Get our politics from our parents? It may be true of many, but not necessarily for the most thoughtful. I was raised in an extremely conservative family (as to both politics and religion) and embraced the ideology enthusiastically. I went away to a religious university sponsored by my denomination, majoring in political science, hoping to work in support of right-wing religious conservative candidates.
At a religious, conservative university, I studied original source documents and came to realize that, while many parents and teachers were sincere, the ideology was a lie. It was not a message of lifting people up, but of lifting up the few richest elites who treated both politics and religion as a scam. (I also became aware of inconsistencies in the religious aspects as to doctrine, morality and consistency within “scripture” that was supposed to be inerrant and infallible).
I was glad to have had that experience, because I felt if I had gone to the “godless state college” first, I would have felt a great deal of resistance, believing them to be trying to feed me propaganda. But going to a university promoting my same initial values, and discovering for myself how fraudulent they are, I was able (after two years) to transfer to that “godless state university” to get a more objective, balanced education that made sense of the original source materials I had studied.
As to my politically/religiously conservative family, they felt I had “gone astray,” but they understood that I was sincere in my beliefs, treated me with respect, and we remained close.
Ironically as per Darwin’s observation, the coyote is far more flexible than the wolf which is why the wolf is endangered and coyotes are spreading to both coasts. Coyotes in Houston and Chicago. So it is the opposite of Stantis’ little set up.
It was those wacky lefties who secured our independence while 50,000 sane righties abandoned the colonies to side wilt Great Britain along with right-wing idol Benedict Arnold.
It was Northern Virginia wackos who wrote us a Constitution and added a Bill of Rights.
Another lefty-wacko led the opposition to conservatives’ treason called a Civil War and ended in the abolition of slavery.
It took a wacko lefty to overcome the righties’ Great Depression and save capitalism, preserve democracy while creating the strongest middle class in history.
Another lefty-wacko secured in law protection of the rights of all Americans a full century after the Constitution promised to do that but was ignored by the right.
And lefty-wacko leadership saved the world from tyranny in both WWI and WWII.
DD Wiz over 6 years ago
Get our politics from our parents? It may be true of many, but not necessarily for the most thoughtful. I was raised in an extremely conservative family (as to both politics and religion) and embraced the ideology enthusiastically. I went away to a religious university sponsored by my denomination, majoring in political science, hoping to work in support of right-wing religious conservative candidates.
At a religious, conservative university, I studied original source documents and came to realize that, while many parents and teachers were sincere, the ideology was a lie. It was not a message of lifting people up, but of lifting up the few richest elites who treated both politics and religion as a scam. (I also became aware of inconsistencies in the religious aspects as to doctrine, morality and consistency within “scripture” that was supposed to be inerrant and infallible).
I was glad to have had that experience, because I felt if I had gone to the “godless state college” first, I would have felt a great deal of resistance, believing them to be trying to feed me propaganda. But going to a university promoting my same initial values, and discovering for myself how fraudulent they are, I was able (after two years) to transfer to that “godless state university” to get a more objective, balanced education that made sense of the original source materials I had studied.
As to my politically/religiously conservative family, they felt I had “gone astray,” but they understood that I was sincere in my beliefs, treated me with respect, and we remained close.
braindead Premium Member over 6 years ago
Lefty-wacky?
Congratulations, Scott, on making your contribution to civility in our political discourse.
The Russian trolls will be so proud.
danielmkimmel over 6 years ago
So Carmen’s father was Benito Mussolini?
Ignatz Premium Member over 6 years ago
My father was conservative, and my mother was a party Democrat.
ms-ss over 6 years ago
My parents were both Democrats. But that was back when Democrats were sensible.
nosirrom over 6 years ago
Lefty-Loosie-Wallety, Righty-Tighty-Waddy.
Wichita1.0 over 6 years ago
Nope. Liberal parents, conservaive me.
dogday Premium Member over 6 years ago
I’m not very politico-patois savvy, but I think back in the ’60s we would have called the Coyote family up-tight, wild-eyed control freaks.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 6 years ago
Ironically as per Darwin’s observation, the coyote is far more flexible than the wolf which is why the wolf is endangered and coyotes are spreading to both coasts. Coyotes in Houston and Chicago. So it is the opposite of Stantis’ little set up.
ThomasBonsell over 6 years ago
If “lefty” is “wacky” we all should go crazy.
It was those wacky lefties who secured our independence while 50,000 sane righties abandoned the colonies to side wilt Great Britain along with right-wing idol Benedict Arnold.
It was Northern Virginia wackos who wrote us a Constitution and added a Bill of Rights.
Another lefty-wacko led the opposition to conservatives’ treason called a Civil War and ended in the abolition of slavery.
It took a wacko lefty to overcome the righties’ Great Depression and save capitalism, preserve democracy while creating the strongest middle class in history.
Another lefty-wacko secured in law protection of the rights of all Americans a full century after the Constitution promised to do that but was ignored by the right.
And lefty-wacko leadership saved the world from tyranny in both WWI and WWII.
Aren’t our lefty nut jobs doing great?