My friendships and relationships in the conservative world are not predicated on political correctness and enforced conformity of thought. They are based instead on mutual respect honesty and understanding - concepts many modern liberals should consider revisiting.
Humor has historically been tied to the mores of the day. The Yellow Kid was predicated on what people thought was funny about the immigrant Irish. When you're different in a society you're funny.
Real freedom is creative proactive and will take me into new territories. I am not free if my freedom is predicated on reacting to my past.
Much of the debate over global warming is predicated on fear rather than science.
The basis of computer work is predicated on the idea that only the brain makes decisions and only the index finger does the work.
I grew up looking at my father as to how to behave. In watching him I grasped so many things. His own temperament was of a calm person. He was very composed and I never saw anger in him. To me that was fascinating.