Michael, You are a liberal scum bag! ;-) (just kidding) I grew up in a socially conservative region of the country and considered myself pretty socially conservative until religion hijacked and re-defined the term "conservative".
Two Caveats About the Clip: Hasty Generalization I think that Haight is relatively on target but let us not make any hasty generalizations. Everyone does not fit neatly in those categories. There were 8 or more conservatives at that talk and a dozen libertarians. In politics, there are a number of exceptions. John McCain claims that he is a conservative and traveled quite a bit and exposes himself to different viewpoints. It does, however, seem to fit with the more extreme conservative politicians such as George W. Bush and Sarah Palin who never really explored the world outside the United States until well into middle age, that is, Sarah left the country this year at age 44 for the first time. Compare that to liberals such as Senator Obama and his wife who've been around the world, or Al Gore, John Kerry, Bill Clinton who've also traveled and continue to travel the global. Causal Relationship We also might want to consider that traveling my foster tolerance and openness to new ideas (a keystone of liberalism). George Bush and Sarah Palin will be two case studies. George Bush has traveled more in the past 8 years than he ever has. If I remember correctly, he was only out of the country once or twice before becoming president. Over the years and especially now, he appears to becoming more and more tolerant of opposing viewpoints, which could have a number of causes such as travel? low rating? others? In addition, young people who travel and are exposed to different cultures and ideas tend to be more liberal (or accepting of different cultures and ideas as well as change). _________ Still, that is a great talk!!! And I highly recommend it. Those liberal and conservative categories generally fit and those five moral categories are a great way to look at it. Plus, I like his attack on both sides for not trying to understand the other side. Jason --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
