How extremes of both the right and left toss around the term Moderate and Independent to add credibility to their statements
First I will start of with Webster's Online Dictionary Definitions of the word Moderate and Independent
Main Entry: 1 mod·er·ate
Pronunciation: 'mä-d(&-)r&t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin moderatus, from past participle of moderare to moderate; akin to Latin modus measure
1 a : avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits (a moderate drinker) b : CALM, TEMPERATE
2 a : tending toward the mean or average amount or dimension b : having average or less than average quality : MEDIOCRE
3 : professing or characterized by political or social beliefs that are not extreme
4 : limited in scope or effect
5 : not expensive : reasonable or low in price
6 of a color : of medium lightness and medium chroma
Main Entry: 1 in·de·pen·dent
Pronunciation: "in-d&-'pen-d&nt
Function: adjective
1 : not dependent: as a (1) : not subject to control by others : SELF-GOVERNING (2) : not affiliated with a larger controlling unit b (1) : not requiring or relying on something else : not contingent (an independent conclusion) (2) : not looking to others for one's opinions or for guidance in conduct (3) : not bound by or committed to a political party c (1) : not requiring or relying on others (as for care or livelihood) (2) : being enough to free one from the necessity of working for a living (a man of independent means) d : showing a desire for freedom (an independent manner) e (1) : not determined by or capable of being deduced or derived from or expressed in terms of members (as axioms or equations) of the set under consideration; especially : having linear independence (2) : having the property that the joint probability (as of events or samples) or the joint probability density function (as of random variables) equals the product of the probabilities or probability density functions of separate occurrence
2 capitalized : of or relating to the Independents
3 a : MAIN 5 (an independent clause) b : neither deducible from nor incompatible with another statement (independent postulates)
Now with those two definitions out the way I will get to the topic at hand.
I personally am 'sick n' freaking tired' of political pundits of extreme sides or clearly of one side claiming they are independent or moderate when they are clearly are not by their actions and words not moderate or independent. It seems that if they use these two terms they can come off sounding oh so credible and thoughtful when they state that they are one when the rest of their statement throws that right back in their face.
It's called hypocrisy, ladies and gentlemen, and doing this shows that you clearly one side not the middle and are a blatant hypocrite.
Don't call yourself an independent or moderate when you are clearly not it makes your statements seem less credible in my eyes and the eyes of those who are truly moderate and independent, though in the eyes of your collective harpy group they will make your word law because you used those two terms and there by their irrational illogical definition are moderate and independent. Wake up you damn freaking hypocrites, and smell the freaking truth for once.
If any of the following applies to you, you are not a moderate or independent:
1. If you buy into the hypocrisy of the same identical policies and ideals held by both major candidates are different, with one being that strengthens and the other weakens, than you sir or ma'am are not a Moderate or Independent, take your damn side and get out of the middle aisle.
2. If you support racial equality but than go about saying electronic machines discriminate races and start to separate people into black and white colors, you are not a moderate or independent, and frankly by a truthful definition a reverse racist, which is still racism.
3. If people say that your chosen guy is a definite flip-flopper and than go on claiming the other guy is too, you are a definitely not a moderate and independent.
True independent and moderates can add some more to this list.
Basically what I am getting at is that these 'fake' independent and moderates are drawing the 'true' independent and moderates into the mud, and I for one am sick of it, take your side you partisan want to be center fakes, you are not fooling me and you are not fooling the true 'independent and moderates' so get of the damn middle aisle and go back to your side, you are only showing how much of hypocrite you are.
- GX, un-proud member of ENGSOC
Here was the initial reply I did that inspired this, put here for posterity:
Reply #39 By: Citizen Grim Xiozan - 10/4/2004 8:49:17 AM
The whole problem with the GOP is they tend to do anything to get their guy elected even if it is wrong.
I seriously hope you have not forgotten to add the DNC to that list, BOTH major parties will 'lie, cheat, and steal' to win. How can anyone who is an independent fall for what the Democrats are saying? Freaking Hypocrisy with their values, every vote counts BUT third party votes are 'wasted votes' is that right? How am I supposed to live in a society where Republicans are promoting a non-secularist society, which is bad for me as I am not a Christian so it is on my mind if they start attacking the members of the Occult and Chaos is it not?
How about each race should be treated equally than they go about saying so-so minority is not smart enough to vote OR the fact that they keep breaking society down into BLACK, WHITE, HISPANIC, and so on when they keep saying they are the party of minorities?
What the freak is wrong with your rational logical mind? Did it get fried with ignorance? Are do we just bat a blind eye to everything one party does in hopes that the other does not do that right?
How can support holding lofty ideals without the actions to support them or actions without the lofty ideals to go with them?
How can anyone support Kerry when Lieberman was the obvious BETTER choice, which by the way he is getting left behind in favor of returning to the extreme ideals?
Seriously I hope there is a revolution in though in America putting both major parties out on the street until they learn how to behave and return to their roots, or do you love debauchery and people driven mad with power?
You want a freaking rant, well now you got one.
I hate to tell you this but there is only a 2% percent difference in the two party's proposed Federal Budget which tells me that there is only 2 percent difference between the two, this was pointed out by a buddy of mine.
Democrat calling a Republican a liar, etc. is like the 'black pot calling the kettle black'.
Independent hypocrites who are not really independent but partisan and people throwing around the term 'moderate' when they are clearly not but want to come off as sounding good and having more credibility with that term. You people piss me off too no end, quit the damn wolf in sheep's clothing political meanderings and show your damn true colors.
QUIT PUSSYFOOTING AROUND CONS OF EACH OF YOUR CANDIDATES AND ACCEPT THEM!!
Oh for those Kerry lovers out there who says the almighty Kerry will strengthen the border, well your DAMN SAINT HAS THE DAMN SAME VIEW ON THE BORDER AS YOUR VILLIAN BUSH, if it is the same idea as Bush and you call it strengthening than damn you better realize that Bush's plan (which is the same as Kerry's vice versa) is also strengthening. You can't call one weakening and call the same idea with the other strengthening that is hypocrisy, goes for Bush lovers too.
- GX
Un-proud member of ENGSOC
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