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So for all the talk about the democrats being more "intellectual" than the GOP
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:25 am
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:25 am
What I saw yesterday in the bernie vs ted debate was the exact opposite. Bernie couldn't really move on from vague platitudes and he didn't indicate he grasped the nuances of the tax code.
Ted came in with facts, logic, and sound economic theory.
Bernie's entire worldview seems to be based on envy and the zero-sum fallacy. It's actually kind of sad because as a Jew, he should know how dangerous it is when you make people envious of "the rich". I am sure bernie had ancestors that were harrassed or even killed by townspeople who were angry at his ancestors' success.
Ted came in with facts, logic, and sound economic theory.
Bernie's entire worldview seems to be based on envy and the zero-sum fallacy. It's actually kind of sad because as a Jew, he should know how dangerous it is when you make people envious of "the rich". I am sure bernie had ancestors that were harrassed or even killed by townspeople who were angry at his ancestors' success.
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Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:26 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Professing to be wise, they became fools.
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:26 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Bernie
Pete and Repeat went up a hill, Pete came down... who was left?
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:26 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
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being more "intellectual"
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:27 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Bernie is a fraud and we are lucky that the DNC rigged the nomination and didn't allow his cancerous ideas to spread even more.
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:28 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
liberals are more intellectual than conservatives, BUT they also care more about people's feelings than conservatives
conservatives have no feelings but will fall for any appeal to feelings
conservatives have no feelings but will fall for any appeal to feelings
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:29 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Progressives have resentment, grievance and entitlement. They think these emotions, translated into policy by The State can create fairness. It's a fairy tale, but it soothes their psychology. It energizes them to imagine settling scores.
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:30 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Bernie has 3 houses. I have 1. Bernie, give me 2 of your houses. It's only fair!
This post was edited on 10/19/17 at 11:31 am
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:30 am to BeeFense5
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Bernie is a fraud
That's the exact opposite of the media narrative. Bernie is presented as the only one who is not a fraud.
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:31 am to Kafka
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liberals are more intellectual than conservatives, BUT they also care more about people's feelings than conservatives
Free college for everyone!
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:32 am to Bunyan
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Bernie has 3 houses. I have 1. Bernie, give me 2 of your houses. It's only fair!
His wife can get you a loan for a 7.6 million dollar home.
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:32 am to Kafka
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liberals are more intellectual than conservatives, BUT they also care more about people's feelings than conservatives
conservatives have no feelings but will fall for any appeal to feelings
That might just be the dumbest post of the week. Congrats?
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:33 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Can anyone name three Democrats of similar age who are as intellectual as Cruz, Paul, Rubio?
Conservatives have very high standards, which is great, but I feel we've developed a nasty habit of dismissing Republicans for just about anything. To be clear, this is a feature of conservatism that I hold in very high regard. Liberals don't eat their own, but liberals also don't have spines, so it's different. We have principals, and not compromising one's principals is perhaps the strongest testament to one's character. That all said, the three aforementioned should get greater support from this board. They're not perfect, but even an overcooked steak is better than a shite sandwich.
Conservatives have very high standards, which is great, but I feel we've developed a nasty habit of dismissing Republicans for just about anything. To be clear, this is a feature of conservatism that I hold in very high regard. Liberals don't eat their own, but liberals also don't have spines, so it's different. We have principals, and not compromising one's principals is perhaps the strongest testament to one's character. That all said, the three aforementioned should get greater support from this board. They're not perfect, but even an overcooked steak is better than a shite sandwich.
This post was edited on 10/19/17 at 11:35 am
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:33 am to Kafka
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liberals are more intellectual than conservatives, BUT they also care more about people's feelings than conservatives
conservatives have no feelings but will fall for any appeal to feelings
Wrong.
Here's an illustration of the difference between a liberal and a conservative. Liberals like you get on here day in and day out and bitch that the minimum wage should be higher and that there should be more government welfare for the poor, especially the kids.
I , being a conservative, feel compassion for poor children, so I adopted 2.
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:33 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
Cruz has always been an excellent senator and even better in debates. His issue, not unlike Rand Paul, is that he lacks the ability to be personable and articulate his ideas for the “common” man to fully understand. That and he made a serious error in judgment aligning with the deranged Glenn Beck.
This post was edited on 10/19/17 at 11:38 am
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:34 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
In my experience dem-progs assume they are the most intelligent people ever because that's what they are told. I mean, who doesn't want to believe something so positive?
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:35 am to Kafka
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BUT they also care more about people's feelings than conservatives
The Clinton Foundation's lack of monetary support to Puerto Rico says "not so fast my friend". The Republican president of the USA says "wanna bet' to your statement.
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:36 am to Kafka
Changing the world one tweet, profile pic change and blog at a time.
This post was edited on 10/19/17 at 11:37 am
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:37 am to Kafka
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liberals are more intellectual than conservatives, BUT they also care more about people's feelings than conservatives
Are you saying liberals let their feelings trump their intelligence even when they know they shouldn't?
Posted on 10/19/17 at 11:39 am to Kafka
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liberals are more intellectual than conservatives,
Virtually all of the enduring political philosophy in America is Conservative. Whether it be the Classically Liberal logic of The Founders or the Conservative Movement philosophy that evolved in the post war era, it has dominated the intellectual discourse. There is nothing since 1950 that rivals WFB, Hayak, Kirk,Friedman for instance. You might argue Keynes would be the exception. The Progressives/Leftists have dominated the cultural discourse. But Conservatives own the intellectual discourse. I'm not talking about Chattering Class self-appointed "intellectuals". Those guys leave nothing behind other than their poseur clichés.
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