I think most conservatives live in the moment way better than liberals.  "Liberal" is a sort of umbrella term; it encompasses leftist, progressive, and maniac. Liberals live in a dimension of only two personal time zones: the present and the near future.  Conservatives consider a third element; we call it the past.  The liberal acknowledges a past that is only a craven reflection of reality; it is full of caricature and devoid of character. It is easy to point out the bad side of human nature if that is all you're looking for. If you read at all as a child, you opened up your personality for self-consideration.  I hope at one time in your life you imagined yourself floating shoeless down the Mississippi on a raft, just knowing you were the lowest of the low.  An imaginative look at the past enables you to recognize and try to understand how different people react and, a step farther, examine how...(Read Full Post)