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SecretMethod70 · 02-02-2005, 06:33 AM

Well, lacking critical thought, defering to authority, etc doesn't mean that someone is going to be a conservative either. In fact, it can take place equally on both sides of the political spectrum. I think it's a bit silly to try and associate these traits to only one political group. It's equally likely that a person who is raised by Democratic parents and in a Democratic environment will fit into those descriptions, only in different ways.

When you try and seek easy answers, you're only going to get dumb ones.

And when I read Fark, etc, I see people (on both sides mind you) who spew off talking points that they heard from someone higher up in their realm of political thought. No, I don't see any innovative thought there. Most of these debates occur within the status quo, and that is the point that is to be made. People are all willing to voice their opinion, so long as it's not very likely that it will harm their place in the "system." When faced with real decisions, they back down. How many students today would protest and stand up for what they believe if their school were to tell them "If you do this, your grades will be lowered," or "If you do this, you will be suspended." Not many at all.

It sounds like you're looking for some simple explanation or description, but there isn't one. There are a number of different factors that go into someone's political development, and most of it has to do with HOW one approaches issues, not what political party they associate with. And, today, students are extremely conservative in their approach, whether they identify with the left OR the right.

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SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	Well, lacking critical thought, defering to authority, etc doesn't mean that someone is going to be a conservative either. In fact, it can take place equally on both sides of the political spectrum. I think it's a bit silly to try and associate these traits to only one political group. It's equally likely that a person who is raised by Democratic parents and in a Democratic environment will fit into those descriptions, only in different ways. When you try and seek easy answers, you're only going to get dumb ones. And when I read Fark, etc, I see people (on both sides mind you) who spew off talking points that they heard from someone higher up in their realm of political thought. No, I don't see any innovative thought there. Most of these debates occur within the status quo, and that is the point that is to be made. People are all willing to voice their opinion, so long as it's not very likely that it will harm their place in the "system." When faced with real decisions, they back down. How many students today would protest and stand up for what they believe if their school were to tell them "If you do this, your grades will be lowered," or "If you do this, you will be suspended." Not many at all. It sounds like you're looking for some simple explanation or description, but there isn't one. There are a number of different factors that go into someone's political development, and most of it has to do with HOW one approaches issues, not what political party they associate with. And, today, students are extremely conservative in their approach, whether they identify with the left OR the right. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling Last edited by SecretMethod70; 02-02-2005 at 06:41 AM..