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In reply to the discussion: Most conservatives are good people. [View all]marions ghost
(19,841 posts)when applied to persons.
I have relatives in this category--conservatives and proud of it. I see them as provincial and pitiably flawed. But stupid, they aren't. And that makes it even worse. I forgive stupid people more. These relatives should know better, but their minds got closed at an early age. Narrow-mindedness and Narcissism can be found in the highly intelligent.
Let's just say, when I think of people I consider "good" people--it's not these relatives. They aren't as bad as some people certainly. But they are not people I admire. My Mom had a way of categorizing them that I like--she would say, "they lack perception." She considered that an unfortunate affliction.
These days when people embrace all of what it means to be a conservative in the US, I can't attribute a high degree of goodness to them.
In fact I think it is dangerous to let them off the hook so easily.