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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!

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To: coug who wrote (90641)12/4/2004 4:59:15 PM
From: Grainne  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
You won't get any disagreement from me on the liberal/conservative issue, Coug. I think liberals are more idealistic, are more motivated to do good in the world, and have more compassion for the poor and the sick and the weak than conservatives do.

And most important, they don't believe that it is their right to take advantage of those who aren't as smart or well connected, or rape the earth's resources for their personal gain.

I would actually be ashamed to be a conservative--I'm not sure why some people are actually proud of it. Ann Coulter's father was an attorney whose specialty was union busting for large corporations--can you imagine doing something like that for a living? Very different world view . . .

Bono's father was a bus driver in Dublin, a gifted tenor with no advantage in life--a common man who lost his wife when Bono was a teenager. I think you can hear the drudgery and loneliness in Red Hill. One of the things I especially like about U2 is that they are motivated to do good in the world. Thanks especially for sharing that song--one of my favorites.
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