How do you feel about Rinos and Blue Dogs?

[blissinanarchy1]

A Blue Dog is a conservative Democrat. A Rino (Republican in Name Only) is used as a slur towards Republicans who are viewed as too liberal for the party. But for the sake of argument, let’s call them liberal republicans.

Do you think Blue Dogs are traitors?

Do you think Rino’s are traitors?

[abc3643]

Blue Dog Democrats have been around forever so there's nothing new about them. These people were the Reagan Democrats or Democrats who voted for Trump in 2016.

RINOs is a made-up term by the far right; it's only been around for about 30 years.
Compare that with Rockefeller Republicans who've been around for over 60 years and were prominent before Bush 41. Those Republicans would be called RINOs today. LINCOLN would be called a RINO today because he helped Black people and, after all, to today's GOP, Black people aren't "real Americans".

[blissinanarchy1]

It’s kind of crazy how Republicans and Democrats both did a 180 in their views. Republicans used to want equality, individuality, etc. Democrats supported slave labor. Now Democrats want equality for all and republicans deny racism exists.

[HighValue]

RINOs are deceptive traitors. They are in it for themselves and not the people. In other words, they are the typical "establishment" candidates from either party, in it for their own benefit and somehow have a salary of a couple hundred thousand dollars but end up multi millionaires with huge mansions due to underhanded dealings.

Blue Dogs are democrats that pretend to be a little conservative with no intention of following through, just like Manchin. They just hold out longer than other democrats until they get something they wanted included in the bill. They are thinking, "what's in it for me?" But in the end, they still vote with the democrats.

Many RINOs were exposed when they were part of the "Never Trump" republicans. They support the establishment and underhanded corrupt dealings along with the establishment democrats. McConnell is a RINO, and Romney certainly is.

[normalice]

These days RINO seems to have more to do with any republicans who doesn't kiss Trump's ass. There aren't any liberal republicans. You could argue Murkowsky, Collins, and Romney, but their voting record is hard right with only sparse exceptions.

As for conservative democrats, it's fine. It's a big tent party and conservatives should be represented, too.

[NamerOfStars]

Of course not- reality is complex; why should our interpretations of, and reactions to, it be any different? The idea of mandating loyalty to a brand or an ideology over your own logic and sense, and ostracizing those who don't conform, is how totalitarianism starts.

[Anonymous]

Indifferent. I have been accused of being a boiled egg, as in white outside (I'm member of the main left wing party in my country, which color is white) and yellow inside (yellow is the color of the ultranationalists) because of my ideas.

I don't care, people and beliefs aren't black and white.

[Tyrael]

I feel like your political system is dumb af and it's not all black and white. You don't need to be one or the other.

[SmokinAces2000]

If they are ostracized by their parties might as well become an independent

[RolandCuthbert]

The labels mean nothing.

[Anonymous]

Who cares? Both parties are hot garbage.