A Guide to Basic Differences Between Left and Right

[The Horn]

This article by Denis Prager is nothing but a massive collection of conservative straw men . More than enough to create a fire hazard ! It's ridiculously simplistic, one-sided and black and white, without a shred of nuance, and it's also a total caricature of liberal views which totally misrepresents mainstream liberalism and misleadingly portrays the most extremist left-wing views as the norm .

 

[Angel4Truth]

No. The ideal is to protect the possibility of economic mobility and prevent a permanent nobility of hereditary wealth and permanent multi-generational poverty.

Get rid of victim mentality and pull yourself up by the bootstrap, that will end it real quick.

 

[ok doser]

No. The ideal is to ... prevent a permanent nobility of hereditary wealth ...

you think it's unfair that I want my children to benefit from my success?

 

[quip]

:up:

13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

You are open minded, except when Jefferson posts. Right?

Well, lefties are close-minded about close-mindedness. Re: grade school math, remember how those double negatives work? :idea:

 

[Nick M]

Well, lefties are close-minded about close-mindedness.

So that is a yes? You are closed minded about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Show what you disagree with in the opening post.

 

[quip]

So that is a yes? You are closed minded about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

You must get dizzy spinning in place all day...yes?

Show what you disagree with in the opening post.

No.

 

[Arthur Brain]

This article by Denis Prager is nothing but a massive collection of conservative straw men . More than enough to create a fire hazard ! It's ridiculously simplistic, one-sided and black and white, without a shred of nuance, and it's also a total caricature of liberal views which totally misrepresents mainstream liberalism and misleadingly portrays the most extremist left-wing views as the norm .

Well, considering he's one of serpentdove's personal heroes there wasn't much chance of it being objective and rational...

 

[Jefferson]

Funny, there used to be a mantra on here that liberals were so open minded that their brains fell out...

How things can change eh?

You don't see a difference between being open minded and being too open minded?

100% of Christians have proven themselves to be open minded because people are born as non-Christians even if their parents took them to church every day of their childhood. There still had to come a day when that person realized they were born a non Christian and open-mindedly decided to become a Christian.

It's the non-Christians today who are likewise born non-Christians but who have never been open minded enough to change.

 

[Arthur Brain]

You don't see a difference between being open minded and being too open minded?

100% of Christians have proven themselves to be open minded because people are born as non-Christians even if their parents took them to church every day of their childhood. There still had to come a day when that person realized they were born a non Christian and open-mindedly decided to become a Christian.

It's the non-Christians today who are likewise born non-Christians but who have never been open minded enough to change.

You realize that anyone of a different faith to yours could say the exact same thing about you right?

 

[Jefferson]

You realize that anyone of a different faith to yours could say the exact same thing about you right?

Of course, but you are unable to say that about anyone of any faith but they can all say that about you.

 

[Arthur Brain]

Of course, but you are unable to say that about anyone of any faith but they can all say that about you.

They could say it but it wouldn't mean anything, just as it doesn't when you say it.

 

[The Horn]

Jefferson, if liberals are people whose minds are so open their brains have fallen out, conservatives are people whose minds are so narrow the brains have been squeezed out of their heads !

 

[rexlunae]

you think it's unfair that I want my children to benefit from my success?

You can want it. I see no reason to help you make it so.

 

[rexlunae]

Get rid of victim mentality and pull yourself up by the bootstrap, that will end it real quick.

No, it doesn't.

 

[Angel4Truth]

No, it doesn't.

I have experience in it, do you?

 

[rexlunae]

I have experience in it, do you?

Oh, do tell.

 

[ok doser]

You can want it. I see no reason to help you make it so.

not looking for help :idunno:

 

[Angel4Truth]

Oh, do tell.

I have several times. Its called stay in school, work hard and don't listen to others who say you cant.

 

[rexlunae]

I have several times. Its called stay in school, work hard and don't listen to others who say you cant.

That's great, and all. But it only works in the case where there are opertunities to persue.

 

[Angel4Truth]

That's great, and all. But it only works in the case where there are opertunities to persue.

Staying in school and making good grades, creates opportunity, i tested into my high school which was exactly 50 percent black and 50 percent white.

Thug around and chances are your opportunities are lost, and right quick at that.