Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The difference between conservatives and liberals

Or, Why there ought not to be a law about anything or everything that bothers someone.

The conservative takes the "tragic view" of the human condition. We are all just people, all imperfect, all incapable of achieving perfection, not because we're failures, but because we're human. The "New Soviet Man" is not in the house. The best of intentions never go far. Russell Kirk referrred to this notion as "the principle of imperfectability."

David Mamet wrote a long essay about this. Could it be expressed more concisely? Why, yes, and here it is in one of those emails that gets forwarded around. Bookworm posted it, and some of her commenters have additions. A sample:

If a conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn't buy one.
If a liberal doesn’t like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.

If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.
If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.

If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks about how to defeat his enemy.
A liberal wonders how to surrender gracefully and still look good.

More at the link.

8 comments:

Trooper York said...

If a conservative loves baseball he is a New York Yankees fan.

If a liberal loves baseball he is a Red Sox fan.

Trooper York said...

When a conservative orders lunch he gets a burger.

When a liberal orders lunch he gets a salad.

Trooper York said...

When a conservative bellies up to the bar he orders a shot and a beer.

When a liberal bellies up to the bar he orders a white wine spritzer.

Trooper York said...

When a conservative turns on the TV on Sunday night he puts on football.

When a liberal turns on the TV on Sunday night he puts on Desperate Housewives.

Trooper York said...

A conservative will buy his wife crotchless panties.

A liberal likes to wear his wife's panties.

Trooper York said...

A conservative will pee outside against a tree.

A liberal will pee outside against a tree...sitting down.

Trooper York said...

Conservatives love kung fu.

Liberals love to-fu.

Hector Owen said...

It's all a game to you, isn't it?

And a pretty darn funny one, at that! Thanks for those, they're great.