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From: pector@ihuxw.UUCP (Scott W. Pector)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Liberals vs. Conservatives
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Date: Wed, 19-Oct-83 18:37:53 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 19 18:37:53 1983
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The flame is burning quite brightly. *CRACKLE*

A friend of mine recently pointed out to me that if you look at any TV
show, you will find that the liberal characters are sensitive, intelligent,
attractive, clean individuals (the kind of people you want to go out to
dinner with) while the conservative characters are insensitive, dumb (or
just less intelligent), unattractive individuals.  When I think about it,
this was true for All in the Family, WKRP in Cincinnati, MASH, etc.
My friend also noted that this also true for the show with Bill Bixby
and ? who are co-anchorpeople at a Boston TV station.

I saw the MacNeil-Lehrer show a couple of days ags and during the last 15
minutes, they had on two couples.  One couple represented the Nuclear Freeze
viewpoint, while the other represented the anti-Nuclear Freeze viewpoint.
The former couple were intelligent, attractive, sensitive, etc.  They were the
ideal couple.  The latter couple were relatively uninformed, paranoid,
unattractive, nervous, defensive, etc.  They were not the ideal couple.

IS THIS REALITY?
OR IS THE BOOB TUBE DISTORTING THINGS AGAIN?
I suspect the latter.

I don't want you to think I'm a TV addict whose mind has turned to mush.
I hardly watch my TV anymore since the shows are typically disgusting.
BUT, I do believe in fair play and representation.

I do not subscribe to all liberal ideas and I do not subscribe to all
conservative ideas.
There are good ideas from both sides.
Similarly, there are a lot of stupid ideas from both sides.
Shouldn't both be treated equally?
(Either both stupid or both intelligent or both equally stupid and
intelligent.)

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH......  Now I feel better.  Turn the flame off.

						Scott Pector