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Father-Daughter Talk

This is one of the better emails I have received. It gently explains the difference in
thinking between people with opposite outlooks.

A young woman about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her
age, she considered herself to be very liberal, 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 conservative, 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 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 conservative side of
the fence."

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 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 Jesus silenced.

If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or he may
choose a job that provides it. A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.

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."
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