# Conservative lunacy in a nutshell **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 3, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889 "2017-10-03T18:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/21 "2017-10-03T22:19:49Z")
What a beautiful OP. ---
**Author:** ![up\_the\_junction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f1d935/32.png) [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/22 "2017-10-03T22:44:33Z")
The problem isn’t conservatives, it’s a political system that allows politicians to be bought. FFS you’re not even a democracy - a true democracy, hell an approximation of a democracy would deal with this. Get real. what is it now 80-90% want some legislature action? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2017, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/23 "2017-10-03T22:48:24Z")
Awesome OP! > [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > Seems like a good place to post one of my favorite NY Daily News front pages. They don’t pull any punches. > > [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/top-new-york-daily-news-front-pages-2015-gallery-1.2474213?pmSlide=1.2474175](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/top-new-york-daily-news-front-pages-2015-gallery-1.2474213?pmSlide=1.2474175) :eek: That totally fucking rocks! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/24 "2017-10-04T01:12:31Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > _Problem:_ There was a terrorist attack in France. > _Conservative response:_ URGENT CRISIS! TRAVEL BAN NOW! MORE LAWS! > > _Problem:_ I had to press 1 for English in my own country. > _Conservative response:_ URGENT CRISIS! BUILD A WALL NOW! MORE LAWS! > > _Problem:_ I read about a new designer drug on Facebook. > _Conservative response_: URGENT CRISIS! NEED IMMEDIATE BAN ON “SQUANK”! MORE POLICE POWER! MORE LAWS! > > _Problem:_ Somebody wants an abortion. > _Conservative response:_ URGENT CRISIS! PASS NEW ABORTION LAWS AT ANY COST! > > _Problem:_ 4 possible cases of in-person voter fraud in 1987 > _Conservative response:_ URGENT CRISIS! PASS ANY LAW AT ALL COST > > _Problem:_ 500+ people shot, 50 killed, at an outdoor concert > _Conservatives:_ Whoa, let’s not do anything hasty, it’s not like laws can prevent people from doing bad things. Do you, by any chance, write fantasy novels? Because that is some far out fantasy, right there. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/25 "2017-10-04T01:18:10Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Do you, by any chance, write fantasy novels? Because that is some far out fantasy, right there. Well it describes you to a fuckin’ T, dumbass. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/26 "2017-10-04T01:20:22Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Do you, by any chance, write fantasy novels? Because that is some far out fantasy, right there. It describes you in a nutshell, shitstain. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/27 "2017-10-04T01:31:10Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Do you, by any chance, write fantasy novels? Because that is some far out fantasy, right there. I know, I know, I shouldn’t say conservatives do nothing at all. In fact they fall over themselves trying to gut existing regulations and talk crazy shit about putting more “good people with guns” on the street. So yeah, ya got me there. Anything else? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/28 "2017-10-04T01:53:01Z")
Conservatives also bitch about how much those lazy 'Ricans are going to cost them, and how it will hurt the budget. But … ohh shiny! Didja hear about the invisible planes? They are cool, and I made them sell them to us for less, so tell me how great I am! ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/29 "2017-10-04T02:02:47Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Do you, by any chance, write fantasy novels? Because that is some far out fantasy, right there. Could you expand your comment? Perhaps start by explaining which part is fantasy? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/30 "2017-10-04T13:43:11Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Could you expand your comment? Perhaps start by explaining which part is fantasy? The part where shit-for-brains comes back to the thread to provide a cogent argument or explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/31 "2017-10-04T13:45:15Z")
NM ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/32 "2017-10-04T13:47:40Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > NM Q.E.D. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/33 "2017-10-04T13:47:47Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Well it describes you to a fuckin’ T, dumbass. > [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > It describes you in a nutshell, shitstain. Glad to see that the drooling cretins are eager to jump out and display their less than room temperature IQs to all. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/34 "2017-10-04T13:49:37Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Glad to see that the drooling cretins are eager to jump out and display their less than room temperature IQs to all. So you can’t actually point out the fantasy part, can you? ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/35 "2017-10-04T13:50:34Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > I know, I know, I shouldn’t say conservatives do nothing at all. In fact they fall over themselves trying to gut existing regulations and talk crazy shit about putting more “good people with guns” on the street. So yeah, ya got me there. Anything else? I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming that you are practicing your fantasy writing skills on us. I’m being nice about it. If I didn’t give you the benefit of the doubt, I’d have to call you a lying sack of shit and ask you for cites on all your claims. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/36 "2017-10-04T13:53:30Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > So you can’t actually point out the fantasy part, can you? He can barely manage to point to what he wants on a Friendly’s menu. ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/37 "2017-10-04T13:58:00Z")
Clothahump, sometimes you just need to accept that someone from a different part of the political spectrum wrote something funny. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/38 "2017-10-04T13:59:38Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming that you are practicing your fantasy writing skills on us. I’m being nice about it. If I didn’t give you the benefit of the doubt, I’d have to call you a lying sack of shit and **ask you for cites on all your claims.** As you demand, so should you give. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/39 "2017-10-04T14:02:01Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming that you are practicing your fantasy writing skills on us. I’m being nice about it. If I didn’t give you the benefit of the doubt, I’d have to call you a lying sack of shit and ask you for cites on all your claims. You need cites for ALL of them? You haven’t heard of the border wall? Unfamiliar with the voter ID laws to fix a tiny problem dwarfed by absentee ballot fraud? You’re not even reading the news…how is a cite going to help you? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889/40 "2017-10-04T14:04:15Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > How could anyone hate squank? Careful. At first, I thought it was even better than Blue DuRxL or 5-CcC4^-M3\*[!=5]~x, but now I need at least fifteen 40ng cones just to stay gleephed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-lunacy-in-a-nutshell/797889.md?page=3)