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To: sam_paine
Politeness for cordiality is one thing, but self-censorship in order to stifle diversity of conservative thought is not something I can help with.

"diversity of conservative thought"? Could you elaborate? How many stands can one have on abortion or homosexual marriage? Or smaller government? Or gun control?

Wouldn't *diversity* = liberalism?

12,485 posted on 04/27/2007 5:50:02 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: metmom
"diversity of conservative thought"? Could you elaborate? How many stands can one have on abortion or homosexual marriage? Or smaller government? Or gun control?

Wouldn't *diversity* = liberalism?

Wow. In a word, NO.

Unless you are a fire-breathing domestic terrorist who fights with bloodthirsty zeal every opposing view he sees, I'd say you have a bit of 'diversity' in you too.

For example "Abortion?" A social conservative looks at abortion as a sin against God and humanity. A republican conservative (small r's/c's) sees abortion restrictions as purview of the State lege's and the State communities, and accepts that other states (like California) might be the Devil's own lair and to hell with them, nothing one can do about other people's lives. And conversely, the Federalist might believe that Supreme Court dicta federalizing the issue and imposing uniformity across the country is good, as long as the court decides the right way.

As a law-and-order conservative, and as a true Christian, you might accept that murderous abortions go on every day just as other crimes do, with your tacit consent, though you wish it were otherwise.

Just because you're not bombing abortion clinics and taking pot shots at doctors, your philosophy can still diverge from someone's ideal of "true" conservatism.

"Diversity" is a word with meaning. It has meaning in philosophy, electrical engineering, science, etc. Diverstity does not ONLY mean 'racial/sexual diversity' like the libs have taught you.

PLEASE do not gift this word to the leftists unliaterally the way we gave them the color BLUE for the maps!

17,150 posted on 05/01/2007 5:30:02 AM PDT by sam_paine (X .................................)
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