[Wiskedjak]

Originally Posted by ironknee 

let me see if i can put myself in a conservative's shoes on this

i'm a nice guy who has a nice job.

i drive my ford to work every day and when the gas price goes up, it must be the government!

big oil companies who make billions a quarter and get tax breaks are just being capitalists even if i have to pay for their profits

because their profits will somehow make my life better...

close?

I think I understand this position. It has to do with maintaining the American Dream: if government restricts big oil's ability to take advantage of our dependence on oil, then it restricts the average person's Dream of Making It Big someday.

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by besson3c 

It's also not surprising. Your prototypical conservative archetype is very very boring and not terribly captivating as far as characters go in comparison to your quirky, save the world, sexually liberated, creative, urbanite, romantic liberal type.

[Wiskedjak]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

Are you laughing with him or at him?

[Uncle Skeleton]

Originally Posted by Wiskedjak 

I think I understand this position. It has to do with maintaining the American Dream: if government restricts big oil's ability to take advantage of our dependence on oil, then it restricts the average person's Dream of Making It Big someday.

Who's bigger, big oil or big government? It's just yer basic underdog tale.

[ironknee]

so...as long as company X is smaller than the government, it's ok for them to take advantage of us?

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by Wiskedjak 

Are you laughing with him or at him?

I don't see your point. 30 Rock does a great job of mocking both sides of the spectrum.

[Uncle Skeleton]

Originally Posted by ironknee 

so...as long as company X is smaller than the government, it's ok for them to take advantage of us?

Since when does rooting for the underdog imply that the underdog is without flaws?

[imitchellg5]

Originally Posted by Wiskedjak 

I think I understand this position. It has to do with maintaining the American Dream: if government restricts big oil's ability to take advantage of our dependence on oil, then it restricts the average person's Dream of Making It Big someday.

I think he's also talking about how some fear big government, so they allow big corporations to thrive, and some fear big corporations, so they want big government.

[SpaceMonkey]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

I don't see your point. 30 Rock does a great job of mocking both sides of the spectrum.

What am I, a farmer?

[The Final Dakar]

Everyone who has indoctrinated their children with this movie, raise you hand.

[andi*pandi]

If it rains july 4, we'll be there.