Maybe the issue is lack of respect

[buckman]

Originally Posted by PaulS

I agree - and lack of empathy and compassion for anyone less fortunate than themselves (and throw in a little racism) are are pre-requisites to embrace conservatism.

You prove your ignorance and intolerance with every post . As a for instance, don't let the fact that conservatives , as a whole , donate more of their income to help those less fortunate, than do liberals get in the way of your narrative .
The #^&#^&#^&#^& you and others spew is exactly why we have a growing racial divide .
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[PaulS]

Originally Posted by buckman

You prove your ignorance and intolerance with every post . As a for instance, don't let the fact that conservatives , as a whole , donate more of their income to help those less fortunate, than do liberals get in the way of your narrative .
The #^&#^&#^&#^& you and others spew is exactly why we have a growing racial divide .
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I was going to mention having anger issues also - see above post.

Racial divide - is that why people here mention something about blacks in almost every thread?

[buckman]

Originally Posted by PaulS

I was going to mention having anger issues also - see above post.

Racial divide - is that why people here mention something about blacks in almost every thread?

Ohhhh now we have anger issues too ....lmao
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[PaulS]

Originally Posted by buckman

Ohhhh now we have anger issues too ....lmao
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Go look at your first post. That isn't having anger issues?

[buckman]

Originally Posted by PaulS

Go look at your first post. That isn't having anger issues?

You want maybe I sugar coat it to make you feel better ?
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[PaulS]

Originally Posted by buckman

You want maybe I sugar coat it to make you feel better ?
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You can say it any way you want. I was just pointing it out.

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by buckman

don't let the fact that conservatives , as a whole , donate more of their income to help those less fortunate, than do liberals get in the way of your narrative .
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They ignore all facts that reject The Narrative. That's why I say you can't be liberal if you are honest and thoughtful. It's simply not possible.

Here is the study that you and I refer to, published in that right-wing rag called the New York Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/op...stof.html?_r=0

"households headed by conservatives give 30 percent more to charity than households headed by liberals. A study by Google found an even greater disproportion: average annual contributions reported by conservatives were almost double those of liberals.

Other research has reached similar conclusions. The “generosity index” from the Catalogue for Philanthropy typically finds that red states are the most likely to give to nonprofits, while Northeastern states are least likely to do so."

Not all conservatives are generous, not all liberals are stingy. My point is that neither side can claim to have a monopoly on compassion. So when people like Paul claim that conservatives have no empathy, they are making fools of themselves. If they keep saying it enough, I guess it is assumed to be true. But a tiny speck of intellectual honesty, exposes this liberal myth for what it is - made up jibberish that is designed to cancel the debate, rather than to win the debate.

This is a political platform that literally requires dishonesty and thoughtlessness.

[spence]

Originally Posted by buckman

As a for instance, don't let the fact that conservatives , as a whole , donate more of their income to help those less fortunate, than do liberals get in the way of your narrative

This was studied by political scientists at MIT a few years back and they found charitable donations were about the same but the motivations were different.

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...act_id=2148033

[PaulS]

Originally Posted by spence

This was studied by political scientists at MIT a few years back and they found charitable donations were about the same but the motivations were different.

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...act_id=2148033

I've discussed this a few times and don't bother any more. I know that my own personal donations consist of about 30-40% going to my church. We have a gorious hall and are building a gym.

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by spence

This was studied by political scientists at MIT a few years back and they found charitable donations were about the same but the motivations were different.

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...act_id=2148033

MIT??? The paper you posted was written by people from U of Pennsylvania and U of Memphis.

[buckman]

[QUOTE=spence;1108962]This was studied by political scientists at MIT a few years back and they found charitable donations were about the same but the motivations were different.

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...act_id=2148033[/QUOTE

Yes donators to the Clinton Foudation have different motivations
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[scottw]

impressive list of dirtbags and nare-do-wells speaking at their annual "Celebrate Us" Gala the other night too...