Daver's Waterfall
Your expressing an opinion (your opinion) about your god.
As Joe said, the other gods also have people who believe in them.
Then there's those pesky atheists who believe in no god.
Point is saint, it's all opinions and no one has any proof. Just faith or logic.
And that's the truth.
Who's to say GW would be a bad thing. Hell Canada could become a warm, sunny paradise all the way to the north pole.
Or thermal energy production could save us all from dwindling fossil fuel supplies. We could farm pineapples in Norway. Rednecks could live comfortably in Alaska. Can't be all bad -- right?
You seem to be unable to come up with direct answers and more importantly examples to illustrate your claims. This is not surprising, given that there really aren't any. Your thinking runs along with the liberal notion that government is the solution to social inequities. This is your opinion and your certainly entitled to it. I would recommend however that you not try debating it, since there are no facts that support it. It was interesting talking with you. Thank you.
There are of course conservatives who are not Christian, as well as liberals who are Christians. I believe we are discussing liberals -vs- conservatives rather than religion. Come up with an actual point in purely conservative ideology that you find to be an archaic custom, which prevents people from thinking for themselves.
Government providing accommodation.
Why is it the purview of government to accommodate individuals who have tried and failed. You must realize that a handout is very different from a hand up. Be specific about the accommodation you are proposing.
Governments have been getting more liberal Yes they do tend that way. You said earlier that there is some "later step" in which the role of liberal governments reduce. I have NEVER seen liberal government programs do anything other than expand. Please offer just one example of this reduction happening.
The kind of things conservatism is about supporting.
OK ------- for instance what?
If you don't play, then you lose nothing. They can decide to not try - the decision isn't forced. Your earlier statement said that liberals want to help those who try and fail. Again ---- what is the nature of that help?
That'd be part of some later step, when the role of government be reduced. (It leads to minarchism.) Please offer an actual example of a liberal government that has shrunk.
I sense confusion. You propose that individuals think for themselves, yet you want government to increase control in their lives. What are these archaic customs that are preventing people from thinking for themselves? You speak of individuals who fail at the task. What of the ones who never try, how are they to be helped? You say that some are kind and want to help. Why must government be the agent of that help, rather than individuals?
Liberals are all about SOCIAL JUSTICE. There is no emphasis on personal responsibility, but rather simply on social equality. You can be lazy, shiftless, irresponsible and "the victim" and society still owes you a free ride. There is little to be found of manliness in such an outlook.
Here is another example. In this case artificial selection by C-section causes a group to increase.
The guys on Negan's team do not appear happy, secure nor well adjusted to their situation. When the end of Negan comes, it will be at the hands of his own followers. Fear and intimidation are powerful motivators, but there's always some brave soul that screws it up.
His appearance has changed in the same way even great presidents have over the years. What is different with Obama is that he earned his gray and wrinkled countenance by trying to bring down our power and influence in the world. He mocks any who dare criticize his policies. He turns his back on people who are struggling for their freedom (See Iran, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Crimea). He doubled our nations debt.
He has had to live with that ill tempered, ugly women for all these years. Anybody with all that on his shoulders would look like shit too.
You don't win the culture war by being stubborn.
Actually that's quite correct. The culture war is being won on many fronts. Election of conservative officials by tens of millions of conservative voters is a significant indicator of direction the pendulum is moving.
Just because the Republicans don't want to change doesn't mean they are winning.
Change is not synonymous with improvement. I'll wager that Obama might object if this transgender boy wanted to use the girls shower in the posh private school that his daughters attend. 😳
Our politicians shouldn't even be elected based on some of these issues.
Our politicians are elected by voters to represent the concerns of voters. Exactly where is this not to your liking?
