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15 Responses to True Progessives and True Conservatives, To Thine Own Self Be True And Leave Us Alone

  1. 10 Cents10 Cents says:
    14 Mar 2017 at 07:22

    This is important. People do see two different things. I feel people are led to their conclusions by their suppositions. Their are objective facts but too many times subjectivity and a good narrative trumps those.

    The classic optical illusion is the old lady/young lady one.

  2. BrentB67BrentB67 says:
    14 Mar 2017 at 07:39

    I will add my wisdom to this thread as soon as ‘conservative’ is hewn to a sing definition.

  3. AvatarEThompson says:
    14 Mar 2017 at 08:12

    As I am usually the lone “conservative’ or even, for that matter, the “capitalist,” I will repeat verbatim what my two oldest friends said about their voting habits:

    * Friend #1:

    ‘I have special needs children and my husband doesn’t have that great a job so I vote for whomever will give me the most.’ (Note: both sets of grandparents are moderately wealthy and have basically cut off the rest of their kids to fund these two.) Obviously, I value the 30 year old friendship, so I say nothing.

    * Friend #2 (ex college boyfriend): He has come from nothing, sits on the Board of Directors of Michigan Biz Ad School and made himself into a $40 million dollar (net worth) investment banker. On his own. So this is what puzzles me when he says, “The Republicans try to simplify economics by assuming these opportunities are open to all.”

    I would normally try to smack him senseless with the facts and figures, but he’s the one who pays for our $600 seats on the ice at Wings games. So, yes, I’m a sell-out but I’m not taking any blame here because his wife worked for Tony Blair so I know a hopeless case when I see one.

    • Mike LaRocheMike LaRoche says:
      14 Mar 2017 at 11:19

      The way things are going, Tony Blair might turn out to be the Labour Party’s last Prime Minister.

      • Mike LaRocheMike LaRoche says:
        14 Mar 2017 at 11:20

        Actually, that would be Gordon Brown. But Blair permanently tore the Labour Party apart before Brown’s accession.

        • AvatarEThompson says:
          15 Mar 2017 at 01:30

          I will say there was one moment when I almost liked Blair. I watched him once on Jon Stewart and JS was trying awfully hard to bully him into poking fun at George W.

          Blair looked the host right in the eye and said, “It was a pleasure to work with him because he meant what he said and did what he said. That is a rare thing in politics.”

          Cheri Blair is another story altogether. Take her … please! (Sorry for plagiarizing, Rodney.)

      • drlorentzdrlorentz says:
        14 Mar 2017 at 12:49

        Naw, Labour will come back. They will need to get rid of Corbyn first, though.

  4. drlorentzdrlorentz says:
    14 Mar 2017 at 12:57

    There’s one difference between the optical illusion and politics: unlike in the illusion, there is a right answer in reality. And the progs will not leave us alone. Leaving people along is a conservative idea.

  5. NandaNanda says:
    15 Mar 2017 at 01:25

    If you truly want me to leave you alone, I will… [sniff]

  6. PencilvaniaPencilvania says:
    15 Mar 2017 at 03:23

    Not sure if I see four or three in the top picture but I definitely see a KitKat bar. Guess I’m an independent?

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