There’s a saying “when your young if you’re not a liberal you don’t have a heart and when you’re old if you’re not a conservative you don’t have a brain”.
I decided to look up the quote again, it’s real but not accurate in reflecting the beliefs. Liberalism is less government and more private property, progressivism is wanting change, and conservatism is wanting tradition and things to say the same. All three definitions are how they were once described but do not reflect today’s meanings of each word.
Correct me if I’m wrong but the saying comes from the responsibilities people have at different ages and not a hard and fast rule. When you’re young you’re likely more progressive and you’re not the one having to work and worrying about how far you can stretch a dollar. When your older you’re more conservative because you’re having to work and pay for all your expenses which at that point you want less government taxing you to pay for liberal shit.
Edit: Liberalism of the past and what’s today are different today’s Liberals are extreme progressives in disguise. So, I may have conflated the two.
I’m in my late 40s, single, own a house independently, responsible for all my own expenses.
I’ve definitely gotten way less conservative as I age. I don’t rage at paying taxes because I want my neighbors to have nice roads and schools and healthcare and food and food educations even if they’re poor, even if they’re immigrants. Because that’s what Jesus world want me to do with my money: provide for my neighbor.
Yes, I corrected myself in another comment. And I appreciate your contribution to society. But what I was really bringing light to were the radical progressives of today that are making decisions that are leading to the United States, debt, increasing, therefore leading to inflation. Open borders and helping people in need sounds good, but the US cannot feed the world.
Would I need to live in California or New York to worry about high prices, poor education, rampant drug abuse, a Shitting on streets epidemic that requires poop patrol to clean up the mess, and widespread homelessness/ tent cities just to name a few? Asking for a friend.
Money, white conservative neighbors.
There’s a saying “when your young if you’re not a liberal you don’t have a heart and when you’re old if you’re not a conservative you don’t have a brain”.
A saying that hasn’t held up. I wonder why it hasn’t.
Just like stereotypes, there’s a thread of truth to it.
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I decided to look up the quote again, it’s real but not accurate in reflecting the beliefs. Liberalism is less government and more private property, progressivism is wanting change, and conservatism is wanting tradition and things to say the same. All three definitions are how they were once described but do not reflect today’s meanings of each word.
Correct me if I’m wrong but the saying comes from the responsibilities people have at different ages and not a hard and fast rule. When you’re young you’re likely more progressive and you’re not the one having to work and worrying about how far you can stretch a dollar. When your older you’re more conservative because you’re having to work and pay for all your expenses which at that point you want less government taxing you to pay for liberal shit.
Edit: Liberalism of the past and what’s today are different today’s Liberals are extreme progressives in disguise. So, I may have conflated the two.
I’m in my late 40s, single, own a house independently, responsible for all my own expenses.
I’ve definitely gotten way less conservative as I age. I don’t rage at paying taxes because I want my neighbors to have nice roads and schools and healthcare and food and food educations even if they’re poor, even if they’re immigrants. Because that’s what Jesus world want me to do with my money: provide for my neighbor.
Yes, I corrected myself in another comment. And I appreciate your contribution to society. But what I was really bringing light to were the radical progressives of today that are making decisions that are leading to the United States, debt, increasing, therefore leading to inflation. Open borders and helping people in need sounds good, but the US cannot feed the world.
I disagree with both your facts and your assessment.
Sure, if you’re from Texas or Florida.
Would i need to be living in one of those states to have my current beliefs?
No, not necessarily. Any theocracy would do the same.
Would I need to live in California or New York to worry about high prices, poor education, rampant drug abuse, a Shitting on streets epidemic that requires poop patrol to clean up the mess, and widespread homelessness/ tent cities just to name a few? Asking for a friend.