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Jim Warren

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10. The modern conservative

Reply to Locut0s (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 03:20 AM

Dec 2012

"The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness."

John Kenneth Galbraith

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A man/woman is only worth what they contribute to the economy. Those who don't contribute... [View all] Locut0s Dec 2012 OP

The same RWers want every baby born and some have problems and are not able to contribute. Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #1

Agreed. But these people can't get passed the idea of "Don't touch MY stuff!"... Locut0s Dec 2012 #3

They are scared selfish bastards... frostfern Dec 2012 #9

For people who hate evolution, they are the truest of Darwinists..n/t SoCalDem Dec 2012 #2

Lol so very true :D nt Locut0s Dec 2012 #4

Personally I would agree here kurt_cagle Dec 2012 #5

How would you value a down and our street alcoholic who... Locut0s Dec 2012 #6

Quite a bit actually shintao Dec 2012 #7

So you don't actually agree as I had hoped,because the right wing douche bag... Locut0s Dec 2012 #8

Worth? SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #13

The modern conservative Jim Warren Dec 2012 #10

Ask them about inheritance. moondust Dec 2012 #11

it's the argument of nazis, basically. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #12

Right wing douche bags? Denninmi Dec 2012 #14

And yet many call themselves Christians duhneece Dec 2012 #15

Then why are some with the most Shankapotomus Dec 2012 #16