martha
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Sorry about that! I blame the snarky reply on march madness. My bracket got busted up a little last night.
No worries. I've been known to make snarky replies with no excuse!
Sorry about that! I blame the snarky reply on march madness. My bracket got busted up a little last night.
I agree. And that's just why I'm saying the neo-con imperialists are exploiting them. Exploiting people who, as you say, are looking for a hope of a decent job, and people who want to serve their country.
I watched it all on Youtube. I agreed with most of it. Of course, there's a lot left in the background that he doesn't address. I assume this guy never criticised the Bush administrations enhancement of Big Government.
So, of course, there's a double standard.
But I agreed with most of it, and don't really understand why this guy is some kind of hate figure for some.
they are unprincipled fascists with no principles
Fascism is a radical, authoritarian nationalist ideology that aims to create a single-party state with a government led by a dictator who seeks national unity and development by requiring individuals to subordinate self-interest to the collective interest of the nation or race.
Conservatism is a political and social term from the Latin verb conservare meaning to save or preserve. As the name suggests it usually indicates support for the status quo or the status quo ante, though the meaning has changed in different countries and time periods. Cultural conservatism is a philosophy that supports preservation of the heritage of a nation or culture.
The modern political term conservative was used by French politician Chateaubriand in 1819. In Western politics, the term conservatism often refers to the school of thought started by Edmund Burke and similar thinkers. Scholar R.J. White wrote: "To put conservatism in a bottle with a label is like trying to liquify the atmosphere […] The difficulty arises from the nature of the thing. For conservatism is less a political doctrine than a habit of mind, a mode of feeling, a way of living." Russell Kirk considered conservatism "the negation of ideology."
Conservative political parties have diverse views; the Liberal Democratic Party in Japan, the Republican Party in the United States, the Conservative Party in Britain, and the Liberal Party of Australia are all considered major conservative parties with varying positions.
Most believe in small government and individual effort to achieve happiness, not government authoritarianism.
Where the hell have these conservatives been the last 20 years?
Neither Reagan nor Bush, Sr. was that "kind of conservative" either, especially if you look at their national debt figures. In fact, feel free to give me an example of such a conservative that has actually lived up to these ideals in practice, not just in rhetoric.
Both Gingrich and Reagan were more than willing to use big government when it suited their purpose.
That's why I'll ask it again: Where the hell have those conservatives been the last 30 years? We could have used a few.
Both Gingrich and Reagan were more than willing to use big government when it suited their purpose.
That's why I'll ask it again: Where the hell have those conservatives been the last 30 years? We could have used a few.
One of "those conservatives" wouldn't stand a chance in our culture of expanding entitlement, victimhood and unaccountability would they?
i thought "Welfare Queen" was a debunked notion by the time 1990 rolled around?
Consevatives believe that a large military is what is keeping freedom in the world. They feel it suits all our purposes.
Not necessarily.
Excluding many libertarians of course.