tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post5153130919696219292..comments2024-03-02T03:29:09.759-05:00Comments on SerandEz and Friends: Conservative More Honest?Ezziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-56923279214925665672008-06-03T14:50:00.000-04:002008-06-03T14:50:00.000-04:00But that's essentially what I think most conservat...<I>But that's essentially what I think most conservatives believe, or at least the ones I know.</I><BR/><BR/>I think it's just the ones you know. Jewish conservatives are atypical, since they tend to, for example, be urban, educated, and not WASPs.<BR/><BR/><I>they just don't want it in the public eye.</I><BR/><BR/>That would be "public"ly conservative, then.Jewish Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-88413942426915654982008-06-03T14:33:00.000-04:002008-06-03T14:33:00.000-04:00This is true from waving off plagiarismCareful, we...<I>This is true from waving off plagiarism</I><BR/><BR/>Careful, we wouldn't want to offend anybody.Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512231582715592098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-85672542909532926782008-06-03T14:29:00.000-04:002008-06-03T14:29:00.000-04:00JA - But that's essentially what I think most cons...JA - But that's essentially what I think most conservatives believe, or at least the ones I know. (The line, not the specific examples - one could argue that crack has a detrimental effect on society, and polygamous relationships do as well because of the emotions etc. involved. There was an interesting article a few months back on "Friends with benefits" which is to some extent the same thing as polygamy.) I think it's hard to find many examples which solely effect an individual's own self. I'm sure the most common example is homosexuality, and I think that even most religious conservatives aren't interested in raiding people's bedrooms; they just don't want it in the public eye.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-80659299821534337162008-06-03T13:35:00.000-04:002008-06-03T13:35:00.000-04:00Conservatives often have religious tendencies. Or ...Conservatives often have religious tendencies. Or else an internal sense of personal responsibility. Studies have also found that they give humongously more charity. It all threads through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-72294669360047542622008-06-03T13:27:00.000-04:002008-06-03T13:27:00.000-04:00But doesn't that depend on the rules?I'm only talk...<I>But doesn't that depend on the rules?</I><BR/><BR/>I'm only talking about victimless crimes. I think people should make their own rules about that.Jewish Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-18573141912832407822008-06-03T13:24:00.000-04:002008-06-03T13:24:00.000-04:00Live by a set of rules yourself, but don't insist ...<I>Live by a set of rules yourself, but don't insist that everybody else live by the same set.</I><BR/><BR/>But doesn't that depend on the rules?Erachethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00660802321998349072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-6637955575491951302008-06-03T13:17:00.000-04:002008-06-03T13:17:00.000-04:00Live by a set of rules yourself, but don't insist ...Live by a set of rules yourself, but don't insist that everybody else live by the same set. For example, I prefer monogamous relationships, and I think they're generally a superior idea. However, if someone else wants to be polygamous, that's up to them. I don't smoke crack, but if someone else wants to, that's his business.Jewish Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-36888538951741331362008-06-03T13:09:00.000-04:002008-06-03T13:09:00.000-04:00Define?Define?Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-54353650117736566442008-06-03T13:08:00.000-04:002008-06-03T13:08:00.000-04:00Personally conservative and socially liberal is th...Personally conservative and socially liberal is the best balance, I think.Jewish Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-29103201587569100032008-06-03T13:03:00.000-04:002008-06-03T13:03:00.000-04:00So yeah, maybe liberals are more likely to cheat o...<I>So yeah, maybe liberals are more likely to cheat on a test, but conservatives are more likely to "just follow orders."</I><BR/><BR/>As with anything, there's a balance. But I'd err on the rules side more often than the other - rules are generally made because they are meant to cover the majority of situations. There are exceptions to everything, so it's important to think and determine where those are, but as a base set? Conservatism seems to have the advantage.Ezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494592434522239195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13326001.post-68907945741415401422008-06-03T12:59:00.000-04:002008-06-03T12:59:00.000-04:00I think there's some truth to that (although you w...I think there's some truth to that (although you wouldn't know it from conservative pundits and politicians.) Conservatives tend to be more rule-oriented. This is a good thing when the rules are good and a <A HREF="http://jewishatheist.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-orthodoxy-causes-good-men-to-do.html" REL="nofollow">bad thing</A> when they're not.<BR/><BR/>So yeah, maybe liberals are more likely to cheat on a test, but conservatives are more likely to "just follow orders."Jewish Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04616617537150446818noreply@blogger.com