The conservative philosophy can basically be summed up as, "Hey, we were absolutely AMAZING in the 1950s. Let's keep it that way- any change is necessarily for the worse."
Whereas liberals say, "Let's try to make things better."
Since the latter requires accepting that America is, and never was, perfect, obviously that's how the polls will skew.
Conservatives love America like a 4 year-old love his mommy. Unconditionally, unthinkingly, and anyone who criticizes or is mean to her is just a big meanie.
I amuse myself.
Gallup - Conservatives more proud to be American than Liberals.....
- 04/07/2013 09:12:12 PM
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- 04/07/2013 09:12:12 PM
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I'm trying to think my way through this, and I keep running into holes.
- 04/07/2013 10:48:59 PM
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I really don't want to get into the sickness known as nationalism (patriotism)
- 05/07/2013 07:10:09 PM
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P.S. (more thoughts on worldwide government)
- 05/07/2013 08:57:01 PM
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Interesting general thought train, let me hop on board
- 07/07/2013 12:52:18 PM
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Mmm.
- 09/07/2013 05:44:04 PM
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Interplanetary just doesn't leave much interdependence
- 09/07/2013 08:14:18 PM
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Them's some cool beans.
- 09/07/2013 09:11:50 PM
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Re: Them's some cool beans.
- 09/07/2013 10:11:50 PM
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At the risk of putting this post even further into Books board territory...
- 10/07/2013 06:33:02 PM
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I've decided to pretend we're still entirely on the original subject 
- 11/07/2013 01:13:15 AM
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- 11/07/2013 01:13:15 AM
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Hold the phone, Mabel: Patriotism and nationalism are not synonymous.
- 11/08/2013 08:04:40 PM
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That's because being born in America is the best thing they ever did
- 05/07/2013 07:04:54 PM
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Congrats! You win the bitterness award.
- 05/07/2013 09:49:00 PM
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Er. Obviously?
- 06/07/2013 02:24:44 PM
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Actually, liberals say, let's make the US a socialist state and control everything people do.
- 06/07/2013 04:54:00 PM
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By what measure, I wonder...
- 06/07/2013 04:21:57 PM
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Being proud of America has zero to do with our government.....
- 06/07/2013 04:57:30 PM
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I don't think this is accurate.
- 06/07/2013 10:58:43 PM
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You'd have to list the study
- 07/07/2013 12:10:13 AM
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Every study.
- 07/07/2013 01:14:48 AM
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Really, you have a list of every single study conducted on the matter?
- 07/07/2013 02:51:05 AM
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I have a list of every study I listed!
- 07/07/2013 03:55:21 AM
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Damn, you just got schooled! Good Job by Isaac.
- 07/07/2013 04:27:45 AM
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Good Job by Isaac.
- 07/07/2013 04:27:45 AM
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Were you actively trying to prove the point of your opponents there?
- 07/07/2013 09:10:06 AM
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I noticed that too in the Cato study.
- 07/07/2013 09:50:19 AM
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There is admittedly a big difference between BBC and Pravda but I think mistrust is often justified
- 07/07/2013 11:39:03 AM
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I'm thinking the board is dead enough to quality for "rainy day" status, but okay.
- 08/07/2013 06:49:57 PM
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Also it was raining at the time here, still is, NE Ohio has been a giant mud puddle all month
- 08/07/2013 11:14:57 PM
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- 08/07/2013 11:14:57 PM
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Catos study is a transparent joke, hence ranking a city in Red China second for capitalisms sake.
- 11/08/2013 08:44:04 PM
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Nice non-reply.
- 09/07/2013 05:23:25 PM
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You didn't say anything meriting an in-depth response
- 09/07/2013 08:52:13 PM
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Actually....
- 10/07/2013 03:00:42 AM
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One of your examples was bad and you want me to do the others too?
- 10/07/2013 03:52:20 AM
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