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Originally posted by sgtclub
I don't think you care what I think, other than it gives you another excuse to call me stupid, which is laughable coming from you, but I've learned to accept it with a smile 
I think my test is right on. If you don't agree, please explain. Calling it idiotic is not helpful to the bi-partisan atmosphere I'm trying to facilitate here.
With that said:
Here's a start at the conservative test:
1. Do you believe that government should be able to have control over social issues in order to foster moral behavior?
2. Do you believe that the first amendment permits the practice of religion and/or belief in god in or by public institutions, so long as it is not overtly coercise?
3. Do you believe taxes are too high?
4. Do you believe that the federal government has usurped the powers that should be reserved to the states.
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Look, identifying someone as a conservative or liberal is a nice way to set up a dichotomy during an election where things come down to A v. B, but on an intellectual level it's far better to focus on perspectives on an issue than what label appropriately applies.
Many of the above are self-identifiers, while the liberal bullets were opposition identifiers, corners conservatives try to paint liberals into. You know those liberal, it's all group-think, anti-individualistic, moral relativistic, anti-religion, tax and spend. Guess what? That's bullshit and you really ought to know it.
As an example of how the above are self-identifiers, conservatives are quick to say the federal goverment has usurped powers of the state, until it is time to ban flag burning, gay marriage, abortion, or any number of other issues. Conservatives are anxious to foster "moral issues" until someone says that civil rights are moral issues. So how do liberals define conservatives? Greedy, self-serving bastards without a heart. Holier than thou uptight religious nuts who can't respect other's religious beliefs. See Shape Shifter's links for more. Is that really productive?
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