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This is your brain on liberalism

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Just as I thought, you leave a thread like this for a night and come back to find all but a handful of guys calling each other "poo poo heads".

You're a poo poo head!

No, YOU'RE a poo poo head!

If you guys would ever give the name calling a rest (friggin childish) you MIGHT be able to actually have a reasoned discussion about some political issue. Instead you all want to call Hillary, "Hitlery" or fret about the super secret Mormon takeover plan Mitt has. Geez.:rolleyes:

No, no. That's an instrumental. I'm talking about Cygnus and Dionysius.

That's ridiculous:

I mean, look at the dictionary definitions of those two words. They prove the study is full of........Oh, never mind....they seem to support it.....

con·serv·a·tive [kuhn-sur-vuh-tiv] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
3. traditional in style or manner; avoiding novelty or showiness: conservative suit.
4. (often initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Conservative party.
6. having the power or tendency to conserve; preservative.

lib·er·al [lib-er-uhl, lib-ruhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
2. (often initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
6. of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies.
7. free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners.
8. open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.

I like that definition: "Progress or reform" Yep! "Progressives" The Neo-cons somehow believe you don't know the difference between progress and Socialism...Hum? We should call Democrats what they are "Eastern Block regression". Dan...Your a great guy...But sometimes, name calling is a what it is...The truth!

Dantilla actually has the best quote...

I see it as kind of like the state of constant regression to economically defunct disciplines by new inexperienced people with different names with there figers pointed at someone else...:rolleyes:

I see the problem here and elsewhere as the mindless TV watchers who believe the Conservative and Liberal talking heads - believe with their hearts that Everything is getting awful and we must go back to some Golden time; or that Everything is awful now and we must hurry to some Golden future.

That kind of thinking screams from newstands and news shows and yet is completly crazy. EVERYTHING should not be frozen or turned back - some things are better now than they were. And EVERYTHING should not be advanced - some things are OK now.

Off the top of my head - the most "conservative" people I can think of are Radical Muslims - they want to return to a glorious past where everything in life and after death is certain. Why? Because they fear the advances and openess and chaotic nature of the present. This, I think we can agree, is crazy.

And, off the top of my head, the most liberal people I can think of were those of the French Revolution. They changed EVERYTHING - even the days of the week and the number of days in a week - were changed. How'd that work out? Yup, that was crazy too.

Do Liberals want the proscription against murdering your fellow man to change? No? Then stop pretending they want everything changed.

Do Conservatives want - truly want - us to go back to Salem, MA and start burning non-believers and fornicators (and gay Senators)? No? Then stop complaining that they want everything to revert to the ways of the past.

We're closer than the TV would have you believe.....

which 'mind' is more inclined to delude itself with pot . ...again, and again, and again... ?

Dan - If that's original, mucho kudos! If not, same qty. kudos to the author.

Or you might rephrase that to read, "where liberals are more likely to weigh the latest polls and bend their thinking based on it."

Or-the answer is blowing in the wind

I like permanent waves

Reasonable idea to keep both pedals operative?

Seems like you better straighten up 'em libs.
8. open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.
Like smoking, eating what you want, driving what you want, etc?

7. free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners.
as long as you don't disagree with 'em. Like RFK jr. said, if you disagree about global warming, you should be trated like a traitor. Imprisoned or shot?

6. of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies.
Like raising taxes to intolerable levels?

Your definition is pure BS.

Try this one. Socialist thinking individuals who believe that due to their higher minded thought, should have the right to control everyone else's money & activities.

And here comes Mule, careening off the right wall, hard on the brakes! :)

Can't take much issue with my points though, can you?

Its a commonly misrepresented statistic. The 10% refers to usage at any given time. Kinda like your engine doesn't ever fire all of its cylinders at the same time. I don't have data past that, but that much I know. Unless I only listened to 10% of it. :D

+1

Many think there is a fixed amount of wealth in the world, and if you have more than someone else you are clearly guilty of taking it away from others. This is just not so. Wealth can truly be created where none exists, and so you hurt no one. These people have a crazy type of half empty glass.

Ha Ha! Mule, that's very wise of you to post that as a question rather than an assumption.

I'd take issue if what that means is to rationally discuss/argue specific points, rather than rant back and forth - sure! Absolutely! That can be very productive.

Cheers,

David

And you still can't, apparently.

Dang. 2 in a row. Keep 'em coming.

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"I am reminded of four definitions: a radical is a man
with both feet planted firmly in the air.
A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs
who, however, has never learned to walk forward.
A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.
A Liberal is a man who uses his legs and his hands
at the behest the command--of his head." -FDR