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To: longtermmemmory
there is no chinese menu conservatism.

The reality is, political views are sort of like a Gartner Group Magic Quadrant.

Picture a square divided into four equal, smaller squares. The top two squares are labeled "fiscal conservative" and "social conservative". The bottom two are labeled "fiscal liberal" and "social liberal". If you plot each person's political views on the quadrant, they'd be all over the place.

It's not logical to think that conservatives are going to agree on every issue. It is destructive to demand that they do.

Having said that, I am all for supporting/voting for the most conservative (both fiscally and socially) candidates. But no matter how conservative the candidate, I will disagree with them at times.

22 posted on 08/19/2010 12:32:52 PM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: MEGoody
Picture a square divided into four equal, smaller squares. The top two squares are labeled "fiscal conservative" and "social conservative". The bottom two are labeled "fiscal liberal" and "social liberal". If you plot each person's political views on the quadrant, they'd be all over the place.

Fallacy. If you are not socially conservative you are not fiscally conservative either as all socially liberal policies cost more fiscally in the long run.

So you really have the top right block being "Conservative", the top left block being "Conservative in name only but really advancing the liberal agenda". The bottom right block being "Liberal but trying not to let anyone know it" (It has a very blurred line between it and the top left block), and the bottom right block being "Anti-American communist but trying to get people to say we're only liberal".

Most peoples opinions fall into the upper right block once they stop and think about it.

24 posted on 08/19/2010 12:48:56 PM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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