Conservatives and liberals approach almost every issue with completely different philosophies, underlying assumptions, and methods. That's why it's so hard to find genuine compromise between conservatism and liberalism -- because not only are liberals almost always wrong, their solutions almost always make things worse.
With that in mind, let me take a few moments to explain some of the key differences between liberals and conservative to you. Continued
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From this article, apparently the main difference between conservatives and liberals is that conservatives are full of shit.
Apparently, I'm full of shit.
ignoring the obvious fallacies, misrepresentations, and generalizations in this article (which is pretty difficult to do, considering there are so many), why do you insist that people must fall into one category or the other?
libertarians such as myself certainly don't, and it's this kind of irresponsible rhetoric that prevents meaningful political dialogue--not the inherent differences between "conservatives" and "liberals."
I didnt realize that people still called themselves libertarians? small l right? Wait isnt that a category? What the...
actually there are no fallacies, but they are all generalizations. Few people are 100% one way or the other.
You call this irresponsible rhetoric? I call it pretty much spot on, but then what do you call the rhetoric of the dem leadership in the house and senate who continually undermine the war in Iraq?
If the article i linked is irresponsible then you must agree that the rhetoric of pelosi/reid and their ilk is dangerous at the very least, and traitorous at the very worst.
donk. read my post carefully--i don't object to categorization, but to fitting everyone into the "liberal" or "conservative" box.
there are fallacies, rhino. both conservatives and liberals like "activist" judges when it suits their purposes.
sidebar: the whole "activist" judge discussion displays an incredible ignorance as to the foundations of our judicial system. "legislating from the bench" is a time-honored american (and british) tradition, and the basis of common law.
and i meant i think it's irresponsible for a writer to enflame perceived differences among us.
like our fair president, i'm a uniter (not a divider).
and it's not the democrats who are undermining the war in iraq--it's the iraqi govt, the officially-sanctioned shiite militias, the sunni insurgents, the foreign terrorists, etc.
it blows my mind that so many people think some blowhard legislator in washington has more impact on the war than anyone actually participating in it.
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