A Father & Daughter Discussion
A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age,
she considered herself to be a very Liberal Democrat, and among other liberal ideals, was
very much in Favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth.
She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she
openly expressed. Based on the Lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional
chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire
to keep what he thought should be his.
One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and
the need for more government programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by
her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by
asking how she was doing in school.
Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know
that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and
was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she
knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends, because she spent all her time studying.
Her father listened and then asked, 'How is your friend Audrey doing?' She replied,
'Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she
barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's
always invited to all the parties and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes
because she's too hung over.'
Her wise father asked his daughter, 'Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him
to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way,
you will both have a 3.0 GPA, and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution
of GPA.' The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back,
'That's a crazy idea; how would that be fair? I've worked really hard for my grades!
I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing
toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!'
The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, 'Welcome to the Republican party.'
If anyone has a better explanation of the difference between Republican and Democrat,
I'm all ears.
If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!
If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one.
If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.
If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for
everyone.
If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.
If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.
If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.
A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced.
(Unless it's a foreign religion, of course!)
If a conservative reads this, he'll forward it so his friends can have
a good laugh.
A liberal will delete it because he's "offended".
Well, I forwarded it to you.
A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age,
she considered herself to be a very Liberal Democrat, and among other liberal ideals, was
very much in Favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth.
She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she
openly expressed. Based on the Lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional
chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire
to keep what he thought should be his.
One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and
the need for more government programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by
her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by
asking how she was doing in school.
Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know
that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and
was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she
knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends, because she spent all her time studying.
Her father listened and then asked, 'How is your friend Audrey doing?' She replied,
'Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she
barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's
always invited to all the parties and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes
because she's too hung over.'
Her wise father asked his daughter, 'Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him
to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way,
you will both have a 3.0 GPA, and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution
of GPA.' The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back,
'That's a crazy idea; how would that be fair? I've worked really hard for my grades!
I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing
toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!'
The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, 'Welcome to the Republican party.'
If anyone has a better explanation of the difference between Republican and Democrat,
I'm all ears.
If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!
If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one.
If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.
If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for
everyone.
If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.
If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.
If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.
A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced.
(Unless it's a foreign religion, of course!)
If a conservative reads this, he'll forward it so his friends can have
a good laugh.
A liberal will delete it because he's "offended".
Well, I forwarded it to you.
