This whole thread is a total waste of time and space.
Liberals......
Are also not extremely complicated folk...... But few will admit it.
Liberals are prone to accept change when it meets their criteria of fairness, and when said change falls within the parameters of what they consider to be common sense.
Liberals are broad-minded individuals who profess to be highly TOLERANT of the views and behavior of others. Such tolerance does not demand understanding.
Liberals are stalwart defenders of individual freedom, and individual rights for ALL...... Rather than any collection of a FEW.
Liberals routinely reject any seemingly irrational submission to authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition...... But tend to display a high degree of respect for PAST human accomplishments that appear to continue to serve the best interests of mankind.
Liberals (like conservatives) are predominantly good and decent individuals who sincerely believe in their philosophy of life, and roam through their moments on our tiny planet as best they are able.
As with my missive regarding conservatives......
The above is intended as only a sketch, and not a fully detailed portrait.
And as before......
I invite any serious comments that may add to our understanding of these frquently used, and often abused terms.
BTW......
I agree with AG regarding my use of the word "real" in my prior conservative post. Not for precisely the same reason...... But close enough.
Ergo...... I have omitted "real" in the above, and I shall edit my conservative post accordingly.
NEXT......
The tingle of the ideological mingle.
Cheers.
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said...... But I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
Originally Posted by champion110
I am less angry this morning and ready to get back up on the horse. That girl was a freak last night.
Originally Posted by champion110
In fact, I finally had to tell her to stop over the last weekend, because I was worn out and needed a break.
Originally Posted by champion110
I am less angry this morning and ready to get back up on the horse. That girl was a freak last night.
Originally Posted by champion110
In fact, I finally had to tell her to stop over the last weekend, because I was worn out and needed a break.
The tingle of the ideological mingle......
Or STEP II.
Interestingly......
Damn near every liberal exhibits a conservative attidude regarding some commonly contested liberal v. conservative issue(s).
And likewise, damn near every conservative demonstrates the same tendency to "make exceptions" amidst an otherwise well fortified conservative line.
For example......
Most liberals vigorously support an open/integrated housing ideology......
But some waver if it may significantly impact property values in THEIR back yard.
Most conservatives routinely support Americn war, and accept the fact that American blood must be shed to WIN......
But some waver when it may be THEIR son or daughter who will die in the name of any such victory.
Most liberals are pro-choice advocates.
But some waver when it is THEIR daughter who wants to abort their grandchild.
Most conservatives oppose gay rights.
But some waver when it is THEIR child being subjected to any such second class citizenship.
The list of EXCEPTIONS is precisely as lengthy as the list of any issues that may inflame any conservative v. liberal debate.
And the KEY that unlocks virtually every EXCEPTION......
Is PERSONAL involvement, rather than mere theoretical association.
As usual......
I invite any serious comments that agree with, qualify, or oppose my above brief effort.
Next......
Consevative and liberal MYTHS.
Cheers.
Most liberals
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said...... But I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
You may be RIGHT......
As a gentleman who has grown old, and cannot claim with even an iota of certainty that I have ever been RIGHT about anything......
I would never hesitate to defer to another gentleman who avers being RIGHT "97% of the time.
May I assume your claim involves everything Horatio could ever dream of...... And perhaps MORE?
However......
Given your 97% CERTAINTY that none of the other regular dawg authors even approach YOUR touted knack for sorting seed from chaff......
Perhaps YOU may understand why a KNOW NOTHING fellow like myself......
And some (all) dawgs who have not as yet mounted YOUR plateau of near perfection......
May find this thread to be less than a "total waste of time and space".
Here's a thought......
From a gentleman (me) who is prone to take any gentleman AT HIS WORD, and not demand actual proof...... To another gentleman (you).
Perhaps there are lesser fellows who prowl the varied pages of dawgland......
Who demand more than a gentleman's word to be convinced of his merit/honesty.
Ergo......
Why don't you take a few of your obviously valuable/nearly perfect moments to scribble a truly brilliant missive that will eliminate the need for any continued debate/comment on this time and space consuming thread......
And thereby......
Demonstrate YOUR 97% RIGHTNESS......
While eliminating the need for myself and others to stumble about in the shadows of YOUR superior certainty?
HELLS BELLS......
Just imagine if YOU would opt to do so on every thread/board, from football to politcs...... Instead of just proffering only casual and mostly meaningless comments that routinely camouflage your declared genius.
All this site would then need would be a series of thread topics, followed by YOUR RIGHT STUFF......
AND NOTHING MORE......
Unless some minor thread happened to broach one of those 3% issues where YOU may not be absolutely RIGHT......
AT THE TOP!
Cheers.
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said...... But I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
Liberals and conservatives are both hypocritical.
Conservatives want to be free from financial government regulation but control people's social lives with government regulation. Vice versa for liberals. It doesn't make any damn sense.
MYTHS......
Or STEP III.
I'll start with one of my personal favorites.
The vast majority of conservatives, and the vast majority of liberals are NOT honest advocates of FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.
And I offer the following to explain my reasoning.
1) The vast majority of conservatives and liberals (like most Americans) live their lives in a manner that results in substantial DEBT. Each has their "REASONS" for rationalizing THEIR personal DEBT equation...... But the end result is precisely the same. They live in DEBT!
We often hear statistics regarding credit card default, home forclosures, bankruptcy filings, and so forth. But I have never seen any numbers that detail DEATH DEFAULT.
Death default is when either a conservative or a liberal dies...... And the sale of all of their assets does not satisfy their personal DEBT obligations.
And often......
The final ledger line in these debt default calculations is an expensive funeral that punctuates the gross lack of fiscal responsibility displayed by the dearly departed throughout their life.
SO......
Who are these conservatives and liberals who regularly clamor so vociferously for OTHERS to demonstate FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY?
Cheers.
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said...... But I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.