At least we aren't dicks...

DON'T BE A DICK.

If a media outlet is "liberal", shouldn't they be the "liberal" equivalent of this?? Spouting hatred and violence in the name of their agenda? But they don't. So if the mainstream media is "liberal", as "conservatives" say, then that settles it...."liberals" are nice people, and "conservatives" are assholes. Dicks. Un-dude.

On the other hand, if there are "liberal" media outlets that are full of hatred and violence...then that means the mainstream media is NOT "liberal", and right in the middle where they should be.

The "quotations" are because there is no such thing as liberal and conservative. They are just words used to label and polarize people. It is quite effective for right-wing radio. However....Liberals call for environmental conservatism. Conservatives are liberal with defense spending, or for that matter, any spending in the last 8 years. Many people would call me liberal because I think consumerism is a disease. But doesn't that make me conservative? Yet it is the conservatives that want you to SPEND your tax cuts.
The media uses these words to turn politics into a sport. So you can pick sides and spew verbal garbage back and forth. It makes people pawns. So the next time you decide to label people, ask yourself "is it really as simple as this"? Can you call me a liberal? Why? Did you give me a litmus test to fit into your definition of a word? What about the things that make me conservative? Like being pro-life and being against 24-7 tits on MTV? (BUT, if you are against tits on MTV because of "family values", you are conservative. If you are against tits on MTV because you are a feminist that believes it degrades women, you are a liberal. WTF?! Get off it, people!)

Or does the word mean something else entirely? Like the amount of mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving. "A liberal amount of mashed taters, please!" "WHAT?! No son of mine is gonna be queer and have liberal mashed potatoes. You eat CONSERVATIVE mashed potatoes! Pile it high! You eat those conservative mashed potatoes 'til you can't eat any more!"

Back to who is and who isn't a dick....why do conservatives use "liberal" as a dirty, name-calling word, but liberals don't call people "conservatives"? Is "liberal" the equivalent of the N-word, while "conservative" is the punchless "cracker"? Who made that rule?