tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637676942336714408.post9197270665357841361..comments2023-03-25T04:39:22.420-07:00Comments on The Goliath: Understanding ConservativesSlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16861000309834774933noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637676942336714408.post-91845718242291069122010-06-29T16:21:01.838-07:002010-06-29T16:21:01.838-07:00"My own take is that I have seen as many &quo..."My own take is that I have seen as many "progressives" who treat Global Warming as fervently and mindlessly as any Evengelical Christian treats their interpretation of the bible, so the suggestion of "blind support" isn't necessarily confined to the right side of the spectrum."<br /><br />Yes the problem which Lakoff also identifies is that people are never purely conservative or progressive. Thus they can and do use both modes of thought on different issues. Thus, the supporter of a progressive topic can use a conservative mode of thought to do so. <br /><br />You'll agree that people can be more or less progress/conservative and Lakoff states that this means that they are more or less likely to express a conservative or liberal narrative in their thought.<br /><br />For example I believe in many forms of social progressivism but also think that need to be done in a financially responsible way. This expresses both progressive and conservative idea, but reflects on me, not the topic.Slingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16861000309834774933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637676942336714408.post-28049214380206726752010-06-29T16:00:06.121-07:002010-06-29T16:00:06.121-07:00"I think speculating on how "conservativ..."I think speculating on how "conservatives" think and why, is a dangerous practice - not that far off of asking how "women" think or how "aboriginals" think."<br /><br />Not really. Conservatism is a political philosophy, it implies a certain mode of thought. Being a woman or an aboriginal has nothing to do with any kind of philosophy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637676942336714408.post-11213705648037717032010-06-29T13:05:29.455-07:002010-06-29T13:05:29.455-07:00BTW.. nice blog and thanks for coming by my own ar...BTW.. nice blog and thanks for coming by my own area of policital rambling.Robert G. Harvie, Q.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10414822301931567654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637676942336714408.post-57203426345977262362010-06-29T13:04:54.471-07:002010-06-29T13:04:54.471-07:00I think speculating on how "conservatives&quo...I think speculating on how "conservatives" think and why, is a dangerous practice - not that far off of asking how "women" think or how "aboriginals" think.<br /><br />Beyond that - there are broad and significant differences within the "conservative" tent as to what "conservative" even means.<br /><br />I posted actually this morning, ironically enough, that what I believe to be a loud, but vocal minority of Christian "theocrats" - as with the black block insuating itself amongst otherwise responsible protestors - , need to be identified and ostracized from my own view of conservative, which means a soft-libertarian point of view, which chooses not to ignore the complexities of society, but not either to assume the arrogance that we can control and manipulate it either.<br /><br />Where we don't try to dictate what people should or shouldn't believe.<br /><br />Where we lean towards individual initiative and personal responsibility to propel society forward as opposed to state directed ideas of morality and responsibility.<br /><br />My own take is that I have seen as many "progressives" who treat Global Warming as fervently and mindlessly as any Evengelical Christian treats their interpretation of the bible, so the suggestion of "blind support" isn't necessarily confined to the right side of the spectrum.<br /><br />Witness the recent partisan criticism of the PM for the actions of the RCMP in Torono last weekend.. blithly ignoring the not-so-distant dressing down of the RCMP under Jean Chretien during the APEC summit of 1997.<br /><br />The point beign that a healthy piece of introspection often starts with minding the weeds in our own backyard first.Robert G. Harvie, Q.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10414822301931567654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637676942336714408.post-8985605909934965372010-06-28T06:46:31.942-07:002010-06-28T06:46:31.942-07:00And as a necessary correlation: poor=immoral. You ...And as a necessary correlation: poor=immoral. You deserve your lot in life, and damned if my tax dollars go to your doctor's bills, that type of thing. <br /><br />The focus on individual morality blinds them to the role of structural advantage and disadvantage, and helps reinforce their own conception of themselves as good, moral people.Marissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598310548059926496noreply@blogger.com