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“It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea." - Robert Anton Wilson
by gizajob 3y ago
“It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea." - Robert Anton Wilson
- smegger001 3y agoIdk, I used to consider myself a moderate conservative but over there last few administrations I have somehow become considered liberal because the right has embraced the bad crazy to the point I find more in common with the far left now than I do any politicians that call themselves conservative.
- entropicgravity 3y agoAll households run on the edicts of Communism. "From each according to their ability; to each according to their need". Unfortunately, it doesn't scale.
- pcthrowaway 3y agoThat's quite a swing; actually I sometimes think the far right and far left are closer in some ways (tendency towards authoritarianism) than anywhere closer to the center. If you went from center-right to far left that's as close to a full 180 on the political spectrum as I can think of.
- PartiallyTyped 3y agoIt's amusing. The older I grow, the more to "the left" I move.