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a view of the liberal/conservative divide
Topic Started: Mar 2 2016, 10:51 AM (211 Views)
Delphi51
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FATHER-DAUGHTER TALK

This is one of the better emails I have received. It gently explains the difference in thinking between people with opposite outlooks.

A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be very liberal, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth.

She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch conservative, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.

One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.

Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.

Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?"

She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over.."

Her father asked, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."

The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, "That's a crazy idea, how would that be fair! I've worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!"

The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the conservative side of the fence."
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Darcie
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Glad it is in humour. Her father was not a real conservative else he would have suggested that she sell it.
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FuzzyO
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That simply supports the idea that liberals want something for nothing.
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Mar 2 2016, 11:22 AM
That simply supports the idea that liberals want something for nothing.
So what's the issue ? biggrin 04
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FuzzyO
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Next time I'm in AB we'll have a beer and talk about it!
Edited by FuzzyO, Mar 2 2016, 11:39 AM.
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Delphi51
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It kind of makes you think about what should be shared equally and what shouldn't or cannot be shared. It would be interesting to have a discussion about sharing - for people, parts of a country and among the countries of the world.

We can't share academic achievement. We can share wealth but there might be negative consequences from diminishing the incentive for hard work. Too much sharing among countries could bring all of them to a poverty stricken average unable to make necessary investments in science and innovation that is everyone's hope for a better future.

How should varying population growth rates affect sharing? If a high rate is rewarded might that lead to a population the planet is unable to support?

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