Interesting thought on Liberalism vs. Conservatism.

Interesting thought on Liberalism vs. Conservatism.

 A  young woman was about to finish her first year of college.  Like  so

 many others her age, she considered herself to be very liberal, and  among

 other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to  support

 more

 government programs, in other words redistribution of  wealth.

 She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather  staunch conservative,

 a feeling she openly expressed.  Based on  the lectures that she had

 participated in, and the occasional chat  with a professor, she felt that

 her

 father had for years harbored an  evil, selfish desire to keep what he

 thought

 should be his.

 One  day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes

 on the rich and the need for more government programs.

 The  self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the

 truth and she indicated so to her father.  He responded by asking  how she

 was doing in school.

 Taken aback, she answered rather  haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and

 let

 him know that it was tough  to maintain, insisting that she was taking a

 very difficult course  load and was constantly studying, which left her no

 time to go out and  party like other people she knew.  She didn't even

 have

 time for  a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because

 she

 spent all her time studying.

 Her father listened and then  asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?"

 She  replied, "Audrey is barely getting by.  All she takes are easy

 classes, she never studies and she barely has a 2.0 GPA.  She is  so

 popular on

 campus; college for her is a blast.  She's always  invited to all the

 parties

 and lots of times she doesn't even show up  for classes because she's too

 hung over."

 Her wise father asked  his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's

 office

 and ask him to  deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who

 only

 has a  2.0.  That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that

 would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."

 The daughter,  visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired

 back,  "That's a crazy idea, how would that be fair!  I've worked really

 hard

 for my grades!  I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of  hard work!

 Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree.   She played while I

 worked my

 tail off!"

 The father slowly  smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the

 conservative side of  the fence."

 If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit  on, this is a great

 test!

 If a conservative doesn't like guns,  he doesn't buy one.

 If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all  guns outlawed.

If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't  eat meat.

 If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products  banned for

 everyone.

If a conservative is down-and-out, he  thinks about how to better his

situation.

 A liberal wonders who is  going to take care of him.

 If a conservative doesn't like a  talk show host, he switches channels.

 Liberals demand that those  they don't like be shut down.

 If a conservative is a  non-believer, he doesn't go to church.

 A liberal non-believer wants  any mention of God and religion silenced.

 (Unless it's a foreign  religion, of course!)

 If a conservative decides he needs health  care, he goes about shopping

 for

 it, or may choose a job that provides  it.

 A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.

 If a  conservative reads this, he'll forward it so his friends can have a

 good laugh.

 A liberal will delete it because he's  "offended."

 Well, I forwarded it to  you