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Opinion: What’s the difference between liberals and conservatives?
The University of Tennessee Daily Beacon ^ | March 26, 2015 | Alexandra Chiasson, Social Media Editor

Posted on 03/26/2015 8:28:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

After Texas senator Ted Cruz announced his intention to run for president on Monday, I was pleased with my Republican friends' response to this news.

It's not often that college-aged liberals and conservatives roll their eyes in unison, but that appeared to happen when that boob asked his Liberty University audience to imagine an America where "young people (come) out of school with four, five, six job offers."

This was nice, this shared derisive response to Ted Cruz and his astounding senselessness. I like it when we all can agree on things.

But then I thought of all the times when we really can't agree — the bad times when I consider deleting a few Facebook friends and the even worse times when delivering a sack of feces to someone's door or slicing off my own nipple in protest seem to be the best options.

For example, I'm so sick of same-sex marriage talk. At this point, people who oppose it are kind of wasting their time. It's basically the Motorola flip phone of talking points. I was once voted "Most Likely to Champion for Divorce Equality," and that's pretty much where I currently stand on this issue.

But still there are some really important issues that come up, some really emotionally charged debates that actually make me angry.

Nothing gets my uterus in a wad faster than hearing a waiting-'til-marriage Young Republican talk about saving unborn lives. And don't get me started on Israel. I recently noticed a "Made in Israel" label on my generic brand Allegra bottle, and I've dreamt of Palestinian children and extreme congestion ever since.

These red hot buttons get everyone fired up, and sometimes it's hard to figure out who are the sheep, the trolls or the sheep in troll's clothing.

So why do I keep them around? Why be friends with conservatives?

Have you ever sniffed your own armpit, decided it was stinky and then sniffed it again with an insatiable and morbid curiosity? That's why I have conservative friends. I like to keep sniffin' 'em long after I've become familiar with the smell.

As if they were a stars and stripes-clad, unicycle-riding clown holding a megaphone and rolling down the street, you really can't look away.

And there's another thing. I love my more conservative friends, even the most annoying, because I was once among them. The hypocrisy of ditching them at this point would make me feel just as guilty as my Made-in-Israel allergy medicine.

Confession time: I was once a card-carrying member of the NRA, even though I've only shot a gun one time when my junior prom date gave me a lesson. His dad made us schnitzel after. It was nice.

And I'm still on the College Republicans email list — a remnant of my freshman days — despite repeated attempts to have myself removed with direct appeals to the past two presidents.

Also I voted for Gary Johnson in 2012. Whatever.

And really, what are the real differences between liberals and conservatives anyway? Besides flame-resistant bras, fat pockets and a little extra racism on the side?

When you spend as much time on Facebook as I do and an old friend's ex boyfriend (why hasn't he been deleted yet?) posts about the Antichristic Obama and you think it's ClickHole at first and you like it without proper consideration: well, that's how you know it's true — life imitates art.

It's also how you know that we are all the same: parodies of ourselves, obsessive and egotistical and opinionated, at times an insult to any notion of true human progress and guilty of being susceptible to mind-numbing propaganda — or else ruthlessly dedicated to an assertive sort of apathy, perhaps the most obnoxious quality of all.

A friend of mine — a conservative friend, no less — once told me that we hate those who embody qualities we fear we may ourselves possess. When I see the pro-lifers on campus with their massive mangled fetus photos or hear someone say "guns don't kill people, people kill people," I can't help but wonder if I'm just as annoying when I'm all like "we should probably do something about global climate change."

No, this is not necessarily a call for bipartisanship or reaching across the aisle or anything like that, I'm just trying to tell it like it is.

Truthfully, we are all sheep, though some of us wear troll's clothing, and we all suffer from hating each other.

Vote Hillary in 2016!


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education; Politics; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: college; millennials; tedcruz; tennessee
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

In thousands of light-years?


21 posted on 03/26/2015 9:16:55 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: demshateGod

Fat finger.


22 posted on 03/26/2015 9:20:35 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
with my Republican friends'

What a joker this woman is.

23 posted on 03/26/2015 9:20:52 PM PDT by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Fiji Hill

That’s pretty much it.


24 posted on 03/26/2015 9:21:04 PM PDT by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This idiot reminds me of most of my neighbors, the vast majority of my coworkers, some of my family, and all of my elected representatives.


25 posted on 03/26/2015 9:21:08 PM PDT by Radix ("..Democrats are holding a meeting today to decide whether to overturn the results of the election.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Conservative—— Liberal


Reality-— Invented Reality
Truth-— Lies, Deceit
People Power-— Government Power
Freedom-— Government Dominance
Liberty-— Government Enslavement
Founding Law-— Liberal-Invented law
Upholding Law-— Perverting, Ignoring Law
Democracy-— Socialism, Marxism
National preservation-— Tradition destruction
Christian America-— Christian suppression


26 posted on 03/26/2015 9:22:56 PM PDT by EagleUSA (Liberalism removes the significance of everything.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sounds like the professors ate doing good jobs turning these heads into mush! Yeah for college!


27 posted on 03/26/2015 9:25:06 PM PDT by vpintheak (Call the left what they are - regressive control-freaks)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Liberals:

1) think truth is subjective thus will easily believe their own lies

2) have a tyrannical need to control others

3) are highly susceptible to being motivated by envy

4) have accepted the New Age religion


28 posted on 03/26/2015 9:36:48 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A friend of mine — a conservative friend, no less — once told me that we hate those who embody qualities we fear we may ourselves possess

This is a lie. No conservative would ever say this. Liberals make up crap like this. “Fake but accurate” kinda thing


29 posted on 03/26/2015 9:42:00 PM PDT by barmag25 (Cruz 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A conservative in angered when you tell him a lie.

A liberal is angered when you tell him the truth.


30 posted on 03/26/2015 9:43:46 PM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: reasonisfaith

Another question might be what is the most significant difference between the Republicans and Democrats?

Many of my friends no longer see them as being left or right, but instead led more or less by a common international cabal of corporate/banker interests that want more government bailouts, cheap imported labor, a pet Congressional crony on their dole, and a war here and there. The USA is not their priority.


31 posted on 03/26/2015 9:44:43 PM PDT by apoliticalone (The face of America is changing and only corrupt beholden politicians voted for it, not Americans)
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To: AbnSarge

Well, look at the most prominent Liberals. For the most part they’re all rich and wealthy and set for life and their children legacied in to some first rate college.

Minorities are considered Liberal, but that’s not a sure thing. Most are merely pets of the ‘in control’ liberals. Jump, ‘how high’? Bark, “how loud’, Protest “where do you want us”. Here’s a bunch of government checks for you, see you next election cycle. They used to call it “Noblesse oblige”.

Conservatives are Anti-That. Well except for the children getting legacied in to First Rate Collages for the more wealthy, who’s children come out liberal.


32 posted on 03/26/2015 9:48:25 PM PDT by Usagi_yo (If you're not leading, you're struggling to be relevant.)
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To: sickoflibs

She is so freaking hot in those pearls, and so devious too. lollollollol

Sadly I have friends and family that think so. Her husband screwed the USA worse than most other Presidents but the media never covers it.


33 posted on 03/26/2015 9:50:35 PM PDT by apoliticalone (The face of America is changing and only corrupt beholden politicians voted for it, not Americans)
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To: apoliticalone

To some extent, maybe there is a new political ideology. Conservative in its opposition to statism, but liberal in its opposition to corporatism.


34 posted on 03/26/2015 9:54:22 PM PDT by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: capydick
How do you write women so well?

"I think of a man, then I take away reason and accountability."-Jack Nicholson, As Good As It Gets.

35 posted on 03/26/2015 9:55:48 PM PDT by boop (Hey, stoop, that's got gears. It ain't no Ford.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
That's why I have conservative friends. I like to keep sniffin' 'em long after I've become familiar with the smell.

What does that even mean? If you rub her ears and give her a dog biscuit will she go away?

36 posted on 03/26/2015 10:04:21 PM PDT by JoeDonnellymakesmepuke
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yep, the Left will pay any airhead to promote their cause.

Dunham? Yes, I am repulsed by her insanity. Almost felt sorry for her for a while. She is a dim bulb, leftist true believer.


37 posted on 03/26/2015 10:06:13 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!)
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To: apoliticalone; stephenjohnbanker; Gilbo_3; Impy; NFHale; GOPsterinMA; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; ...
RE:”She is so freaking hot in those pearls, and so devious too. lollollollol”

Look guy,
I know she is hot but don't vote where your privates tell you too.

She will never be with you no matter how much you support her.


38 posted on 03/26/2015 10:11:51 PM PDT by sickoflibs (King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
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To: sickoflibs; apoliticalone

Someone should start a “Sexy Hillary” meme.


39 posted on 03/26/2015 10:15:45 PM PDT by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: capydick

top too thin, too tight, droopy girls.
I emailed her. You do nothing to foster good will between left and right calling one a boob. Didn’t read any further.


40 posted on 03/26/2015 10:23:02 PM PDT by libbylu
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