I would disagree quite soundedly with this statement. While most people do have leanings to either liberal or conservative, good or evil, blah or bleh, you can't ever qualify a person squarely in any of these categories. Minds/priorities change, new ideas are presented, and since people are capable of free thought (for now) they can take things from both sides and become someone unique, just like everyone else!

<font color="#33cc33">Ohhh I don't know about that, I am pretty certain that most people are rather sheep like. [img]smile.gif[/img] Out of 6 Billion people on the planet, I would be surprised if more than a Billion ever really do any real thinking.

This isn't to be disparaging sheep either, but it is just easier for them to get through the day and not think about things.</font>

Actually, DM, I believe that the archetypal "conservative" of Mr. Krauthammer's article would hail you as a sister, while the archetypal "liberal" would consider you "evil" if he or she had not met you. I agree that people are far too diverse to break sown into just two types, and I believe that Mr. Krauthammer (who won a Pulitzer Prize, btw) would agree. His poit is that is how the two sides regard one another, rather than how much truth there is in the statement.
BTW, I was "raised liberal," and regarded myself as a democrat until I was 12. Then, I read an article in which two people, one liberal, one conservative, explained their point of view. I first read the liberal one, fully expecting to agree with it, and was astounded to realize that I dis agreed totally. I then read the conservaative one (I believe that it was by James Kirkpatrick) and totally agreed. So, I became a conservative Republican at the age of 12, and have remained one lifelong. :D

I gave the article a thumbs-up for wittiness and insight. I don't think it's true of people, though. It may be true of the political charicatures that are politicians and the parties - but not of folks-on-the-street.

<font color="#33cc33">Exactly, you have to apply it to a group not to a person. </font>

I (for a looooong time) always thought of the liberals as the highly educated individuals with little common sense, and conservatives as the very sensible yet less-educated. Then I became more moderate (for now?).

The one dishonest thing about the article is it goes a long way to de-demonize the conservative, but still accepts wholesale the equally silly argument that liberals are stupid. The writer fits the mold he details precisely. ;)

<font color="#ff6666">LoL [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>