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Originally posted by Rodeo
I believe that human beings are thrust into this world with all sorts of advantages and disadvantages relative to each other.
Physical strength, intellectual ability, economic advantage, emotionial stability. And on and on and on. That's news? I don't think so.
How we deal with those less fortunate than the majority defines us a people. Some people are born without the physical ability to support themselves, for example. I think we as a society have an obligation to help those people. Is that news? Is that what you consider "liberal”?
I consider it moral.
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Here is the difference between a conservative and "liberal". I put liberal in quotes as decades ago we aquired a skewed perceptive of the word. Anyway, you fel it is societies responsibility, I on teh other hand, feel it is the individuals responsibility. Not neccisarily though in need of help, but tose individuals capable of rendering it around them.
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Originally posted by stevepaa
Yeah, I really think success traits are genetic, not learned. I think of a friend who was the leader from elementary school, high school quarterback, enlisted, made flight school and was up for admiral. As soon as you met him you knew. Same for a boss I had a few years ago who is now VP of Lockheed where I work. As soon as you spent a few hours with him, you knew he was going places. Now perhaps the years of success reinforce these traits but I think the traits are innate to start with.
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This one almost strike home in my case. My Dad never wento school for what he is doing now, just started and learned. My Grandad was one of the keys to Satelite TV, my Uncle is key to the GPS program. Trave it far enough, and you find German nobility pre 30 years war. (Gave it up rather then be responsible for more bloodshead betwen the protestants afterwards). I could however also find families that the oppsiite is true, that there was distinct change. Its not genetics, two clones can come out very differently. My older brother and I are very different. Genetics can help determine physical atributes, but they do not solely make up a person.
I cannot realy explain this, other then that I've come to notice that each set of parents reguardless of what the liberal or conservative would consider "success", set foth a "right/wrong" that was distinctive to their children, and raised them to do right regaurdless of the consequences. Some strayed away, others followed that advice.
Each one of us has a capiblity to exceed far what we are worth or ever deserve, most
chose to refuse it. And spit on the opportunity given. I'm not talking financial here. Life in general. You can be rich and almost driven mad, and poor and almos driven mad, its your choice how you chose to deal with what has been given to you.
I'm getting to the age where I'm starting to look for a girl. I'm different, most look for likes/dislikes. I've come to realise that what is more important, is actions and reactions. How does on react to not being able to do something they wanted? Do they go on hapily, or do they ake time out to rant/pout? To me, the situations are not as important, as the reactions to them.
Oh, btw steve, I ahve worked in a "soup kitchen" handing out food in a very poor area of town before.