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Old 28-01-2008, 01:10 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by John Connor View Post
Met any lefties lately?

I like to play a little game with them - figuring out what their answer will be to any particular question. It's an easy game, since I'm convinced that the lefties are given a manual on how to think about pretty much any subject. I don't call them "the hive" for nothing.

Try it. Pick a leftie. Ask 'em how they feel about abortion, or progressive taxation, or Margaret Thatcher, or 4x4s.
Yes, but you could say the same about Christians or Muslims or conspiracy theorists. Or right wing extremists. That is why I mentioned the fact that the individual tends to be an eclectic mix of the philosophies that best describe his or her particular world view. Purism can be a very dreary and sometimes dangerous thing. Leads to fascism in the non text book sense no matter who is promoting it.

Just my feelings on the subject, of course. Others may think differently.
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