@Foxfyre,
Foxfyre wrote:
When I claim to be a Christian, however, that says something about who I am and what I believe. That is understood far more accurately by another Christian, however, than it is understood by a non-Christian.
I was a Christian once. I've stepped in that ring. So have many people here. You can't tell others that they don't understand it because they are on the outside. Being a Christian does say something about who you are. Perhaps you aren't prepared for what it says and how it is different than what you say about yourself.
Foxfyre wrote:
Perhaps that is true of conservatives and non-conservatives too. I am beginning to think that non-conservatives are incapable of accurately comprehending conservatism which would explain why so much of the liberals' participation on this thread consists of obfusication, ad hominem, straw men, and diversion.
By this same logic you would not be able to understand liberalism/progressivism unless you a liberal or progressive. You see conservatism is being perfect. I won't claim liberalism is perfect. I prefer nuance to universalism.
Some people have great eyesight, others are far sighted or near sighted. you are so close to conservatism and yet you don't seem to see what so many others see. You like to focus on the liberals so far away and seem to believe that many moderates people are quite liberal.
Foxfyre wrote:
What do you think?
Your vision is bad both near and far. You need bifocals dear.
To your credit though, there is some truth in what you say about proximity to a concept and one's understanding. We tend to put things in terms of what we understand, which does mean sometimes we fail to comprehend some things.
It's not that you understand conservatism better than others, it's that you don't understand the alternatives.
E.g.
A woman's car breaks down. Her car is towed to a garage. She explains that the car stopped running while she was driving. The mechanic opens the hood of the car, walks a lap around the car gliding his hand around the body. The mechanic then looks at the woman.
"You don't have any gas in the car."
"I don't need gas."
"Cars need gas."
"Not this one. It's an electric car."
"Listen lady, I do this for a living. Cars need gas."
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