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Maybe (just a guess) it depends on where you are? I suspect if you live in a city which leans left, all the people who go with the flow and don't think too much
by chillacy 10y ago
Maybe (just a guess) it depends on where you are? I suspect if you live in a city which leans left, all the people who go with the flow and don't think too much about their views end up being on the left because that's everyone else. The people going against the grain at least have thought more deeply of their views.
And if you live in a majority red community, people who have left views will be the ones who have thought long and deep about their views.
- nickthemagicman 10y agoThis is not true at all. Conservatives in general have extremely simple black and white thinking with no consideration of statistics or larger concepts. That's why they're so fear driven. They don't like terrorism so get rid of muslims no matter if it's an infinitesimal fraction of Muslims who are terrorists...they don't like taxes so get rid of them, even though it funds the infrastructure they use every day...they don't like black people getting welfare so stop it, even though in a bigger context it's income redistribution which sends dollars through the economy. Its very simple thinking.
- chillacy 10y agoThat's probably the most ironic comment I've read in awhile. Maybe you should try to not apply the very black and white thinking you look down upon so much.
- nickthemagicman 10y agoI guess you probably should learn what irony is because there's literally nothing that could even be mistaken for irony in my comment. That's literally a description of the conservative base. It's literally the platform Trump ran and got voted in on. Denying muslims, lowering taxes, and reducing welfare. Toss in some Mexican wall too. It's all small minded, black and white, fear driven, devisive, fear based politics. Classic strong man strategies. If I could find a single conservative that can give me an explanation of their conservative philosophy that isn't just parroting something they heard... that is based in sound reasoning... and an actual semblance of a philosophical/economic framework I would cry tears of joy. \ But that doesn't exist.
- Chris2048 10y agoI think you're being over-literal..
- nickthemagicman 10y agoUsing examples to support my point = over-literal. lol
- Chris2048 10y agoI mean the liberal use of "literally". Also, you've been trolling all over this thread. You're 'examples' are anecdotal, or not fleshed out with details at all.
- nickthemagicman 10y agoYou should try reading my posts...they're 90 percent details. I've never once seen a conservative give a legitimate critically thought out answer to any of the points Ive made, however, conservatives are super quick to ad hominem attacks like calling someone a troll. I guess that's the next best thing when you don't have ideas or a point of your own.
- Chris2048 10y agoWhat does "90 percent details" mean? Anecdotes?
- sctb 10y ago> Conservatives in general have extremely simple black and white thinking with no consideration of statistics or larger concepts. That's why they're so fear driven. These kinds of claims on Hacker News happen to be nearly indistinguishable from trolling, and it's not OK to then attack other users when they bite. We're after civil, thoughtful discussion on HN, so please don't take us in the opposite direction.