RE: How come there arent many atheists such as Bill Maher
July 6, 2017 at 1:07 am
(This post was last modified: July 6, 2017 at 1:11 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(July 5, 2017 at 9:51 pm)Astonished Wrote:(July 5, 2017 at 8:19 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I'm pretty sure what he meant was "more-conservative liberals" -- i.e., some who still held liberal values, but not so left as, say, Bernie.
Oh. Well, I still dislike both of those labels.
Like it or not, there's a value in the distinction. Spiralling off to the extreme on either end of the political spectrum not only garners more criticism, it engenders suspicion. If I know someone is hard-right or hard-left, I naturally question whether or not they've imbibed the thinking of the group they cotton to.
(July 5, 2017 at 9:56 pm)Minimalist Wrote: A "conservative liberal" is a centrist..... which is what they were whining at Hillary for being.
I'd rather have as President someone whose liberalism doesn't involve exporting bombs by USAF same-day delivery. Her conservatism was misplaced.
