I once read that a conservative is someone who believes

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Atticus (12,822 posts)


I once read that a conservative is someone who believes nothing should ever be done for
the first time.

How many times have proposals been shot down with "it's never been done before" or "that's not the way it's done"?

Had anything like 9-11 ever "happened before"?

Has anything like Trump ever "happened before"?

Does it not make sense that atrocities such as these might require NEW responses even if they can't be 100% guaranteed to work?

I am reminded of Emerson's wisdom: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall."

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216566970

WTF?

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Atticus (12,822 posts)

I once read that a conservative is someone who believes nothing should ever be done for
the first time.

In real life, conservatives learn to walk, learn to read, learn to ride a bicycle, learn to drive, get first jobs, reproduce, ....... . Bet there will be plenty of self-fapping in that thread (it's only an hour old or so), .