Difference between liberal & conservative

[Dave-W]

I guess one could say most older people are conservative because the hate change, love and need routine.

If anything, i have become more liberal as I have gotten older.

 

[Not me]

It’s my usual response to the asinine....

Curious?

In Christ, Not me

 

[SilverBear]

Yes.

In Christ, Not me

Oh good grief


((thanks to Allendavid for sharing the perfect response))

 

[Strathos]

All this to say that the career politicians (which is most of them) on either side are sick people who have no desire to see the best interest of the country carried out.

Power corrupts. It's a flaw for most of us to think that we'd have any more integrity than the average politician if put in their situation, where our jobs and campaign contributions depended on pleasing certain people we may not agree with ideologically.

 

[Not me]

Oh good grief


((thanks to Allendavid for sharing the perfect response))

I answer a question, as it was asked, and I’m the issue. Most confusing.

But you are welcome

In Christ, Not me

 

[bhsmte]

I answer a question, as it was asked, and I’m the issue. Most confusing.

But you are welcome

In Christ, Not me

You answered a question with a question.

That could be viewed as evasion.

 

[SilverBear]

I answer a question, as it was asked, and I’m the issue. Most confusing.

You didn't answer the question at all and the question and issue remains:
when conservatives attack the rights and legal protections of gays - something you stated was unrighteous - are they not themselves unrighteous?

 

[Not me]

You didn't answer the question at all and the question and issue remains:
when conservatives attack the rights and legal protections of gays - something you stated was unrighteous - are they not themselves unrighteous?

Where did I state that the legal protections of homosexuals was unrighteousness?

In Christ, Not me

 

[listed]

I expect a certain level of education - yes.

Education isn't the major factor here at CF. What is the major factor is the pursuit of self importance, justification and lusts.

 

[Dave-W]

Education isn't the major factor here at CF. What is the major factor is the pursuit of self importance, justification and lusts.

Education is required to be able to communicate effectively.

 

[listed]

I do not confuse righteousness with Good. That is the problem.

Let use another example to bring it back to the OP. The War on Drugs.

This was done to stop the use of drugs in the US. Most everyone would agree that drugs are bad. But the War on Drugs was not good and did not achieve its goals. Drug use was still high and for every bust they did, more came in. And not every drug is as equally bad.

Many countries have had more success with treating the drug users, rather than jailing them or going after the dealers. Or legalizing some of the drugs, the ones that are not addictive. These solutions come from people not being narrow minded on the problem, but willing to explore the entirety of the problem to find something to make it better.

In my experience, a righteousness person that believes all drugs are bad would not even look at these solutions. Drugs are bad, they need to be stopped. But they are ignoring all the suffering they cause in pursuing getting rid of the drugs, i.e. the War on Drugs.

That is why just calling the other side evil in righteous anger does not help. It doesn't look at what both sides could agree on doing, or looking at the data and seeing what is possible. It just vilify those you think are wrong and ignoring everything else.

To put it in gaming terms: It is like playing a Paladin and wiping out a large camp of bandits, but not addressing the local economic conditions (high taxes, blight in the fields, etc.) that led them to it so more show up as they lose their farms.

There's a difference between drugs and medicine you seem to classify as drugs.

 

[listed]

Education is required to be able to communicate effectively.

Doesn't seem to work here.

 

[Dave-W]

Doesn't seem to work here.

Tell me about it.

 

[FreeinChrist]

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[Paidiske]

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