Link and Thoughts

[mtgat]

Red Family, Blue FamilyIt's a little long, but well worth the read, defining the ideological differences between American liberals and conservatives in terms of a family model, not just the "Mommy State vs Daddy State" but really getting into what particular mindsets mean in terms of overall outlook. Good for insight into what people think, and

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[mtgat]

Yep. I have seen those, too. Sometimes in fanfic, sometimes in profic, and it makes me crazy. :P

[mattzimmer]

It's a good article and pretty much explains what makes liberals and conservatives tick. I'm not sure how useful it is for winning elections but at least it acknowledged that Dems who claim to "move to the center" are wasting their time.

I want more DCAU.

[mtgat]

Did you watch Teen Titans tonight?

[mattzimmer]

I'm waiting for the DVD. I want to actually SEE a DVD movie in DVD format without commercials or bugs. WHV is SO stupid to let CN air these movies FIRST. I'll try not to get spoiled but WHV is really shooting itself in the foot by delaying the DVD.

[finabair]

The message of the book for liberals (with whom Lakoff identifies) is that they need to stop letting conservatives portray themselves as pro-family and liberals as anti-family.

Far as I'm concerned, this is current politics in a nutshell - every issue is presented as if the two 'sides' are looking at the same thing from 'opposite' positions, but they actually simply emphasize different parts of it for reasons that in the end are going to be very dependent on that individual's background. 'Pro-choice' is not the opposite of 'pro-life', etc. etc.

[mtgat]

Ah, but it's easier for a newspaper blurb to say that there are exactly two sides, they can be represented thusly, the end.

[90scartoonman]

Huh, I like how he describes the problems with the liberal philosophy.

As for the family structure, it seems so varied sometimes. My parents have been divorced since I was six, and everyone has their own experience with how they were raised. Is it normal to "live at home" at my age until you're married?

Fandom is another thing because it's like when you finally get the male and the female together, it's over and there's no more to tell (although I completely disagree with that, hence why I'm a Fantastic Four fan), so the John/Shayera thing had to be dragged out. I am glad they acknowledged War Hawk and both John and Shayera know about him, but all set up and little pay off feels...unfulfilled.

[mtgat]

Is it normal to "live at home" at my age until you're married?

According to the article, in at least one place, sure. My parents divorced when I was little, I lived with my grandparents and each of the parents for a while, but really, the people I think of first in my "family" are the friends I've gathered around me.