Thread: What's your view of this email I received?

Would you forward or delete ? 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 wise father asked his daughter, “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.” If anyone has a better explanation of the difference between conservative and liberal or progressive or neocon I'm all ears. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test! If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one. If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed. If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat. If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone. If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life. If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect. If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation. A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him. If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels. Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down. If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church. A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced. (Unless it's a foreign religion, of course!) If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it. A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his. If a conservative reads this, he'll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh. A liberal will delete it because he's "offended."

I'd delete it if my spam filter wouldn't have caught it for some reason

edit: haha, nice one. I don't generally read these but after Jimmy's reply I figured why not

I'm closing this thread because I don't think anyone should be allowed to respond .......

I would SHIFT+DELETE.

I would start a PAC funded by anonymous donors to help pass legislation making this email illegal.

Originally Posted by Slartibartfast

I would start a PAC funded by anonymous donors to help pass legislation making this email illegal.

That sounds exactly like something you'd do, the anonymous donors being the American taxpayers right!?!

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

That sounds exactly like something you'd do, the anonymous donors being the American taxpayers right!?!

We'll never know... the way the law is now it could be all of the razor blade and shaving good manufacturers.... or not.

I find that funny and disturbing all at once.. mainly because with everything you hear in the media today ( liberal or conservative ) there is no middle ground anymore and that seems to cause more problems that anything else.

I could have expressed the OPs point much shorter with the old back east saying that the definition of a conservative is a liberal who was beaten up and robbed the other day.

In the old days anyone who was a burden to society was put out or shunned or left to die or one way or another eliminated. Ultimately a society is judged by how it treats those who can't TRULY care for themselves.

My 7 year old nephew recently asked my dad what a liberal was. My dad said "someone who has $10 and spends $20". My nephew quickly replied "I want to be one of those!"