and don't tell me how I'm talking apples and oranges. I see the distinction. Do you see the similarities?
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A group of 43 right-handed subjects were asked to perform a series of computer tests designed to evaluate their unrehearsed response to cues urging them to break a well-established routine.
“People often drive home from work on the same route, day after day, such that it becomes habitual and doesn’t involve much thinking,” Amodio explained by way of comparison. “But occasionally there is road work, or perhaps an animal crosses the road, and you need to break out of your habitual response in order to deal with this new information.”
Using electroencephalographs, which measure neuronal impulses, the researchers examined activity in a part of the brain – the anterior cingulate cortex – that is strongly linked with the self-regulatory process of conflict monitoring.
The match-up was unmistakable: respondents who had described themselves as liberals or left-wing showed “significantly greater conflict-related neural activity” when the hypothetical situation called for an unscheduled break in routine. Conservatives or right-wingers, however, were less flexible, refusing to deviate from old habits “despite signals that this … should be changed.”
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I was referring to the interchanging of different metaphor's to explain the dynamics involving relationships in general.
They're definitely different breeds. No doubt about it.
Originally posted by Deetermined
reply to post by HopSkipJump
What area of the world might that be?
Originally posted by Xtrozero
Originally posted by HopSkipJump
95% of the ones I have come into contact with ARE Republicans. That's one of the things that disgust me the most. They rant and rave about "them evil librals" and spew racial hatred toward Obama for no reason other than him being half black (there are reasons to slam the guy, but that's not one of them). Then they run to "the walmart" to spend their foodstamps...or sell them to their neighbor for half price so they can buy their drugs.
Sorry, but in this area of the world, the welfare pillheads are very, very much Republican and they disgust me to no end.
Really?
They voted for him...Big cities are were the dense populations of these types of people are and in EVERY case those big cities went the liberal vote. Obama didn't win a single state outside of the one or two larger cities. Even in his home state he took basically the city only, and that is the typical result for all the states he won. So I guess you are suggesting all these undesirables live outside the city then?
Obama Win
edit on 11-3-2013 by Xtrozero because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by seabag
reply to post by nomnom
I think it's safe to say that none of our cherished leaders of either major party have a grasp on how to effectively govern society with the tools they have available, considering the systemic corruption which is all pervading in 2013.
While I totally agree with that statement, I think it’s important to point out that there is no conservative party. The OP mentioned “conservatives” not “GOP” or “republicans” and there is a distinct difference. Anyone who thinks the GOP is a bunch of conservatives needs to lay off the MSM kool-aid. If the GOP were conservatives, you wouldn’t even know who Mitt Romney or John McCain are.
This OP wasn't an attack on a party...it was an attack on the conservative ideology which, as I stated, has no party of its own. Conservatives are what really scares liberals because deep down they know our ideas win. They don't fear the GOP because the GOP's ideas aren't much different than the Democrat party's ideas.
Originally posted by seabag
reply to post by nomnom
and don't tell me how I'm talking apples and oranges. I see the distinction. Do you see the similarities?
Similarities between what? Between conservatives and liberals?
No, I don’t, except for the obvious biological similarities (they’re both human…kind of).
Originally posted by seabag
reply to post by nomnom
I was referring to the interchanging of different metaphor's to explain the dynamics involving relationships in general.
They're definitely different breeds. No doubt about it.
Certainly! There are many theories about how things should work but most people agree that there has to be some ‘give and take’ to get things done. You don’t achieve ‘give and take’ when you start the discussion by belittling an entire ideology from the start.
Yet you fail to see that "liberal" and "Democrat" aren't the same thing. Practice what you preach.
Yet belittling the opposing ideology is exactly what you have done over and over and over. Seriously, clean your own stoop before you worry about others.
Originally posted by seabag
reply to post by HopSkipJump
Yet belittling the opposing ideology is exactly what you have done over and over and over. Seriously, clean your own stoop before you worry about others.
It’s called returning fire. You can’t turn on a single radio/TV channel without hearing liberal, left-wing bias and conservative bashing.
I am the counter to that rhetoric…at least on ATS.
Instead of taking more jabs at me, why not debate me on the issues? I’m just a dumb conservative with “low-effort thought” so you should be able to swiftly crush my arguments, right?
This isn't a war, it's a discussion.
And give examples when you make sweeping statements about "a single radio/TV channel without hearing liberal...." that's an out and out fabrication (look it up). I know of many liberal web-sites, two sort of liberal TV stations (NPR & MSNBC neither very liberal - I'd call middle of the road and corporately funded) and one kinda liberal and one true liberal radio stations. But that next to the conservative, tea -party sound-bite machine and count. But then...... (yes mama).
You want example of MSM liberalism???? 
