Quote from: Raptor the Kid (24) on November 21, 2014, 04:39:23 PMSee above: QuoteThe point being that I'm placing more emphasis on philosophy/pragmatism than ideology/dogmatism. When I say conservative or liberal, I'm talking about incredibly broad and sweeping generalisations that encompass a person's attitude to a decent degree of accuracy.I'm not asking for incredibly specific policy prescriptions, and I wouldn't immediately discontinue my identity as a conservative if I changed my mind and began supporting, say, a financial transaction tax.
The point being that I'm placing more emphasis on philosophy/pragmatism than ideology/dogmatism. When I say conservative or liberal, I'm talking about incredibly broad and sweeping generalisations that encompass a person's attitude to a decent degree of accuracy.I'm not asking for incredibly specific policy prescriptions, and I wouldn't immediately discontinue my identity as a conservative if I changed my mind and began supporting, say, a financial transaction tax.
Mr. P is a lapsed Tory, and I certainly think he's naturally conservative in a similar way to me, although I'd hesitate to call him ideologically conservative.
TBH, I really don't care if others think my beliefs are "intelligent" or not. I only believe in whatever is going to benefit me most personally, which happens to be Conservatism/Libertarianism. I don't care about the well-being of the poor, I care about the well-being of me.
Are our most intelligent users liberal or conservative?
