, "Where is the Republican feature length answer to Michael Moore?" Though I don't think I would endorse this documentary, go to http://www.michaelmoorehatesamerica.com for the answer.
Also, I suppose Mel Gibson's religiously-conservative "The Passion" was an artistic flop?
Doesn't running a business successfully at least indicate some level of creativity? Without creativity, innovation and discovery, businesses fail. So one could say that many of those money-hoarding heartless Republicans who decided to do such horrible things like make widgets, create jobs and raise the standard of living are actually using vast amounts of creativity and ingenuity.
Basically, once you get into a psychological rut that tells you all Republicans, Democrats, conservatives or liberals are generally one thing or another, that should raise some serious red flags.
Some generalizations can be just common sense. No one would call me racist for saying people who live in Africa are, in general, black. But many generalizations are simply false. For example: Most conservatives are stupid and hopelessly without talent.
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