Can't post there, but I'll answer here
http://community.livejournal.com/conservatism/3422188.html
If cutting out the middleman lowers the price, why are we paying the government to stand between us and the markets?
Because government isn't the middleman, government is the regulator.
After Eric Holder called Americans a nation of cowards, what has he done personally to help the situation?
I'm no specific fan of Eric Holder, but he recused himself from the UBS investigation, thus demonstrating credibility. He dropped the charges against Ted Stevens when he found out prosecutors had left out key evidence. He put terrorists on trial in the criminal justice system. He's also done bad things.
If diversity training benefits everyone, why do those classes mostly consist of white heterosexual males?
They don't. All employees of companies a certain size or larger are required to go.
If there are no absolutes and family is an antiquated tool of bourgeois oppression, why is having gay marriage an absolute must?
The Constitution guarantees Equal Protection under the law.
Would you know from the media coverage that there are more sex offenders among public school teachers then among Catholic priests? How come the church gets the blame and the Department of Education doesn’t?
Needs citation.
if all opinions are equal, how come a liberal who disagrees with a conservative is open-minded, but a conservative who disagrees with a liberal is a bigot?
All opinions aren't equal, and liberals are usually arguing for the application of more rights, and conservatives are usually arguing the reduction of rights.
Why do those demanding “equal pay for equal work” never protest against “equal pay for little or no work”?
Is this about unemployment? Because if it is, it's stupid.
Why has no politician ever run on men’s issues or promised to improve the lives of males?
Because the default issues are men's and the default lives are men's.
If all beliefs are equally valid, how come my belief in the absurdity of this maxim gets rejected by its proponents?
All beliefs are not equally valid. Some are mind-bogglingly stupid.
Ever noticed that for the past thirty years, we’ve been hearing we have less than ten years to save the planet?
That's because science is the process of discovery, and sometimes you discover you're wrong.
Why weren’t there demonstrations with anti-feudal slogans under feudal rule? And under Stalin, no anti-communist demonstrations? And under Hitler, no anti-fascist demonstrations? In a free capitalist society, anti-capitalist demonstrations are commonplace. Is capitalism really the worst system?
Very few people suggest that it is. It's unfettered capitalism or fascism that's the worst. A system where people are on equal footing with eachother and with companies is perfectly fine.
If capitalism makes some people rich without making others poor, who will benefit when capitalism is destroyed?
No one.
If the poor in America have things that people in other countries can only dream about, why is there a movement to make America more like those other countries?
The two sets of countries in this statements are not the same countries. Poor in america are better off than poor in Africa, but not as well off as people in Europe.
Why does Hollywood glamorize drug addicts, criminals, liberal Democrats, and mentally challenged people? What do they all have in common?
It's obvious. They're all jews.
How come Hollywood can always find a good side in thugs, but never in businesspeople? What was the last movie that pictured a self-reliant, industrious man as a role model?
Tron: Legacy. Also The American, and Iron Man.
If it’s capitalist greed that forces Hollywood to exploit the lowest human instincts, why didn’t the same greed force Hollywood to exploit America’s patriotism and make war movies showing the U.S. presence in Iraq and Afghanistan as a force for good? Wouldn’t one such film bring more green cash than all the anti-American flops in the recent years? Where was Hollywood’s capitalist greed then?
I need the question restated, it makes no sense.
Why is the media so outspoken about sex abusers being priests, but avoids calling them homosexual pedophiles? Who are they afraid to offend?
Not all priests are sex-abusers, and those that are don't all abuse children, and those that do don't all abuse boys.
If we are called a “consumer society” because we consume, why aren’t we also called an “excreter society” because we excrete? For that matter we also sleep, dream, talk, think, invent, play music, raise children, feel pain, get sick and die. Many of us work for a living. Why aren’t we called a “producer society” because we produce the things we consume? Who puts these labels on us and for what purpose?
We're called a consumer society because for the most part, we consume things produced in other countries. The rest of this is stupid.
How come the unselfish Americans hate their country out of personal frustrations, while the selfish ones defend America with their lives?
Like Bush and Quayle and Cheney and Wolfowitcz, etc, etc, etc? Also, I didn't serve because I was 4F, and I don't hate my country, I just want it to be better.
Why do those who object to tampering with the environment approve of tampering with the economy? Isn’t the economy also a fragile ecosystem where a sudden change can trigger a devastating chain reaction?
Only when it's badly regulated.
How come those who hate humanity for its faults are called “humanists” but those who love humanity for its virtues are called “hate-mongers”?
I love humanity for it's ability to adapt. I love humanity for it's ability to help others. I don't hate humanity. I dislike people who take advantage of other people.
Why do advocates for higher taxes have accountants advising them how they can pay smaller taxes?
I consistently advocate for higher taxes, and I have no accountant.
If it’s true that the media emphasized bad news and harassed President Bush only because they competed for ratings, what changed now? Aren’t they worried that today’s emphasis on good news from the White House will destroy their ratings and make journalism irrelevant?
This makes no sense.
If cutting out the middleman lowers the price, why are we paying the government to stand between us and the markets?
Because government isn't the middleman, government is the regulator.
After Eric Holder called Americans a nation of cowards, what has he done personally to help the situation?
I'm no specific fan of Eric Holder, but he recused himself from the UBS investigation, thus demonstrating credibility. He dropped the charges against Ted Stevens when he found out prosecutors had left out key evidence. He put terrorists on trial in the criminal justice system. He's also done bad things.
If diversity training benefits everyone, why do those classes mostly consist of white heterosexual males?
They don't. All employees of companies a certain size or larger are required to go.
If there are no absolutes and family is an antiquated tool of bourgeois oppression, why is having gay marriage an absolute must?
The Constitution guarantees Equal Protection under the law.
Would you know from the media coverage that there are more sex offenders among public school teachers then among Catholic priests? How come the church gets the blame and the Department of Education doesn’t?
Needs citation.
if all opinions are equal, how come a liberal who disagrees with a conservative is open-minded, but a conservative who disagrees with a liberal is a bigot?
All opinions aren't equal, and liberals are usually arguing for the application of more rights, and conservatives are usually arguing the reduction of rights.
Why do those demanding “equal pay for equal work” never protest against “equal pay for little or no work”?
Is this about unemployment? Because if it is, it's stupid.
Why has no politician ever run on men’s issues or promised to improve the lives of males?
Because the default issues are men's and the default lives are men's.
If all beliefs are equally valid, how come my belief in the absurdity of this maxim gets rejected by its proponents?
All beliefs are not equally valid. Some are mind-bogglingly stupid.
Ever noticed that for the past thirty years, we’ve been hearing we have less than ten years to save the planet?
That's because science is the process of discovery, and sometimes you discover you're wrong.
Why weren’t there demonstrations with anti-feudal slogans under feudal rule? And under Stalin, no anti-communist demonstrations? And under Hitler, no anti-fascist demonstrations? In a free capitalist society, anti-capitalist demonstrations are commonplace. Is capitalism really the worst system?
Very few people suggest that it is. It's unfettered capitalism or fascism that's the worst. A system where people are on equal footing with eachother and with companies is perfectly fine.
If capitalism makes some people rich without making others poor, who will benefit when capitalism is destroyed?
No one.
If the poor in America have things that people in other countries can only dream about, why is there a movement to make America more like those other countries?
The two sets of countries in this statements are not the same countries. Poor in america are better off than poor in Africa, but not as well off as people in Europe.
Why does Hollywood glamorize drug addicts, criminals, liberal Democrats, and mentally challenged people? What do they all have in common?
It's obvious. They're all jews.
How come Hollywood can always find a good side in thugs, but never in businesspeople? What was the last movie that pictured a self-reliant, industrious man as a role model?
Tron: Legacy. Also The American, and Iron Man.
If it’s capitalist greed that forces Hollywood to exploit the lowest human instincts, why didn’t the same greed force Hollywood to exploit America’s patriotism and make war movies showing the U.S. presence in Iraq and Afghanistan as a force for good? Wouldn’t one such film bring more green cash than all the anti-American flops in the recent years? Where was Hollywood’s capitalist greed then?
I need the question restated, it makes no sense.
Why is the media so outspoken about sex abusers being priests, but avoids calling them homosexual pedophiles? Who are they afraid to offend?
Not all priests are sex-abusers, and those that are don't all abuse children, and those that do don't all abuse boys.
If we are called a “consumer society” because we consume, why aren’t we also called an “excreter society” because we excrete? For that matter we also sleep, dream, talk, think, invent, play music, raise children, feel pain, get sick and die. Many of us work for a living. Why aren’t we called a “producer society” because we produce the things we consume? Who puts these labels on us and for what purpose?
We're called a consumer society because for the most part, we consume things produced in other countries. The rest of this is stupid.
How come the unselfish Americans hate their country out of personal frustrations, while the selfish ones defend America with their lives?
Like Bush and Quayle and Cheney and Wolfowitcz, etc, etc, etc? Also, I didn't serve because I was 4F, and I don't hate my country, I just want it to be better.
Why do those who object to tampering with the environment approve of tampering with the economy? Isn’t the economy also a fragile ecosystem where a sudden change can trigger a devastating chain reaction?
Only when it's badly regulated.
How come those who hate humanity for its faults are called “humanists” but those who love humanity for its virtues are called “hate-mongers”?
I love humanity for it's ability to adapt. I love humanity for it's ability to help others. I don't hate humanity. I dislike people who take advantage of other people.
Why do advocates for higher taxes have accountants advising them how they can pay smaller taxes?
I consistently advocate for higher taxes, and I have no accountant.
If it’s true that the media emphasized bad news and harassed President Bush only because they competed for ratings, what changed now? Aren’t they worried that today’s emphasis on good news from the White House will destroy their ratings and make journalism irrelevant?
This makes no sense.