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To: CodeToad

It comes down to the basic difference in liberal vs conservative philosophy and outlook: Conservatives have standards, and Liberals do not.

To Liberals, the cardinal sin of all sins is...Hypocrisy. (They don’t believe in God, so Lying, Stealing, Adultery, Murder and so on are simply relativistic sins.

Relativistic as in: “You say stealing is wrong. They say stealing is okay. Their culture says it is okay, so who are we to inflict our values on them?” Their golden rule is: There is no morality. All morality is relative.

Because of this viewpoint, Hypocrisy is the worst charge a liberal can level against anyone. (It is why they use the charge so freely, ubiquitiously, and frequently against their enemies.)

Liberals have no standards. Because, in their little teeny minds, if you don’t have any standards to live up to, you cannot possibly be called a hypocrite for failing to meet those standards.

And there is the difference.

Conservatives believe three things in this respect: Morality is NOT relative, Standards are critical for a well-functioning society, and Human Beings are fallible.

Very few conservatives believe morality is relative, and those that do are usually Libertarians, not conservatives.

Standards are critical and you must have them. They are behavioral goals to be met, and can only be instituted and aimed for in a society that doesn’t believe all behavior is relative.

Human beings are fallible. But that reality does not stop conservatives from having standards, even if they aren’t always met. We understand that people try, and that people fail. We also understand that people are allowed to fail, but must always pick themselves up and attempt to succeed. Failure is no excuse for future failure. You are always allowed to try again to meet standards. (Unless it is a particular failure like murder or certain crimes)


22 posted on 12/15/2011 10:07:14 AM PST by rlmorel ("A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." Winston Churchill)
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To: rlmorel

“All morality is relative.”

It is even more simplisitc than that: Liberals are like spoiled children. It is OK if they do it but not if it is done to them.


24 posted on 12/15/2011 10:21:34 AM PST by CodeToad (Islam needs to be banned in the US and treated as a criminal enterprise.)
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