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Jun 22 2017 03:43am
It is, and it always was.

Conservatism is objectively bad. If you refuse to move forward because you think that today's situation is the best it can get, you are destined to move backwards.
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Jun 22 2017 03:55am
Quote (Leevee @ Jun 22 2017 03:43am)
It is, and it always was.

Conservatism is objectively bad. If you refuse to move forward because you think that today's situation is the best it can get, you are destined to move backwards.


That doesn't make sense
Culture is passed down through generations. Moving forward would be the counter culture.



This post was edited by FroggyG on Jun 22 2017 03:56am
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Jun 22 2017 05:01am
I'll inform all the poor hillbillies that vote for tax cuts for rich guy's and against having their own jobs and health insurance that they're now counter culture. Obviously the group of people fighting to piss on public restrooms has all the power.

Now the biggest advocates of the 1% is counterculture.

This post was edited by Skinned on Jun 22 2017 05:16am
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Jun 22 2017 05:08am
Quote (FroggyG @ Jun 22 2017 05:55am)
That doesn't make sense
Culture is passed down through generations. Moving forward would be the counter culture.


He isn't arguing on topic. He's being a liberal shill.
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Jun 22 2017 05:53am
Quote (Skinned @ Jun 22 2017 06:01am)
I'll inform all the poor hillbillies that vote for tax cuts for rich guy's and against having their own jobs and health insurance that they're now counter culture. Obviously the group of people fighting to piss on public restrooms has all the power.

Now the biggest advocates of the 1% is counterculture.


I think culture is generally set by the new generation. Being a vocal conservative in academia, media, entertainment, or even sports is going against the grain.
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Jun 22 2017 07:58am
It definitely is. People now support Trump unconditionally because it makes liberals mad and because of Trump's candor that people find appealing. It's not rocket science though. People get mad that they're being taxed out the wazoo, forced to pay for all these leftist agendas, and they want their voices to be heard. Same reason the TEA party gained traction.

It's also counterculture to be so extreme to the left and hate Trump and hate the right unconditionally. That's why you see these Jimmy Kimmel videos where people say Trump's ideas to the left, but say they were from Obama or Hillary and they're like oh yeah that's a great idea.

People just want to be heard and get extra likes on their FB page and instagram and snap pics of themselves at these rallys, so they have to go to 1 extreme or another. I didn't think I'd see the day where the left goes way further left than the right goes right. I said for all 8 years of Obama's presidency that the right really fucked him over. He had bipartisan programs that were 51% democrat/49% republican in nature, and republicans said no to every one of them without hesitancy and that was some serious bullshit that pissed me off. Liberals are now saying no to everything Trump wants to consider, which is why you're seeing the revised Obamacare AHCA done behind closed doors because they know liberals are just going to be too far left to consider it.

It's sad, the current status quo is an extreme left and a somewhat extreme right. Not great for making any real progress eh?
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Jun 22 2017 08:50am
Quote (Leevee @ Jun 22 2017 03:43am)
It is, and it always was.

Conservatism is objectively bad. If you refuse to move forward because you think that today's situation is the best it can get, you are destined to move backwards.


Grossly oversimplifies conservatism, its merits and drawbacks...objective....
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Jun 22 2017 08:53am
Quote (thesnipa @ 22 Jun 2017 10:50)
Grossly oversimplifies conservatism, its merits and drawbacks...objective....

hey now, he says he's objective so its objectively correct.
what was it last time, only his anecdotes are correct assertions of how people generally behave, and anyone elses are fallacies :rofl:
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Jun 22 2017 08:57am
Objectively speaking, American 'liberals' are not really liberal and American 'conservatives' are not really conservative.
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Quote (excellence @ Jun 22 2017 08:53am)
hey now, he says he's objective so its objectively correct.
what was it last time, only his anecdotes are correct assertions of how people generally behave, and anyone elses are fallacies :rofl:


TIL all conservatives refuse to move forward.

Conservatives for gay marriage due to the Constitution are fakenews. Conservatives for ending the drug war are fakenews. Conservatives who want to let lgbtq crowds live their lives and focus on more important issues are fakenews. Conservatives for logical gun control are fakenews. Conservatives who aren't interested in abortion bans that also want to fund programs that reduce abortions and improve women's health like free bc are fake news.

I could go on all day but why waste time refuting such a dumb fucking post?
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