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Old 07-06-2009, 09:27 PM
 
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What I have found is that only a very few of my friends are really liberal or conservative eventhough they say they are. The problem is that it is so easy to put everyone into a category so that we can leap past discussing an issue and just presume that we know where they stand on an issue with out having to take the time to talk about it.

You could ask 10 different people to define a conservative and liberal and you will get 10 different definitions.
I totally agree. My uncle who is a flag waving lib I was shoked to find was totally venomous about illegals. I almost fell of my chair.
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Old 07-06-2009, 09:32 PM
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What I have found is that only a very few of my friends are really liberal or conservative eventhough they say they are. The problem is that it is so easy to put everyone into a category so that we can leap past discussing an issue and just presume that we know where they stand on an issue with out having to take the time to talk about it.

You could ask 10 different people to define a conservative and liberal and you will get 10 different definitions.
You are so right. I have liberals telling me I can't be a liberal because I am pro-life. I have conservatives telling me that I'm no conservative because I support equal rights for GLBT citizens. The truth is that I sincerely believe that from conception to death we should treat one another as we should wish to be treated and honor the God given life that is unique to each individual and can never be returned once taken.
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Old 07-06-2009, 10:16 PM
 
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Old 07-06-2009, 10:42 PM
 
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You are so right. I have liberals telling me I can't be a liberal because I am pro-life. I have conservatives telling me that I'm no conservative because I support equal rights for GLBT citizens. The truth is that I sincerely believe that from conception to death we should treat one another as we should wish to be treated and honor the God given life that is unique to each individual and can never be returned once taken.
No truer words spoken than "divide and conquer".
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