Well, a large part of that stems from the core philosophical differences between the hard left and the hard right. For all the talk of freedom and individuality from the left, they are actually intensely conformist with a strong belief in government. So they are by nature pre-selected towards a top-down system of politics.
Wheras most of the conservatives on this board are ornery, individualist cusses who don't like being told what to do and what to think. We believe in government as a last resort instead of the desired outcome. We're more inclined to a forum such as FR where thousands of folks have as much standing as their respective arguments merit.
But since the left doesn't have that mindset, they simply cannot fathom FR and instead try to shoehorn their understanding of it into their worldview. That's what's happening here.
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So well said it bears repeating;"Well, a large part of that stems from the core philosophical differences between the hard left and the hard right. For all the talk of freedom and individuality from the left, they are actually intensely conformist with a strong belief in government. So they are by nature pre-selected towards a top-down system of politics.
Wheras most of the conservatives on this board are ornery, individualist cusses who don't like being told what to do and what to think. We believe in government as a last resort instead of the desired outcome. We're more inclined to a forum such as FR where thousands of folks have as much standing as their respective arguments merit.
But since the left doesn't have that mindset, they simply cannot fathom FR and instead try to shoehorn their understanding of it into their worldview. That's what's happening here."103 posted on 07/28/2005 3:26:16 PM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)