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Why are politics/human beings like this generally in the western world?

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Generally speaking progressives/left wingers are essentially: Very idealistic, (abstractly smart), very smug, pretentious and condescending/arrogant, nicer and more intelligent then conservatives on a Geo-Political level.
Generally speaking conservatives/right wingers are essentially: Pragmatists, self centred, xenophobic/bigoted, Believe in an afterlife/redemption, nicer and more easy going then leftists inter-personally having a one on one conversation.
 
Can someone explain to me why it is like this please? I don't understand most human beings insanity as I have aspergers like Albert Einstein did essentially...
All of these people in society to me are just illogical/irrational and stupid. Thus they should be accordingly policed, corrected and re-educated ultimately that's what I keep thinking. That is the only correct/logical course of action I can possible conclude essentially. What else is there?
 
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Generally speaking progressives/left wingers are essentially: Very idealistic, (abstractly smart), very smug, pretentious and condescending/arrogant, nicer and more intelligent then conservatives on a Geo-Political level.
Generally speaking conservatives/right wingers are essentially: Pragmatists, self centred, xenophobic/bigoted, Believe in an afterlife/redemption, nicer and more easy going then leftists inter-personally having a one on one conversation.

Bold: In reality Conservatives actually give more in donations, percentage wise, to charity (usually through their churches) than liberals do. The reason that they get the "self centered" title is usually because they are against entitlement programs. Mainly because it has a lot of people on it that can work, but simply don't.

Underlined: Most conservatives are bigoted when it comes to LGBTQ issues. Mainly due to their religious beliefs. The xenophobic claim however is just based on most conservatives wanting secure borders. A liberal will say its due to the color of peoples skins. In reality most conservatives don't care about skin color and have no problem with legal immigration.

Turquoise: Most liberals are young or have taken what is considered "soft science" classes. Such always leads to idealism. Nothing wrong with that in and of itself. If it wasn't for idealism this country probably wouldn't exist in the way that it does.

Red: I wouldn't call them abstractly smart. Being an idealist and being abstract is simply not compatible. They are book smart. But I wouldn't call them abstractly smart. And they are certainly not smarter than conservatives on a geo-political level. I'd call them even on that. They just have different approaches is all.
 
Modern day millennial liberals aren't academia, factual nor book smart in the sense of being logical and practical essentially though... They think and talk abstractly and fancifully essentially like they are reading some sort of fairy tale novel or shakespear. They don't think logically, realistically or pragmatically mate.
 
They live essentially in their own worlds is what I am saying sir.
 
Can someone explain to me why it is like this please? I don't understand most human beings insanity as I have aspergers like Albert Einstein did essentially...
All of these people in society to me are just illogical/irrational and stupid. Thus they should be accordingly policed, corrected and re-educated ultimately that's what I keep thinking. That is the only correct/logical course of action I can possible conclude essentially. What else is there?

OH HELLZ NO! Just because you disagree with someone does not mean that they should be "re-educated" to fit your world view. As for Einstein and Asperger Syndrome, whether he had it or not is just speculation. Walter Isaacson, Einsteins biographer disagree's with the assessment that he had Asperger's due to the fact that he was an open and personable man who spent a lot of time engaging people.
 
Generally speaking progressives/left wingers are essentially: Very idealistic, (abstractly smart), very smug, pretentious and condescending/arrogant, nicer and more intelligent then conservatives on a Geo-Political level.
Generally speaking conservatives/right wingers are essentially: Pragmatists, self centred, xenophobic/bigoted, Believe in an afterlife/redemption, nicer and more easy going then leftists inter-personally having a one on one conversation.

Your own assessment of people my be skewed by your diagnosis. No insult intended.....we all got something
 
Well it's a paradox isn't it? Democracy and freedom is extremely fundamentally essentially flawed though. Liberals and conservatives that I see in the media all the time are hysterial and extremists themselves. What is your proposition and resolution then sir?
 
Well it's a paradox isn't it? Democracy and freedom is extremely fundamentally essentially flawed though. Liberals and conservatives that I see in the media all the time are hysterial and extremists themselves. What is your proposition and resolution then sir?

There is no solution. Democracy is messy. As Churchill said, "Democracy is the worst form of government......except all the others."
 
Not exactly "comrade" or friend or any term of endearment I can think of... I have been diagnosed by several psychiatrists and mental health professionals and my aspergers is similar to Sheldons (purely facts based/logical) he said like from the big bang theory show. Essentially I think pragmatically and logically from facts and science etc. My brain doesn't work very well with all these societal hysterical drama/emotions irl in the media etc... Especially, particularly when human beings are illogical in their hysteria/emotions sir.
 
Not exactly "comrade" or friend or any term of endearment I can think of... I have been diagnosed by several psychiatrist and mental health professionals and my aspergers is similar to Sheldons from the big bang theory show. Essentially I think pragmatically and logically from facts and science etc. My brain doesn't work very well with all these societal hysterical drama/emotions irl in the media etc... Especially, particularly when human beings are illogical in their hysteria/emotions sir.

Aspergers is a mental illness though technically it does not exist anymore. I have treated people with it so I am very familiar with this type of autism.
 
Generally speaking progressives/left wingers are essentially: Very idealistic, (abstractly smart), very smug, pretentious and condescending/arrogant, nicer and more intelligent then conservatives on a Geo-Political level.
Generally speaking conservatives/right wingers are essentially: Pragmatists, self centred, xenophobic/bigoted, Believe in an afterlife/redemption, nicer and more easy going then leftists inter-personally having a one on one conversation.



I think it's more complicated than two sides but broadly speaking you get this division between liberal and conservative thinking.

Conservatives are afraid of change and cautious. Liberals believe they can build a better world.

On the extreme of conservatism are those who cling to the racist past.

On the extreme of liberalism are those who insist on completely impractical radical changes like communism.

On the extreme of conservatism, there are those who are so afraid that they obsess about military strength and security above civil rights.

On the extreme of liberalism, there are those who complete pacifists and don't want any law and order.

The intellectuals tend to be liberal because they love new ideas and exploration.

The less educated tend to be afraid of change and suspicious of new ideas.
 
Yeah it's classified as Autism/High functioning Autism or "ASD" nowadays but when I was diagnosed I was both (high functioning autism and aspergers) whatever that means sir. Anyways it's technically a mental illness but not in the same sense or realm as other mental illnesses sir. Like essentially Sheldon from the big bang theory tv show has "aspergers" he is a representation of someone like Bill Gates irl who has aspergers. These (including myself) people are only considered mentally ill because we can't turn off our extremely over-active brains and we are too logical for normal society!
 
Yeah it's classified as Autism/High functioning Autism or "ASD" nowadays but when I was diagnosed I was both (high functioning autism and aspergers) whatever that means sir. Anyways it's tecnically a mental illness but not in the same sense as other mental illnesses sir. Like essentially Sheldon from the big bang theory tv show has "aspergers" he is a representation of someone like Bill Gates irl who has aspergers. These people are only considered mentally ill because we can't turn off our extremely over-active brains and we are too logical for normal society!
I'm not trying to sidetrack on your illness. Like I said we all got something and the lucky people just know what theirs is. But when you are discussing human relationships that particular issue can bias your responses in my opinion
 
Generally speaking progressives/left wingers are essentially: Very idealistic, (abstractly smart), very smug, pretentious and condescending/arrogant, nicer and more intelligent then conservatives on a Geo-Political level.
Generally speaking conservatives/right wingers are essentially: Pragmatists, self centred, xenophobic/bigoted, Believe in an afterlife/redemption, nicer and more easy going then leftists inter-personally having a one on one conversation.
I don’t support your generalizations about left vs right really. But I will make the broader point that it often feels these days as though most Americans, on all sides, are doing their damndest to play a role. I’m sure we’re all guilty to a degree. Many of us definitely seem to have devolved into stock characters who wish to look and sound the part for our respective teams. And on social media you find that in spades.

I actually don’t find your generalizations completely outlandish if applied only to people who are generally educated and intensely political. But it’s still flawed, as are all generalizations.
 
I respect your opinion sir, it is a reasonable point of view. I just have trouble understanding why human society and Western First World politics has become so extreme/polarised everyone wants fascism of their own accord... Everyone claims they want "freedom" and "democracy" but only when it suits them... Objectively speaking really everyone just wants their own way and that is because of human nature and our emotional biases and we are partial to our own ways of thinking! If the left had their own way we'd all be living like Soviet Russia and if the right had their own way it'd be Nazi Germany mate!
 
I'm not trying to sidetrack on your illness. Like I said we all got something and the lucky people just know what theirs is. But when you are discussing human relationships that particular issue can bias your responses in my opinion

That is a logical and fair enough assessment/point of view sir. Ironically though, inter-personally I actually get along with most people because I am quite easy going and I think a kind individual who helps people etc. But just like you do sir, I fundamentally do essentially have flaws but perhaps different from yours.
 
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