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C Moon

(12,212 posts)
Tue Dec 3, 2019, 02:52 AM Dec 2019

It comes down to this...

Conservative (one or all of the below hell-bound personality disorders):
• You're greedy and rich
• You're a racist and hate-filled
• You're close-minded and ignorant

Liberal:
• You're altruistic

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It comes down to this... (Original Post) C Moon Dec 2019 OP
Not all liberals are virtuous - it's just that any lack of virtue on their part The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #1
He was correct about so many things. 2naSalit Dec 2019 #4
Conservative: Everything you got, no matter how... dchill Dec 2019 #2
Add #4 They are hypocrites. BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #3
Agreed! C Moon Dec 2019 #5

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,681 posts)
1. Not all liberals are virtuous - it's just that any lack of virtue on their part
Tue Dec 3, 2019, 03:02 AM
Dec 2019

isn't because of their ideology, so it's possible to be both liberal and an asshole or a crook. But there's something inherently shitty about the conservative philosophy itself. As John Kenneth Galbraith said, "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness."

2naSalit

(86,567 posts)
4. He was correct about so many things.
Tue Dec 3, 2019, 04:21 AM
Dec 2019

And that is one point that should get more attention. Thanks for bringing it up.

dchill

(38,473 posts)
2. Conservative: Everything you got, no matter how...
Tue Dec 3, 2019, 03:03 AM
Dec 2019

...is all yours, and needs to be conserved, not taxed.

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