Conservative vs. Liberal....part 483

You know, in ever political discussion, when talking about the ideological right and left. There is a consensus that the both behave equally as bad. There is always an implied equivalence of the two sides.

As it is well know, I do not agree with that. Some times one side is worse than the other. Some times one side steps way beyond the bounds of reasonable dissent.

I hope that this, is some sort of hoax, cause if it isn't then we all have a lot more to be worried about.

Last Friday, someone going by the name "dermdoc" posted a thread on a message board for Texas A&M students and alumni with this topic: "Laid off my first Obama voting employee today."

"Our reimbursement rates are spiraling downward, taxes are projected to go up with Obamacare, so I did it," the person wrote. He later added: "I made this decision because I can."

"It is kind of interesting watching their face as you explain to them the economic consequences of the policies of the guy they voted for," wrote dermdoc.

Hotsheet reached out to the person who we believe to have been responsible for the posting, but our requests for comment went unanswered. Late Wednesday afternoon, after Hotsheet's inquiry, the thread appeared to be removed from the TexAgs.com Web site. (The original link was here.) We took screen shots before the removal; you can view the full first page of comments here.

The posting prompted 20 pages of comments, some celebrating dermdoc's initial post and others questioning whether it was appropriate for him to have laid off an employee seemingly on the basis of his or her politics.

I am fairly certain that is illegal. On top of showing a stunning lack of knowledge about the issues he purports to care about.

But to the main point. I do not recall, even at the height of Bush's tenure, these sorts of things being bandied about in the liberal community. Jokes about moving to Europe/Canada? Sure. Firing people, or intimating that if you vote for someone I don't agree with, that in and of itself is a fireable offense? What?!

This is the fever swamp that the modern day conservative/republican inhabits. Liberal/progressives are not people with whom they disagree, they are sinister agents who wish ill on the country have no love for said country and who posses ideas that are fundamentally evil.

This is no way to have a debate. The idea that the electorate is going to reward this sort of behavior just shows how far we have fallen, and has the air of oppression to it.

-Cheers