Uh Oh

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Speaking of other folk looking towards the rapture, here's a really interesting interview with a guy who wrote a book on the Religious Right's political ambitions:

http://salon.com/books/feature/2007/01/08/fascism/

The book, from what I can tell, is highly critical of the movement's leaders, but not the rank-and-file. Still makes me very nervous. What are your guys' thoughts?

GR,
I was talking about this link, not the psychology today one.
DTS

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

GR,
I was talking about this link, not the psychology today one.
DTS

D'oh! I get all confuggeeeooo sometimes.... sorry!

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

D'oh! I get all confuggeeeooo sometimes.... sorry!

LOL...no sorry necessary. Heck, I was confused before I finally came to my senses.
Sanity rhymes with Hannity.
Any advice on my "cheerleader look"? Any female advice is much appreciated.

Originally Posted by T3B

Wayne....the fact that you post a link from that website is mindboggling. The Sunday Times is yellow journalism at its worse.

Perhaps the National Inquirer next time?

What's really mindboggling is he probably got it from drudgereport since it was posted there in big red letters a few hours earlier. Maybe DTS is a closeted republican.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

What's really mindboggling is he probably got it from drudgereport since it was posted there in big red letters a few hours earlier. Maybe DTS is a closeted republican.

Pillow,
You might be amazed...I've come to my senses. Most of my latest links have been from Repub sites.
They'll be coming to my way of thinking before 2008, mark my words.
If they can't beat ya, they'll join ya.
btw, my closet is a total mess. I'm never going in there again....unless the cat needs to be let out next Tuesday. That dang kitty is too fast!
Let her learn a lesson, I say!

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

What's really mindboggling is he probably got it from drudgereport since it was posted there in big red letters a few hours earlier. Maybe DTS is a closeted republican.

Pillow Pants,
Here's another Republican that I agree with, Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon.
http://www.ktvz.com/story.cfm?nav=news&storyID=17970

[GenuineRisk]

And, another good article, on how whether we wind up liberal or conservative may be determined earlier than we think, and about the things that can shift our political leanings:

http://psychologytoday.com/articles/...222-000001.xml

Fascinating stuff. I laughed at "liberals are messier than conservatives" because in my case, that's very true!

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

And, another good article, on how whether we wind up liberal or conservative may be determined earlier than we think, and about the things that can shift our political leanings:

http://psychologytoday.com/articles/...222-000001.xml

Fascinating stuff. I laughed at "liberals are messier than conservatives" because in my case, that's very true!

That was an awesome read. Obviously, it could piss lots of people off .

I think that a couple of things really stood out to me based on personal experience. I often find myself arguing with conservative and conservative Christian friends about social issues or current events. They, by and large, see issues as very black & white. I see very little as completely black and white. I believe that very little in the entire world is either "this or that." My lack of rigidity on many issues contrasts with their very certain view of how certain things are.

EMPHASIS MINE.


The study's authors also concluded that conservatives have less tolerance for ambiguity, a trait they say is exemplified when George Bush says things like, "Look, my job isn't to try to nuance. My job is to tell people what I think," and "I'm the decider." Those who think the world is highly dangerous and those with the greatest fear of death are the most likely to be conservative.

Liberals, on the other hand, are "more likely to see gray areas and reconcile seemingly conflicting information," says Jost. As a result, liberals like John Kerry, who see many sides to every issue, are portrayed as flip-floppers. "Bush in appearing more rigid in his thinking and intolerant of uncertainty and ambiguity, and Kerry in appearing more open to ambiguity and to considering alternative positions."

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Studies show that people who study abroad become more liberal than those who stay home. (completely true in my experiences in college and seeing those who have versus those who haven't)

People who venture from the strictures of their limited social class are less likely to stereotype and more likely to embrace other cultures. Education goes hand-in-hand with tolerance, and often, the more the better:

Professors at major universities are more liberal than their counterparts at less acclaimed institutions. What travel and education have in common is that they make the differences between people seem less threatening. "You become less bothered by the idea that there is uncertainty in the world," explains Jost.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

And, another good article, on how whether we wind up liberal or conservative may be determined earlier than we think, and about the things that can shift our political leanings:

http://psychologytoday.com/articles/...222-000001.xml

Fascinating stuff. I laughed at "liberals are messier than conservatives" because in my case, that's very true!

Good article Genuine Risk. Back to my thoughts on the religious right steering policy, seems that one word I remember from the early days of the conflict in Iraq was the word "crusade". We might also remember why allowing stem cell research to expand was vetoed.
On both sides, there are many that will do outrageous things in support of their beliefs. Radical Islams doing suicide bombs, sure. Crazy is as crazy does.

[SentToStud]

as it has been it shall always be.

Since time began, or so it sure seems, politicians have wrapped the flag with the cloth just as preachers have wrapped the Bible with the flag.

Just the other day Bush eulogized Gerald Ford as "... a good man who put his hand on the Ford family Bible and took an oath..."

So long as people are willing to accept this stuff it will continue.