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Old 02-17-2003, 11:23 PM  
Interlude
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Originally posted by G Sharp
Both idelogies have nuance but conservatism is definitely easier to package and pass off as SIMPLE [albeit due to historic circumstances] than leftist pacifism.
Fine, I'll agree with that, but your original point was:
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But if its intelligence in terms of nuance and complexities, liberals win hands down.
There is a big difference in nuance and complexity between conservative arguments themselves and how well they are packaged for mass consumption.

In any event, not all issues require elaborate drawn-out discourse from atop an ivory tower. A big towering plate of spaghetti is complex, and you can solve it with a simple fork. Especially if you stab hard and turn it repeatedly.
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