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Originally posted by matthew330
There was nothing in UsTwo's original post that suggested that was his attitude. Superbelt, perhaps this mentality should have been directed to both sides of the fence (i.e. - gingibus).
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Gingibus, that is a completely ridiculous claim, and in the spirit of Sparhawk, try not to watch UsTwo riding off into the sunset feeling "superior."
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matthew, i think you're missing my point and also characterizing my views incorrectly.... or else i am not understanding what you are referring to as a "completely riduculous claim."
i sincerely hoped that ustwo (or anyone else) would offer sound reperesentation of what is currently viewed as the conservative republican ideology beyond the simple party dogma and the "liberals are whiners and whimps who raise taxes" cliches. i myself tried to provide opportunities for that, and was sadly disappointed when every challenge was ducked and - in the end - no substance was revealed.
smart conservative politics have no need to resort to that. the ideology is strong and it is a needed balance to the liberal ideology in order to keep the country on an even keel. as one who respects and values the conservative viewpoint, i am very disapointed in the present administration, which i feel represents only the oligarchy and has hijacked our democratic republic. it does not represent what i feel are the core components of conservativism.
now, i also respect and acknowledge the value of the liberal viewpoint. i suppose that must put me on the other side of the fence, as you say, since in this day and age, you are "either with us or against us." any type of challenge or dissent is instantly rebuffed and marginalized as unpatriotic, socialist, communist, etc.
filtherton, i started a
liberal /conservative thread where i hoped these terms could be defined so we could find out why there is divisiveness. matthew, if you click into it, you will see exactly the type of behavior i was referring to in my post above.