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I guess it depends on how you define the terms Isaac Send a noteboard - 05/04/2013 08:52:25 AM

View original postOr if you prefer... Fiscal conservatives who are more socially liberally minded. But you know what they say. "Behind every cynic there's a disappointed idealist." Meh. Ideally we have had both but the polarization of politics have gotten quite depressing. Both are wrong, and both are right regarding certain points.

When you get right down to most issues are principally moral v moral or moral v cash, guns, abortions, drugs, porn, prostitution, gay rights, etc are mostly moral v moral, whereas military spending, environmentalism, welfare, SS, etc are moral v cash. Moral v moral issue rarely have much to do with each other and moral v cash are mostly about priority and efficiency. Liberal and conservative are pretty vague and silly concepts, depending on who you ask inside the GOP I am a moderate establishment republican or an arch-conservative or libertarian and you'll get that from people who have equal knowledge of my political leanings. Same applies to the left. Most people have a few pet issues and they connect them together into their pet uber-ideology, I count myself lucky to have mostly avoided that trap, mostly because I know there's an alternate Universe nearly identical to ours where pot didn't get banned and right now the Dems are screaming about the republicans "Taking blood money from the NRA, Phillip-Morris, and High Times" and another where the republicans are accusing the left of trying to starve children.

So no I don't really think a social liberal fiscal hawk is in the cards mostly because the former is something I don't believe exists and the latter is one I view as a matter more associated to how frugal someone is, which really has nothing to do with their abortion or gun stance, but it does have a lot to do with how likely someone is to agree to additional funding for various programs especially those that hinge on giving individuals cash. Your average frugal person if asked to define 'poverty level' is likely to give a lower value than the average person. As long as socially liberal includes, in people's eyes, issues that are more moral v cash as opposed to principally moral v moral, fiscal conservatives are likely to be rarer animals in that group then out. Frugal people usually deny themselves a lot of luxuries and tend to get irritated, unsympathetic, or even outraged by those who don't especially on the taxpayer dime. Forget your wallet or be low on cash some week, go out for dinner with a frugal friend and they don't just order cheap they'll typically get angry if you spend the borrowed cash on steak, even if the amount you borrowed didn't bother them at all and they have no doubt you're good for it. This is a great mindset for people in public office to have, especially with money that isn't theirs, but it doesn't tend to lend itself as readily raising taxes to increase payments to the poor.

If you redefine social liberal to be only those things which are moral v moral issues, then yeah, it can happen and probably would. We've had times like that before, it will probably happen again.

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Liberalism has officially failed - Poverty reaches 1960 levels - - 04/04/2013 12:33:15 AM 1175 Views
As has Conservatism. - 04/04/2013 12:37:23 AM 677 Views
I know it hurts.....but the truth about liberalism will set you free! - 04/04/2013 12:42:57 AM 778 Views
Have you ever tried to fish when really hungry? - 04/04/2013 06:32:17 AM 699 Views
HA! HA! In your dreams that's how liberalism works. How about..... - 04/04/2013 04:59:33 PM 643 Views
and lo, Jesus said unto the poor gathered to him: "begone freeloaders! the wealthy need more money" - 04/04/2013 06:43:32 PM 704 Views
Interestingly enough.... - 04/04/2013 09:20:06 PM 687 Views
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Well here is where theology gets fun.... - 04/04/2013 09:48:50 PM 751 Views
The entire post...as well as many of the sub-threads....prompts the question of: - 04/04/2013 09:39:16 PM 754 Views
it depends on what your definition of "succeed" is i guess.... - 04/04/2013 10:27:30 PM 801 Views
And that is certainly your opinion.... - 04/04/2013 10:54:08 PM 797 Views
Re: And that is certainly your opinion.... - 04/04/2013 11:57:34 PM 874 Views
Hmm good questions - 04/04/2013 10:29:45 PM 782 Views
you contradicted yourself - 04/04/2013 10:44:47 PM 708 Views
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i think i understand where you're coming from.... - 05/04/2013 07:33:32 PM 753 Views
I see the problem - 04/04/2013 06:45:53 PM 705 Views
since you don't trust the gov't, what are you doing to help the poor survive? - 04/04/2013 12:58:49 AM 782 Views
A few serious answers, if you can handle them..... - 04/04/2013 04:15:32 AM 677 Views
Re: A few serious answers, if you can handle them..... - 04/04/2013 06:42:00 PM 804 Views
Perhaps its time to try a little fact checking. - 04/04/2013 03:34:44 AM 947 Views
I'm happy you agree with me, liberalism has failed and it's time for something different. - 04/04/2013 03:47:17 AM 664 Views
Oh the cleverness of you. - 04/04/2013 03:52:07 AM 827 Views
Wow, I'm shocked. Yes, let's stick with the failed status quo. Good plan! - 04/04/2013 04:17:32 AM 625 Views
Who said anything about the status quo? I just said I didn't agree with your solution. *NM* - 04/04/2013 04:19:37 AM 420 Views
Then time to step up, what's your idea? - 04/04/2013 04:22:58 AM 626 Views
As you might say, "What do you expect, a free ride?" - 04/04/2013 11:45:02 AM 839 Views
How typicaly conservative! And no. - 04/04/2013 02:05:00 PM 660 Views
Agreed and this is how we will finance such a move - 04/04/2013 04:01:46 AM 743 Views
I'm glad you agree! - 04/04/2013 04:21:25 AM 703 Views
No, in Europe, liberalism is generally successful - 04/04/2013 06:15:34 AM 682 Views
Liberalism & Conservatism 'officially fail' about ever other year I've noticed, still around though *NM* - 04/04/2013 09:02:42 AM 329 Views
Yes. I wonder if there will ever be an age of fiscally responsible/conservative liberals. - 05/04/2013 03:41:09 AM 748 Views
I guess it depends on how you define the terms - 05/04/2013 08:52:25 AM 895 Views
*nod* - 05/04/2013 01:30:47 PM 753 Views
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Off topic: are you gardening yet? - 05/04/2013 02:25:06 PM 599 Views
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It's a bit newer because of the price, that's been dropping - 06/04/2013 01:20:10 AM 734 Views
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Yes, the logical step is to go for Nordic style socialism. - 04/04/2013 03:19:17 PM 725 Views
well that and a tiny homogenous population funded by large oil reserves - 04/04/2013 06:57:51 PM 692 Views
Eh, you're describing norway. - 04/04/2013 08:11:25 PM 649 Views
The Economist (of all people) was singing the praises of the Nordic countries recently. - 04/04/2013 08:49:36 PM 709 Views
Hey, guess what? - 04/04/2013 08:55:59 PM 663 Views
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We're Maryland, actually, as I recall. - 04/04/2013 10:15:49 PM 634 Views
Eh survival of the fittest - 04/04/2013 06:18:52 PM 737 Views
Excuse me? - 04/04/2013 08:42:24 PM 678 Views
Cry me a river - 04/04/2013 08:55:40 PM 701 Views
Funny. - 04/04/2013 09:18:15 PM 699 Views
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good for you for making it but you are so full of bullshit - 04/04/2013 10:38:45 PM 714 Views
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Wow. - 04/04/2013 11:27:06 PM 705 Views
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congrats on being part of the problem.... *NM* - 05/04/2013 04:48:58 AM 368 Views
It's pointless to argue with those who don't understand the psychology of generational poverty. *NM* - 05/04/2013 03:43:40 AM 348 Views
Clearly. *NM* - 05/04/2013 07:32:21 PM 314 Views
Oh the "it's nobody's fault excuse" - 05/04/2013 08:56:51 PM 674 Views
Get back to me when you know wtf you're talking about. *NM* - 05/04/2013 09:03:08 PM 348 Views
I'm back *NM* - 06/04/2013 01:40:47 AM 327 Views
You're over-generalizing a bit - 06/04/2013 01:49:02 AM 783 Views

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