Conservatives tend to emphasize more of America has done right & progressives tend to emphasize more of what America has done wrong. The higher truth lies in realizing both: loving our ideals and possibilities enough to be brutally honest with ourselves about what has gone wrong.
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The conservative party and its policies, economic and others, are not based in data or science. That party only emphasizes what the wealthy tell them to, not anything thats ever actually been successful.
That’s a relatively recent development, however. The Republican party was not always like this, even in my lifetime. There are high minded conservative values as well as high minded liberal ones. Both parties used to adhere to them more.
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They may have a high view of their values and ethics, but conservatism since the 80s has not been rooted in anything other than exploitation
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Since Nixon.
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Please for god sake someone translate: what is “high minded”
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It's what she attributes to Republicans who's policies want to make the world burn, but are kinda nice about.
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So very true. We need to find a way to see both sides and stop the constant “us vs. them” rhetoric. We actually have a lot in common when we talk instead of fight.
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What is in common?
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No it’s not a recent development. During Nixon and Reagan the country was just more entranced by their propaganda.
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