# The moral roots of liberals and conservatives

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 1, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moral-roots-of-liberals-and-conservatives/530924 "2010-03-01T21:55:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moral-roots-of-liberals-and-conservatives/530924/141 "2010-03-07T23:31:00Z")

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> [@Der\_Trihs](#):
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> Nonsense. When a policy has an easily predictable outcome, and people ignore that outcome even when it is pointed out to them they are either stupid, engaging in willful self delusion, or are lying when they talk about their goals.

Which highly divisive issue do you think has an “easily predictable outcome”?

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