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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
I will give you this, conservatives themselves are the best argument against evolution.
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A real conservative, an old school one, the extinct variety, understood that he who ignores the law of unintended consequences is not truly evolving. He's usually setting up the next Really Big Problem.
Progressives are great in terms of tolerance. I'm a progressive in that regard. I don't think one can have a brain and not be a progressive on social tolerance issues.
But progressives aren't terribly different in terms of restrictive policies than "fake conservatives." Both groups think they know how to do things best and want to direct people regarding what to do, how to live. You'll hear progressives pushing restrictive policies or policies aimed at social engineering say variations of the following: "We know what's best for everyone." This was also said by every religion since man walked upright. It's the arrogance of someone about to interfere with things, about to pass laws, to increase red tape. It's that officious Tracey Flick mindset that characterizes the dumb and loathsome side of progressivism.
The problem with the most strident progressives and "conservatives" is their actual intelligence is inverse to their self-perceived intelligence. They pass big policies, start big wars, make a fucking mess of things down the road, all in the name of "Trust us, we know what's best for everyone." Then when it fails catastrophically later they disown it and blame the other side.
In a perfect world, progressives and conservatives would adhere to the simplest of rules: 1. Leave things alone unless intervention is needed; and, 2. Thou shalt not predict the future (from Warren Buffet, or maybe it was Ben Graham).
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