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Originally Posted by ItalianStereotype
jeanette-the definitions of liberalism and conservatism as they apply to American politics has changed since the Great Depression; besides, there was also that whole war thing.
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I think Eye Tie made the most relevant point right here. This also makes Vince's asinine claim that 95% or whatever of everything that has ever happened has been conservative, or whatever. I anticipate the explanation behind that one like a 6 year old on Christmas Eve.
I wan't to avoid this topic for some reason, perhaps because it has a lot to do with my concentration in college, and my brain can't handle any more of this shit.
I think the notion that conservatism espouses self-sufficiency, thus its popularity, is a tad bit misleading. We are a social animal, we are highly dependent upon each other. I think however that the
ideal of independence is prevailing throughout America, as well as a general disdain for people who
supposedly mooch of the system, and don't supposedly work as hard as "we" do. IMO, this is a fallacy, primarily because Americans of all incomes are working harder than they ever have before for less, calculating inflation. I think the ability to look down upon a generated "other" ironically serves as a great motivator for the American people, which makes Americans some of the most prosperous and creative in the world, IMO. This however carries other negative consequences I think, one obvious one being a divisive attitude that prevails throughout much of America. Our primate friend VinceZeb is a fine example of this.
Sorry, I'll put more effort into it later. I apologize for not doing justice to comments made by Ror, Bennet, Eye Tie, and Blanco.