I didn't say all taxes aren't necessary. Where did you get that idea? Social 'assistance' like welfare isn't a must. If anything, such things prevent people from taking control of their lives and having the confidence to be independent and productive. The poor have been exploited by the left for decades. No one is being helped by receiving money they have not earned. That has created a culture of people who are dependent on the government for help. Why not empower oneself and stop relying on others? This type of emotional manipulation has been very effective in garnering support for the the liberals and NDP. 'Those conservatives are such bad guys'. 'They don't want to help you and give you free stuff'...Conservatives are compassionate people -- arguably even more so than many on the left -- we just have different ways of looking at the world. That doesn't make us evil. Now I do agree that some people actually do need some social assistance; handicapped people for instance; the blind, the deaf, etc. Simply having a low income doesn't make one obligated to receive other people's money. That is an illogical notion and an entirely emotional argument. Taking money from those that have more and giving it to those with less isn't fair, just because the former can afford it. That is asinine.
"Yeah, it is. I could care less how nice he is to his family. That's meaningless. What's meaningful is people who can understand and sympathize with people they don't know, and possibly have little in common with. That's one of the problems with conservatives--the inability to think outside their immediate circle."
What does that have to do with what I said? All I mentioned is that he is probably a good person outside of his political career. I don't even like his political views. You're starting a conversation I wasn't even attempting to have. How do you know that conservatives don't think outside their immediate circle? What do you base this assumption on? I make an effort to give whatever change I have in my pockets to homeless people when I'm downtown. My mother, who is extremely conservative, gives money to homeless shelters on an annual basis. Conservatives actually do a lot of charity work. Just because we disagree with socialism, that doesn't mean we don't care about the poor. Where does this kind of black and white thinking come from? That is equivalent to Ford Nation logic.
"That's reasonable enough. I'm just pointing out the confused thinking that leads to things like Mafia bosses and drug-dealing outlaw bikers thinking they're "good people" because they love their dog and spoil their grandkids. Good people put themselves in the shoes of people they don't know and have nothing in common with. It's basic empathy. Treating your family well is no real judge of character at all, in the big picture."
That's a false equivalency. I don't support law breakers just because they love their families. You're all over the place. Tim Hudak, isn't in the mafia or hanging out with bikers. All I insinuated is that he's most likely a good father and husband, and a friendly person. The end. Perhaps Tim Hudak does put himself in the shoes of others, outside of the political realm? He's a politician. He appeals to his base, the same way his opponents do. You should put yourself in his shoes. Sometimes politicians support things they don't even agree with because ultimately, their goal is to remain in power. They do and say what their base wants to hear, whether they believe in whatever that may be.
