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For the libertarians, it's "small government", which they argue leads to, "you should be allowed to do whatever you want as long as you aren't harming others". This justifies their stance on weed, gun control, immigration, wars, healthcare and other issues. They are pro weed, anti gun control, anti ICE, anti war, and anti Medicare for all (because all of these beliefs are consistent with, "you should be allowed to do whatever you want as long as you aren't harming others".
For leftists, it's "anti pain" (even if democrats don't realize this). This justifies their stance on weed, gun control, immigration, wars, healthcare and other issues. They are pro weed, pro gun control, anti ICE, anti war (at least when America does it; but sending foreign aid to Ukraine helps reduce their pain), and pro Medicare for all (because all of these beliefs are consistent with, "we should minimize pain".
The conservatives have no consistent ethos.
They stand for, "small government" unless it's immigration, the police, or military spending (strangely enough, conservatives want a higher military budget while not funding Ukraine's military even though America's military is almost exclusively for other country's goals if they are allies with the US), or for LGBT freedoms.
They stand for, "life" while being against Medicare for all, gun control, or an open border policy (which saves lives).
They stand for, "American tradition in 1980" unless it's Roe V Wade (an American tradition for 50 years). No matter what year conservatives think is the ideal year to base American policy off of, there will be SOME reality present in that year that conservatives will be opposed too. Any time before 1980 in the US had very high income taxes (unless the time was early enough to where segregation or slavery was reality, which conservatives SHOULD oppose). So no time period before 1980 has conservative ideals 100%. After 1973 (but before 2022), Roe V Wade was the law (and conservatives don't like Roe V Wade). Since all time is either after 1973 or before 1980 (or both), conservatives don't consistently stand for American tradition.
They stand for, "Chirstian tradition", which is code for, "Bible law" or, "Theocracy". The bible advocates open borders nearly all times immigrants are mentioned (What Does the Bible Say About Immigration? (openbible.info) contains dozens of pro open border bible quotes). The bible also advocates that loving money/capitalism is bad (What Does the Bible Say About Wealth? (openbible.info)). The bible also has some anti gay quotes (25 Bible Verses about Homosexuality - What Does Scripture Say? (biblestudytools.com)). The bible says that people that have gay sex should be put to death (Leviticus 20:13). I think ALL of these positions (except immigration) are horrible positions and the conservatives believe that at least SOME of these positions are horrible positions. But if conservatives were consistently pro bible in their policies, I would agree with basically none of it, but at least I can respect it (like I only agree with democrats about 47% of the time, but at least I RESPECT their ideology).
They stand for, "Everything Trump says, I support" unless it comes to Trump telling his followers to get boosted against COVID. The vast majority of Trump supporters aren't boosted (and I think this is fine since I don't like vaccine mandates). But then don't act like Trump is so smart that you agree with everything he says, because he told you to get boosted and you claimed he was a sell out.
So I will tag some conservatives and ask them to define what their party consistently stands for.
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Hello friends, I have a few updates and an important announcement.
MEEP Results
MEEP Results
It took a while, but the MEEP results have been tallied and implemented (the help center now reflects this: https://info.debateart.com/). All motions passed, and while I understand some of you disagreed with them strongly, I believe you will come to appreciate them in the future.
Where have I been?
I've been gone for a while... I apologize profusely to anyone who has been trying to reach me for the past three or four weeks, as I probably haven't answered. So where have I been?
Frankly, absolutely drowning in real life responsibilities.
- Sundays - Get up, go to church, come back, eat, crunch homework, go to small group, get back, recover mentally, go to bed
- Mondays: Get up, go to class, crunch homework, more class, go home, eat, recover mentally, maybe go on a flight lesson, crunch more homework, go to bed
- Tuesdays: Get up, go to class, crunch homework, more class, go home, eat, go to work, get home and go to bed
- Wednesdays: Get up, go to class, crunch homework, more class, go home, eat, go to my weekly Men's Leadership Training class (it's a two year class), get home, go to bed
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Thursdays: Get up, go to class, crunch homework, more class, go home, eat, recover mentally, maybe go on a flight lesson, crunch more homework, go to bed
- Fridays - Saturdays: Get up, do whatever I have neglected over the week (usually that's a lot), eat, go to work, get back, go to bed
Then I rinse and repeat the whole cycle... And again, this is rough so things can either be a lot worse than this or a bit better depending on the circumstances.
Point is, by the end of each day I can't so much as rub two braincells together, and I have so little free time that DebateArt has taken the backseat recently in favor of "more important" things (In fact, I'm writing this now when I probably should be studying for an exam tomorrow).
What's worse, is it doesn't look like this is going to get any better anytime soon. To be honest, none of these things I'm doing are things I'm able to (or want to) back out of. And these are all going to be long-term weights on my schedule.
So... what?
I guess all of this is to say... I need to step down, for my own sake and for the sake of the site. And I will being doing so shortly.
It's a decision I've had a tough time making. When I commit to something I try my hardest to see it through, and I wanted to lead the site into a new chapter. Plus, the last thing I want to do is make us administration-hop.
But, to be fully transparent with you all, I don't have enough time to dedicate to the site anymore to justify my position. And ultimately, I'm doing the site a disservice because of that. An AWOL chief mod is just not healthy for the site long-term. More than that, I need to protect my mental health somewhat, which has been suffering a bit.
What's next?
I will be tying up loose ends and handing the reigns to Whiteflame by tomorrow, who has agreed to take my place. I know he will be amazing in the role, and I'm fully confident in him. Ideally, I'll be able to find a good work-life balance eventually... I'd like to be able to return to the site at some point. In fact, I'll probably pop in every now and again, just at a much lower frequency.
I'm quite optimistic about this site's future. And while I may not be a huge part of that future, I'm glad I had the time with you all that I did. It really meant a lot to me to have online friends to talk to and a platform to hone my skills as a debater and leader. I do intend on returning at some point, but in all honesty, that may very well be years from now or for limited bursts every once in a while. For better or for worse I'm entering a new chapter in life...
So, farewell I guess.
MisterChris,
Chief Moderator
So, farewell I guess.
MisterChris,
Chief Moderator
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“When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads.”
― Ron Paul
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Sheriff Chris is hereby the officially unofficial street name of MisterChris.
King David has stepped down why? Because when you want to rule a kingdom, you have a king and when you want the roughians to truly respect you, you need a good Sheriff and his Deputy.
Yee haww
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MisterChris has officially usurped Ragnar as the number two debater, congrats on this achievement despite your relative inactivity on the site! So, to field a couple of questions to MisterChris, what do you feel about the accomplishment? Do you feel like you could one day achieve the number one spot? Finally, do you think you'll stay at number two?
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