Posted on 05/08/2008 7:00:29 AM PDT by Ouderkirk
For that matter, how do you take care of others when you REFUSE to take care of yourself????
Not all, but many conservatives regularly attend church. Where, being conservatives, they probably make offerings or tithings with some regularity.
Those monies are often used in significant portion for mission work, outreach and other such christian aid.
So conservatives don’t care about the sufferings of others,eh?
On the contrary, instead of just “feeling” about the suffering of others, they take action and give not only their money but their time to actually bring relief to those people. These ministries often help suffering people be able to help themselves better as well.
Which is something liberals can neither claim nor actually understand.
Of course, it doesn’t mention that the libs could’ve cared less about the Afghanis and Iraqis living under dictatorships while we most certain DID.
Why are conservatives so opaque to liberals. We understand them perfectly.
Conservatives are grateful for what they have and are content. Leftists are ungrateful for all they have and envy their neighbors. Leftists believe they cannot ever be fully happy until they knock the Joneses down to size.
Envy is very socially unacceptable so they wrap it in something that is socially acceptable: caring for the poor. Their real motive is pure evil: to take or destroy the objects of their envy.
That is, conservatives understand liberals perfectly.
They can kiss my Conservative grits. I donate to charities, have helped others (monetarily and given my time), and will continue to help others.
Oh, and on another note, when I've worked or volunteered with other groups, not one person(s) has admitted to being a Liberal in any of those groups or organizations. Thus, where are the liberals? No, don't answer that question. They're the ones standing there waiting for a hand out or the Elitist pushing legislation to continue making economic slaves out of the ones who can't or won't think for themselves. Silly me!
It’s not a bad thing that conservatives take care of themselves, it’s what you were eluding to. Libs want conservatives to take care of them too.
Do Liberals care about others? It seems to me they are taking care of numero uno!
Liberals are hippier.
Libs need slapped with some Sowell, some Thomas Sowell.
Inequalities of outcome exist because of inequalities of EFFORT.
The bottom 20% of the income strata have about 29% full time working employment record, whereas the top 20% have over 90%.
Could that be the reason? Am I “heartless” for pointing that out?
Should we reward non-work by “equalizing” outcomes between those who put forth effort and those who do not?
Oh conservatives care about other people. The reason we're happier is because we actually get off our butts and do something to help them rather than sitting back, whining and moaning and waiting for government to do it.
As for the rest of being happier,
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
It is nice to not spend life pi$$ed off at the world for not being my idea of perfect.
The argument I love out of libs is that their attitude is more “Christian” than conservatives’ attitude towards those in need.
Yeah, handwringing and using gov’t to force others to “take care of the needy” stores up your treasures in heaven.... NOT.
Want “society” to pay for everyone’s health care?
Show me the receipts that prove that you’ve done it first, if it’s such a good idea.
You’re right conservatives are much more charitable than liberals, and they do so voluntarily, they don’t need the government to force them to help their neighbors.
In the aftermath of the the Katrina disaster, I was posting on the Seattle Times web site about the hurricane. The libs were going nuts blaming Bush and whining. I told them that my husband was preparing to go to New Orleans to help out and asked them what they were doing to help ameliorate the situation. Democrats whine, conservatives act in a crisis.
Popdonnelly’s theory of conservative happiness: Conservatives are happier because they don’t take liberals and leftists seriously.
E.g., how could you believe Al Gore and Reverend Wright and be happy?
Liberals confuse time spent sitting at Starbucks with caring about the poor and the environment.
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