I think the left despises the regressives more than most conservatives or independants.
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Originally posted by TheWall View PostI think the left despises the regressives more than most conservatives or independants.
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostI've traveled too much and met too many people to knee-jerk stereotype that way. Comes with age, I guess...Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostEither way, that doesn't prove that all liberals are touchy cry-babies. There are plenty of stalwart and brave liberals, and plenty of fear mongering and cowardly conservatives, and vice versa.Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Originally posted by seanD View PostI think the ideologies are distinct enough though that it's justified to use those political terms in polemical ways.
There's not even central ideology on whether or not government should be involved. Almost everyone has things they think should be government responsibility. The differences are which things and on what level they should be handled.I'm not here anymore.
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostI've traveled too much and met too many people to knee-jerk stereotype that way. Comes with age, I guess...Originally posted by Jedidiah View PostI am older than you are and age has brought me to believe that even liberal friends (and I do have a few) are believing ignorantly and thus a polemic use is appropriate. I admit I would not use it like that to their face, but I do see such use as valid.I'm not here anymore.
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Originally posted by Adrift View PostI hear a lot of people on this forum use the word "liberal" or "conservative" as though just the use of the word almost makes them sick. Don't you realize, though, that you're referring to a huge swath of people with a number of complex views, many of whom do not agree with one another? Obviously there are plenty of times when these words can be used to generalize a whole group of people. Liberals or conservatives may generally hold certain views or ideas, but what irks me is when I hear people say something like "liberals don't have a sense of humor". That's just a blatant mischaracterization. Nothing about one's political affiliation says anything about their penchant for humor. Some of the world's greatest comedians are liberals (in fact, probably most of our greatest comedians are liberals).
It seems to me that most people have set up in their minds caricatures of people when they think liberal or conservative. To a lot of people on this forum, a liberal is a puny little pansy, who runs around biting his nails hugging trees, and hyperventilating any time someone says something that could be misconstrued as offensive, and to a lot of people on this forum, a conservative is a hot-headed, flag-waving bigot, who blows up at the thought of helping those weaker than themselves. Neither of these caricatures are true. Nor are those who self-identify as either liberal or conservative on this forum representative of all or even most liberals and conservatives in the real world.
I don't know. I suppose my point is that maybe we need to sometimes stop and think before we use the word "liberal" or "conservative" like it's a swear word. We're all just people.
IIRC, Reagan referred to it as he "L" word.
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I think labels like "liberal" and "conservative" are beginning to be meaningless. The traditional political is all mixed up now.Blog: Atheism and the City
If your whole worldview rests on a particular claim being true, you damn well better have evidence for it. You should have tons of evidence.
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Originally posted by The Thinker View PostI think labels like "liberal" and "conservative" are beginning to be meaningless. The traditional political is all mixed up now.
yeahThe first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by TheWall View PostI see it like this.
You always see the worst of politics on media. It takes effort to actually learn why people hold the views they do. Most people dont want to work that hard. Sad really.Last edited by Ana Dragule; 11-25-2016, 03:29 AM.I am become death...
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Originally posted by Ana Dragule View PostMaybe I don't spend enough time on regular media, but sometimes I feel like I see the worst of politics on Christian forums. I think I may judge people there more harshly, but that's because I would think I would have the most in common with them, but I don't want any thing to do with how people are so disgusted with others who don't even do some of the things they are accused of or given a chance before being judged. I don't want to be like those people, even if they are "Christian". That makes me sad and I hope that in person non believers are not treated that way on a person to person basis. I anticipate being considered snowflakes or some kind of whiny brat now. I don't know if I am supposed to even apologize for my generation or for being part of it.
Personally, I've suggested we adopt some stuff like here but I was told this was draconian
Oh, and don't apologize for your generation, just advocate to them :)
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