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By: Bookworm Room » Four conservatives in a parking lot

Bookworm Room » Four conservatives in a parking lot — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:12:46 +0000

[...] this year I blogged about the bizarre experience of running into four conservatives in Marin in the aisle of the local craft [...]

By: March Hare

March Hare — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:12:35 +0000

There’s a few more of us on the other side of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, BW. You should come join us!

That said, I am always amazed by the presumption of liberals in the Bay Area that everyone thinks as they do. I have had several colleagues and acquaintances tell me, “But you CAN’T be a conservative!” Why? Because I don’t fit their profile of who a conservative SHOULD be.

By: RadiantRecluse

RadiantRecluse — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:37:05 +0000

Thank you for the warm welcome, Deana!

By: Deana

Deana — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:55:24 +0000

Radiant Recluse –

I love your name! Welcome!

Deana

By: BombthePeasants

BombthePeasants — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:49:44 +0000

I would say, by looking at this website: http://www.eightmaps.com/ that the 4 of you represented about 85% of Marin county’s conservatives…eek! Barricade the door, get out the ammo cans, and cook 3 chickens in the fireplace! make it 4!

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:45:07 +0000

A lot of people who associate with conservatives don’t do so because they actually believe in many of the things that conservatives do. It is because conservatives are just better company, and that makes quite a bit of difference.

While you will always have rude people around, there is a difference in making it an exception, as for conservatives, and making it a social standard of behavior, as in the progressives and regressives.

By: RadiantRecluse

RadiantRecluse — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:32:20 +0000

Both my husband and I are the black sheep of our liberal/leftist families, with our distinct conservative/libertarian leanings. We have kept the peace for decades by not responding to their insults and hysteria over our life choices. With their ecstatic reactions to the election of Obama, though, and to preserve our sanity, we’ve finally had to step away and leave them to their own devices. We’ve never felt so relieved and relaxed. What my husband and I have asked ourselves since is, why did it take us so long?

Perhaps it is the sense of freedom and joy we feel that has recently attracted like-minded souls to us, and us to them. The difference in discourse from what we are accustomed to is stunning.

By: Michael in SF

Michael in SF — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:50:14 +0000

Hey Book,

Your post brought this to mind:

“When robbery is done in open daylight by sanction of the law, as it is done today, then any act of honor or restitution has to be hidden underground.” — Ragnar Danneskjold, from Atlas Shrugged

As for how we spot each other, I just look for people who are happy, courteous, and look like they have a soul (cf. Alan Colmes, Nancy Pelosi, Gavin Newsom, or Skeletor).

By: suek

suek — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:05:58 +0000

Just a thought, but I wonder if your odds are better in a craft shop. Do libs _do_ crafts?

By: Mike Devx

Mike Devx — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:48:06 +0000

Scott #6
>> How do we spot each other? Are there secret uses of language? Unconscious ironic rolls of eyes perhaps? >>

It’s the straightened spine, the walking tall. It’s that glint in the eye that says you are not a victim and are not seeking victimhood. It’s the calmness in the face of provocation… a desire NOT to riot. It’s the calm, reasoned response to a political or societal question when emotion – my FEELINGS, my FEELINGS!!! – is possible but unnecessary and unhelpful.

Then again, perhaps you subconsciously twitch every time you hear any of the words, “Obama”, “bailout”, “reparations”, or the way you subtly extend your middle finger at your side when NPR is mentioned, thinking no one sees you do it…