I genuinely want to know what's stupid on the conservative side. I'm sure we do/say some stupid (*)(*)(*)(*), but I bet you can go beyond "social...
It might be hard to define set principles at this point...there are two very strong divides in the US. The only thing I can think of is "well uh...
Not that I'm particularly an independent, but the strongest society is barbaric - not violent, bloodthirsty necessarily (although that often comes...
Actually we should be shaming Bernie the Bum's supporters - the people who are obsessed with mommy government as their protector. Let's be adults...
Agreed, relative to the rest of the developed world, the US is doing great. This is what happens when a country emphasizes the private sector over...
It's "the government's money"? Not the people who earned that money either as an employee or employer? The government is the most inefficient...
Unfortunately, it is a strawman. A very convenient strawman for your your argument. - - - Updated - - - If they start paying income taxes, they...
And the left shows that all they have are strawmen. - - - Updated - - - See above.
I didn't dodge anything - I specifically requested people not make strawmen about retired people losing the right to vote. Go back and re-read the OP.
It's really not fun debating with you anymore, you take things way too seriously.
Revolutions more commonly start from the top-down, despite conventional wisdom. At the end of the day it's about having skin in the game - a lot...
The poor can contribute via income tax, and then they can vote. Otherwise they have no skin in the game...it's not about punishment (unlike...
In a hypothetical world where lefties must be held accountable for their actions (or lack of actions), it follows that if you don't pay income...
Lmao post of the month. Rules! Rules! Order! I can't wait for things to start breaking down and the rule-makers lose their minds!
edit: nevermind, thread is absolutely getting nuts
Huh? I just said I'm a Christian...the whole point of the thread is that everyone worships something.
Wrongo! I made it pretty clear I don't see any difference between Conservatives who practice Christianity and Secular Liberals who worship the...
1. The end-game of liberalism is socialism - it will come a little bit at time (through "compromise") but ultimately it leads down the same road...
Not trying to skip your entire quote, but I think the meat of it is in the italicized part. Yes, I agree, religion is only one such instiution. My...
Statism is a relatively new religion - people have only been experimenting with defining their belief structures in this way for the last 100...
I prefer to stick to our world when describing religion. I view a solid belief in some afterlife, much like atheists do, as just another way to...
Absolutely agreed
It is a broad definition (but it was taken straight from the dictionary). That's the point - people need a belief system. We're conditioned to try...
IMO that's a shallow comparison. Global warming (which I believe in) is but one aspect of typical liberal beliefs. It's not their guiding...
See post #3. The reality is the state functions much like Jesus did - caring for the poor, administering justice (in this life or the next). The...
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