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"Can anybody explain to me what a person's race/ethnicity/religion/sexual preference has to do with their political ideology? I know, stupid question."******That's not a stupid question at all, and a person's race/ethnicity/religion/sexual preference shouldn't have anything to do with their political ideology.Except both you and I know that the Religious Right in this country is fiercely conservative, and many conservatives identify themselves with the Religious Right and (so-called) "Moral Majority". Many minorities, on the other hand, have historically aligned themselves with liberal and radical movements in this country because liberal (and radical) politics are often more likely to present an open forum for the issues which concern minorities.The best way (I believe) to compare Conservative Politics, Liberal Politics, and Radical Politics, is the following:Radicals want change quickly.Liberals want change gradually.Conservatives want change slowly (if at all).How fast do you want to see some things in this country changed, Phyllis? :)-- Nanaea
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NanaeaIn some cases I'm a radical (like with REASONABLE religious tolerance), in some cases I'm a liberal (like in animal rights) and in other cases I'm a conservative. I know, meschugane. :)Phyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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Rant du jourGreat "in a nutshell" political analysis Nan :) Last time I had read Penthouse Mag was during the Bush Sr presidency. I recently skimmed though a copy of Penthouse and was (pleasntly) surprised to see how merely two terms of Clinton have radically changed sexual thresholds in the US! Viva Monica! But I digress.
Politics in Europe are hard to pin down nowadays, especially after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In England one sees socialists with free-market policies. In France you see left-wing "intellectuals"-turned- antisemites such as R. Garaudy and former communists joining LePen's party. In Greece, some of the most visceral religious fundamentalists are left-wingers such as K. Zouraris and Lianna Kanelli (the incredible case of a lesbian member of the Greek parliament, representing the Communist Party, who is religious, nationalistic but also a proponent old lost values).
Put THAT in your pipe and smoke it !
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My only conclusion is that Europeans comprise an odd (and intoxicating) mix of herbs to put in my pipe 'n' smoke. :)-- Nanaea
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Pavlos and NanaeaYeah, like a strange looking puffball mushroom. :DPhyllis (aka Sidhe Uaine or Gaia Euphoria)
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