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Originally posted by Jeff Higgins
Here we have another myth espoused by the Left in the hopes of denigrating the Right. The belief structure of the Right in no more or less "narrow" than that of the Left; it is simply different.
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I continue to have a strong desire to buy you a beer Jeff, but we'll probably no agree on this one. My opening post says:
1) The term "conservative" suggests narrowness and the term "liberal" suggest width, and....
2) That seems to be how it works. Conservatives very much appear to be a bit monochromatic. It is a BRUTE FACT that there is more racial diversity among liberals. And religious diversity also. Liberals think that every belief system should be welcome. Including behaviors we find distateful. It is the conservative party and its justices who are pursuing a visible agenda to narrow freedoms so that Americans' behavior is more palatable.
Someone suggested that fiscal conservatives are very different from social conservatives, or something of that sort. Blah blah blah. My beliefs are suffering from a bad reputation due to people right here on the Board assuming that liberals all believe the same things. I am a practising Catholic. I believe homosexuality is a sin. And I am a liberal.......BECAUSE I BELIEVE THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE FREEDOM TO FUK WHOEVER THEY WANT. Now, your party is going to get a reputation for being fringe. Just like we freedom-worshippers have gotten a reputation for being fringe.
Another example, again, is the danger the Dems have from "Independent" candidates. They don't scare the Republican party. And the reason is that there is no disagreement in their party. Thought processes are very similar. Narrow. The Democratic party has always and will always have this danger.... because it is packed with people comprising a WIDE range of beliefs.