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Design8edGrouch Donating Member (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-19-03 09:33 PM
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153. The difference between liberal and conservatives...
Liberals tend to think "I've got mine, let me help you get yours too."
Conservatives tend to think "I've got mine and F#%k you very much."

Conservatives are big on accountability as long as those being held accountable are liberals, the poor, and the disenfranchised. Liberals hardly ever hold conservatives accountable.

Conservatives tend to think that taxes are unjust when they have to pay them. Liberals tend to think of them as the fees you pay to live in a just and free society. Sort of like green fees for playing on a golf course.

Both conservatives and liberals buy into the seemingly common sense addage that "A rising tide raises all boats." A true liberal worries that some may not have the boat and are forced to cling to the rocks during high tide.
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