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Originally posted by Flames Draft Watcher+May 9 2005, 04:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Flames Draft Watcher @ May 9 2005, 04:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Snakeeye@May 9 2005, 11:55 PM
And when those "moral issues dealt with in the 50s" are soundly defeated, what will your boogeymen then become?
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Well many people in this thread have pointed out concerns they have with the stated conservative platform. Did you skip over those posts? Seems like you're focusing on one of the smaller complaints and trying to explain it away. Try dealing with the big ones. [/b][/quote]
Not everybody is going to have the same view on all issues. People that disagree with a party over their stated policy on the issues - ie gay marriage, Kyoto, corporate welfare and the like arent likely to vote for that party.
That's the beauty of the multi-party system. There is a party that represents your beliefs.
The problem is the supposed hidden agendas that people are basing their votes on, not stated policy or actions. If a person actually took the time to think about it, they would realize that the supposed hidden agenda of the Conservatives is merely a fabrication with very little chance of actually coming to pass.
If you oppose the Conservatives because you disagree with their platform, I respect that.
If you oppose the Conservatives because the liberals tell you that they will take away a womans right to an abortion, I dont respect that.
There are legitimate issues that everyone needs to consider when deciding who gets their x. It would be nice if people actually focussed on them.
But then, legitimate issues arent as effective as slander and extreme generalizations, are they?