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Originally Posted by ilnjscb
Fanaticism of any type is a mental disorder. If you paint anyone as "hated other" simply because they don't agree with you, you are just like any other fanatic, wiling to dehumanize for a set of beliefs you likely don't even understand.
Civilization is the product of working together. The more you find ways to work together with other people, the more civilized you are, and the more benefits everyone reaps.
It seems to be really easy to motivate dumb people to do anything by putting them on teams and giving them things to yell rather than think.
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I honestly look at the whole political thing the same as religion. I think it's all absurd, I just think one side is a bit more absurd than the other. It doesn't mean I will just give a free pass, but I tend to find them more sensible in most cases. However because I get labeled as a "liberal" due to disagreeing with the absurd postings from some people, I just play it up.
The fact is anyone whom is clinically sane should have both liberal and conservative view points on a range of issues. It's like I support gun ownership, however I also support responsible gun ownership. However because I think people should have to be held responsible as gun owners then that makes me a anti gun conspiracists to the guys on the right.
I also support fiscal responsibility of our govt, but given the choice between republican spending and democratic spending, I see more proof that the Dems are more fiscal responsible than the Republicans. So again because I don't believe the BS line that republicans spend less I'm again a dirty left wing liberal.