I really like this video. If I was still a conservative, it would be pretty powerful for me. |
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I really like this video. If I was still a conservative, it would be pretty powerful for me. |
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'What is war?...In a short sentence it may be summed up to be the combination and concentration of all the horrors, atrocities, crimes, and sufferings of which human nature on this globe is capable' - John Bright
Woods is a great speaker. Funny too. |
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The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended. - Frédéric Bastiat
I try to deny myself any illusions or delusions, and I think that this perhaps entitles me to try and deny the same to others, at least as long as they refuse to keep their fantasies to themselves. - Christopher Hitchens
Formerly known as BLUELINE976
Its not so unthinkable that there's a hell of a lot more common ground between the American left and the right than we're acting on. I wish I was better at convincing people of this. I heard a right wing talk show host say he wished the nation was more polarized. That comment got me a little mad, really. |
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Even if you understand the dynamic between left and right and understand the virtues of both conservatism and progressivism, it doesn't make the minds of conservatives in the US any less warped by their propaganda. |
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Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
The only difference between the parties is what they SAY. |
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...but the parties (Rs & Ds) have precious little to do with liberalism or conservatism. That's another thing I keep failing at convincing people of. I wish we could have a discussion about liberalism and/or conservatism without bringing the parties into it. |
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They are SOCIALLY Conservative or Liberal, but economically they are not. |
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The battle should not be between corporatism and statism, anyways. The battle should be to make both more accountable to the people. |
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Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
'What is war?...In a short sentence it may be summed up to be the combination and concentration of all the horrors, atrocities, crimes, and sufferings of which human nature on this globe is capable' - John Bright
'What is war?...In a short sentence it may be summed up to be the combination and concentration of all the horrors, atrocities, crimes, and sufferings of which human nature on this globe is capable' - John Bright
Hehe that reminds me of a sign I saw from Occupy Wall Street. "Sex once every 4 years isn't a love life. 1 vote every 4 years isn't democracy." |
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Libertarianism should be in there somewhere. |
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I was going to advocate more local government as well, with more local statutes to stop corporatism on the local level out, using trickle-up legislation beginning in the neighborhoods. I've written extensively about this on this forum. |
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Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
It works, because it's accountable and representative of the people. Unhappy? Let the 10,000 people in your neighborhood area change it, rather than change it for 300 million people. |
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It was a poorly worded joke. |
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Last edited by cmind; 10-08-2011 at 12:06 AM.
You should read the thread entitled "The Balance between Liberals and Conservatives - Why Consensus is the Next Stage." Feel free to skim through it but basically I'm arguing along the same vein. Remove the electoral college and implement government convergence that starts in the neighborhood (roughly 100-300 people) and allow them to select their representative who goes to the next echelon of government (municipal/town hall) and have them reach consensus for the municipality. The municipality's representative then meets in the district and so forth. |
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Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
Or you could have the various cultures figure out what they CAN agree on and work from there. |
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Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
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