Why do conservatives tend to lack compassion?

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Genx87

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Hayabusa Rider said:
If you want a serious response there was a local church who needed people who had skills in carpentry etc. They were rebuilding a town in Jamaica which was destroyed by weather. At the time I had sufficient resource to join so I did for two weeks. Everything, and I mean everything, was bought and paid for by those who went. These people were certainly Conservative in a traditional sense with a strong sense of nation and support of the Constitution. They were generally lower middle income and spent years saving for something like this. They do it every three years and each time it's a fortune for then.

Anyway I went and yes there was prayer and people talked of their faith, but they went to work and they did. We didn't sleep in a resort, people put us up in their modest homes. We ate their food and spoke to them, not a tour guide. I learned that virtually all outside help comes from people like this, who believe in "go and do likewise", which I posted about earlier. The work was half done, but in a couple weeks a new group from another denomination was doing the same thing and completed the job. There's a lot of this and it goes on all the time and you never hear of it.

People made a significant personal sacrifice by spending money, taking their vacations to do this and often unpaid time off to help those who could not help themselves. They didn't shove a bible down anyone's throat but they weren't ashamed of what they believe either. They believe that compassion isn't an option and if it's a matter of faith so what? They don't believe it's a get out of hell card to be played. It's something they do if they can.

Like liberals all conservatives aren't bad.
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Heh a great example is after Katrina. Conservative church going people headed south to rebuild people's homes. Liberals sent FEMA trailers that got people sick.
 
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Linflas

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DCal430 said:
We have seen it time and time again, conservatives attack the poor and less fortunate. Telling those with terrible illnesses who can't care that they should basically just die. How they would take food from the mouths of the poor and let them starve to death.

Why do conservatives tend to lack compassion?
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I am actually quite compassionate with my own money, I just don't believe I have the right to pick other people's pockets or use government as a surrogate to fund my compassion.
 
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Lithium381

Lithium381

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Ausm said:
You forgot to include San Francisco,Silicon valley, Seattle and Austin, Texas. ;)
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SF is a shithole, i loath having to go there

liberals want everyone to be equal, regardless of equal effort and also want you to think that they can spend your money better than you can. the quote about "the problem with socialism . . . . " applies to liberals.

that and they have enslaved generations under the guise of supporting them.
 
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Lithium381

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I'm not saying there shouldn't be a safety net, but we've gone way beyond that. Don't encourage people to have more kids than they can afford would be a GREAT first start, it would take two generations but if you reduce the number of people on assistance and make it easier for those on it to get out. Example: is it easier for a single person who's temporarily out of work to rebound and get a new job or is it easier for a person with three kids who has been out of work for 6 years ?
 
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Ausm

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Genx87 said:
Heh a great example is after Katrina. Conservative church going people headed south to rebuild people's homes. Liberals sent FEMA trailers that got people sick.
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Is that all you have from the last 200 or so years? Come on man reach deeper then that....
 
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Ausm

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Lithium381 said:
SF is a shithole, i loath having to go there

liberals want everyone to be equal, regardless of equal effort and also want you to think that they can spend your money better than you can. the quote about "the problem with socialism . . . . " applies to liberals.

that and they have enslaved generations under the guise of supporting them.
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LMAO Generalize much? You actually believe that everyone who is filthy Rich got there from hard work?
 
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Genx87

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Ausm said:
Is that all you have from the last 200 or so years? Come on man reach deeper then that....
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This may come a shock to you. But the post I was responding to was as a similar subject. Conservatives building homes for people after a disaster.
 
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Ausm

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Genx87 said:
This may come a shock to you. But the post I was responding to was as a similar subject. Conservatives building homes for people after a disaster.
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Not a shock nor do I care but I would like to see your examples of "compassionate Conservatism"for a good laugh....
 
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Lithium381

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Ausm said:
LMAO Generalize much? You actually believe that everyone who is filthy Rich got there from hard work?
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everyone? no. but who says everyone needs to be filthy rich? (other than the libs) what happened to having a decent life and being happy and content? Between my wife and I we file 60k tax return and we're comforatable. i don't need to earn 1 million a year to be happy, but somehow libs think that money = happiness and that everyone deserves to be happy! bleeding heart libs. . .
 
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Genx87

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Ausm said:
Not a shock nor do I care but I would like to see your examples of "compassionate Conservatism"for a good laugh....
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You obviously care or you would not have replied. I just gave you an example. Go search google if you want more.
 
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Ausm

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Lithium381 said:
everyone? no. but who says everyone needs to be filthy rich? (other than the libs) what happened to having a decent life and being happy and content? Between my wife and I we file 60k tax return and we're comforatable. i don't need to earn 1 million a year to be happy, but somehow libs think that money = happiness and that everyone deserves to be happy! bleeding heart libs. . .
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Here's the problem....people of your ilk think everyone who is poor is lazy and that is hardly the truth. They could be poor for a variety of reasons which are no fault of their own. I realize they are people who abuse Safety nets,hell we have a frequent poster on this forum who is guilty of this. I don't get where you Rabid Righties think we want everyone to be equal that's a fucking joke but I do think everyone should be able to get a fair shake in life.
 
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Munky

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Because conservatives don't believe in the magic genie that gives free stuff to anyone who wishes it.
 
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homercles337 said:
The author of this trash, Arthur C. Brooks, is the president of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank.
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Can you link something else contradictory? You would think that both sides would want to tout their charitable ways but I'm finding very little.
 
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Genx87

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Ausm said:
Start posting them....Or are you talking out of your ass again which is common for you?
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I just posted an example. If you want more go find it yourself. You obviously are capable of opening up a web browser. This msgboard isnt like a liberal's wet dream. No hand holding and coddling here.
 
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nehalem256

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Ausm said:
Here's the problem....people of your ilk think everyone who is poor is lazy and that is hardly the truth. They could be poor for a variety of reasons which are no fault of their own. I realize they are people who abuse Safety nets,hell we have a frequent poster on this forum who is guilty of this. I don't get where you Rabid Righties think we want everyone to be equal that's a fucking joke but I do think everyone should be able to get a fair shake in life.
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COULD being the operative. What about the millions of people who PURPOSEFULLY have children they cannot affrord, drop out of high school, abuse drugs.

All of those millions of people are poor because of their choices. And liberals never show any attempt to exclude them. Maybe if they did they would have an easier time get people to swallow their ideology.
 
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