2008-04-09

Leftists Give Less to Charity, Have More Income & Wealth

Myth 1: The republican party is the "party of the rich," and the democratic party is the "party of the poor and working class."

FACT: The average income and wealth of people who describe themselves as "liberal" or "leftist" is higher than that of people who describe themselves as "conservative".

Myth 2: Republicans and conservatives are "less compassionate" than liberals / leftists / democrats.

FACT: Republicans / conservatives donate a larger fraction of their incomes, and more of their time, to charities.

Perhaps liberals / leftists have substituted support for govt policies that donate OTHER PEOPLES' money for their own donations, and such support for actual efforts.

2008-04-08

Dr. Zhivago, Cinematic Masterpiece

Sunday afternoon will go down as vital in my personal history. It comprised Detroit's first 2008 day of spring, and the first time that I enjoyed the completion of my home salon, which my suburban neighbors call, "the family room." With a fresh pot of Ethipean coffee, I laid alone on my new super-modern couch, and for the first time ever watched from beginning to end the cinematic masterpiece known as "Dr. Zhivago." If your life lacks a modern-designed salon, it surely does not lack the resources to create yourself one, as I did. And if your life lacks the memory of Dr. Zhivago, it certainly lacks any reason not to correct that as well.