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? asked in HealthMental Health · 2 years ago

Why am I dumb for being good and strong (conservative), instead of good and weak (liberal), or evil and strong like conservatives?

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  • 2 years ago

    A good , strong conservative is rare. If if wasn't rare, then we wouldn't have gay rights, womens rights, civil rights, minimum wage, social security, 40 hour work week, medicare, and so on -- all those good things won by good strong liberals over the years.

  • 2 years ago

    Both have strengths and weaknesses. Conservatives are very individualistic, self-reliant, but liberals think in terms of the group, have the advantage of cooperation, getting things accomplished with diplomatic skills instead of bullying. Liberals have the advantage of empathy - understanding things from another person's point of view - which is a political skill but sometimes are overly sensitive. Liberals may overthink and be indecisive. Conservatives may underthink and act impulsively without considering the consequences.

    World War 2 showed that when liberals are highly motivated they can make good soldiers. Famous liberals/WW2 vets - authors Norman Mailer and Herman Wouk, TV writer Rod "The Twilight Zone" Serling, "Peanuts" cartoonist Charles M. Schultz. Individualism is not highly regarded in the Army. Cooperation is.

    "That stuff you read in the Saturday Evening Post about initiative is bull. They don't know any more about fighting a war than they know about fornicating."

    - Gen. George Patton

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Well, you're dumb because you think good and strong is the same thing as conservative and good and weak is liberal.

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