In the interest of informing those who may not know what the heck the prior post is referring to, let me explain.
'Ditto-Head' simply means a listener/reader of conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh.
The term 'dittos' used to be used by callers to his (national) radio program as an introduction to affirm the fact that they agreed with Limbaugh and his observations on politics. Sort of like 'Amen' affirms agreement with what a minister/priest just said or prayed for, if you'll forgive the religious association.
As Limbaugh has been wildly successful over the past dozen years, his frustrated detractors started using the term 'Ditto-Heads' to describe his listeners/fans and meant it as a perjorative. Limbaugh supporters, always adept, adopted it and made it a badge of honor, thus thwarting the liberal goal of diminishing citizens who subscribed to politically conservative values. Later, it became 'Mega-Dittos' but in recent years, the term has been somewhat abandoned after so many years of use.
Rush Limbaugh is a hero of mine simply for putting politically conservative arguments (and facts) into the public political mix, dominated by liberals, in most instances.
I used to be an avid listener but don't have the time or opportunity anymore. The fact is, my political views were well-formed long before Rush Limbaugh appeard on the scene, but I have to admit that he articulated a point of view that I readily agreed with and I cheer his success (he's a multi-millionaire many times over).
For those who find socialism appealing, Limbaugh is the Anti-Christ incarnate.
He loves that role, by the way.
He's been called racist and worse for years, but with no proof, just bile from those who are used to being agreed with and are enraged that someone espousing the opposite side of the political spectrum gets to say his piece on the radio (600+ stations) 15 hours per week, publish a widely-circulated newsletter, enjoy best-seller status when he writes a book and generally get rich and famous opposing socialism, liberalism and the Democrat party. Gotta love it.
As for Ralph Nader. Hates the capitalist system, treats environmentalism as a religion and is as fervent as any wild-eyed fanatic yelling about Allah while he blows up a school bus full of kids to help the 'cause'. Nader sounds fairly reasonable on the surface but if you read his literature, he would basically dismantle our infrastructure and the word 'communist' may not specifically apply to him, but man, he comes too close for my taste. To acheive Nader's goals, 'government' would need to control everything, especially business (also know as the economy or the Free Market).
Call it what you will, it's dangerous to our freedoms and Ralph Nader is no friend of yours if you cherish freedom. His feel-good rhetoric goes down easy, but digesting it would kill us as a free people.
No, I didn't vote for Nader.
Fortunately, outside of his immediate family and devoted disciples, no one else did, either.
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