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Originally Posted by LegallyBrunette
Damn, I lost my whole first response to this. Anyway, I agree with the general proposition that conservative individuals may be initially more comfortable with the idea of an institution like Greek Life. However, I wholeheartedly disagree with the idea that liberalism somehow equates to irresponsibility and naivete. If anything, in looking at the current administration's fiscal policy, the opposite seems to be true (ex: hemmoragic spending in the face of an enormous deficit). If somehow having a chapter composed of liberals meant huge RM issues and lack of financial stability because of their naivete and unwillingness to impose rules (which is what I took away from the above post), every chapter in every blue state (except for those chapters entirely composed of Republicans) would be in ruin. And, despite what rumblings I've heard from time to time on here about Greek life in the West and North, they are not.
Kyle, please correct me if I've misinterpreted you.
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You only halfway misinterpret me. Obviously liberals are not totally irresponsible with money otherwise they'd all be bankrupt...they're only irresponsible with taxpayer money which they see as fun money. Blue State Chapters don't foreclose all the time because their Execs, while possibly Democrats, aren't spending house cash on expensive communal programs without consequences. Of course I never claimed that liberals are totally irresponsible with finances...I merely said it's one of the things that may attract more conservative people. When it's HIS money and he is held accountable for the spending in the SHORT TERM (spend today = no rent money tomorrow type deals) the Liberal is responsible with money on the whole. Although I do think Liberals in general are a bit naive about human nature. I think the average Liberal puts too much trust in the goodness of man and attempts to write off evil as some kind of social illness that has a societal cause.
And you're right the Republicans did an awful job with money management since 2001....instead of doing what they did from 1995 to 2000 they just catered to Bush's every whim. That's one of about three major reasons they aren't in charge anymore. HOWEVER, in general conservatives are most stingey when it comes to spending the communal treasury.
So I'm not saying Liberals are flakey with money....unless it's the public treasury on a grand state/federal scale that they won't have to take the fall for if the poop hits the fan. If the Treasurer or President of a chapter is a Democrat he'll still be responsible because if the finances get funny HE'LL take the immediate blame.