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- From: carlson@cwis.unomaha.edu (Brian D. Carlson)
- Subject: Re: Re. Integrity
- Message-ID: <carlson.722007837@cwis>
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- Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
- References: <1992Nov16.220248.27226@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <wilder.721964511@mik.uky.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 13:43:57 GMT
- Lines: 49
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- wilder@nx03.mik.uky.edu (jeff wilder) writes:
-
- >Well, as a "non-traditional" college sophomore (I'm *ancient*!), I prefer
- >to comfort myself with the belief that the young people you reference in
- >#2 are just too damn stupid to know any better, and might, as their educa-
- >tion progresses, learn to develop opinions, rather that adopting Mommy and
- >Daddy's.
-
- BTW I am a conservative, and I know why I am a conservative. My
- parents are both liberals. The majority of my family are liberals. I
- just don't agree with the idea that the state is the answer to all our
- problems. I don't think that the state should fund any and all abortions
- for whatever reason they may be wanted. I believe that people should
- have incentive for hard work, and those who don't work hard shouldn't be
- patted on the hand with entitlements that cost our government (that's
- you and I) the majority of our budget.
-
- I know why I am conservative, and for one to judge someone as
- conservative only because of Mommy and Daddy is a well thought out slam,
- but why not think about why they have really chosen to adopt a
- conservative philosophy. The reason education produces a lot of liberals
- is because (at least in my experience) there is a lot of liberal bias in
- text books, and in lobby organizations (NEA for example).
-
- I have had more history teachers who were such diehard femenists
- that they couldn't actually teach the subject matter because they were
- too busy trying to rewrite the past to make women the hunters and men the
- gatherers, than I have had conservative teachers who couldn't teach because
- they were trying to push their views on their students.
-
- Anyway, I'm not opposed to someone being liberal, but I find it
- useless to hear(read) those in these groups that attack opposing viewppoints
- with gaping holes void of logic. (you're stupid! well she started it.
- did not. did so etc...) I know there are liberals who have really
- contemplated why they are that way.
-
- The one thing I don't understand is this. If liberalism is the
- ultimate anser to all of our countries ills, why are the majority of
- liberals I have met bitter and seemingly miserable people, while the
- majority of conservatives I have met are easy going people who seem much
- more happy with who they are in life?
-
- Any answers I heaar like 'blah blah blah and their too stupid to
- be miserable blah blah blah' I'll just ignore. I'm interested in the
- opinions of people like Slartibartfast (Anyone who can design award
- winning fjords has got my attention)
-
- Brian D. Carlson
-
-