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Originally Posted by 202_Cyclist
PoshSteve:
Hahahahahahaha! Republicans riding public transit? Hahahahahahahahaha!
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Although I understand that is a joke, and I know PLENTY of conservatives that would fit under that umbrella, you should know that there are also a sizable part of the movement who like cities and transportation.
I am one of them.
I think this is where liberals and conservatives get it wrong; they mix up their governments, from local to national.
Liberals don't understand that their policies could usually be easily passed on the state level, and that most things they want should not have to be a national policy.
Conservatives sometimes are anti government period, even when its local or state.
I am a conservative. I don't want my local or national government wasting money or putting my liberties at risk. However, I would rather have a large local/state government than a large national government. Also, my views on the Federal government comes from the Constitution. The Constitution has nothing to do with local or state government, unless of course it is violating our basic rights.
So in short, we need to stop being idiots and learn our governments. Liberals can deal with their own, I've been trying to beat this idea into my conservative friend's heads for years now...
For some reason, these ideas escape common sense for one reason or another.