Conservatives, Round 2
In the midst of the American sociopolitical discussions, what do Conservatives, Traditionalists, Reactionaries, Retrogressives, & Rightists want for American society? What are the specifics goals that Conservatives, Traditionalists, Reactionaries, Retrogressives, & Rightists want for American society?And you think that they are really going to tell you?
It's really quite simple: conservatives fear change. They want the status quo. A lot of that belief is rooted in religion, which is generally averse to change.
You can see this basic belief in almost everything they support and do.
Sometimes the status quo can be a good thing, as in "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Other times, that resistance to change is a bad thing. However, I think when you go through the list of things they tend to oppose (e.g. gay rights, women voting, scientific inquiry into various subjects), it seems objectionable.I disagree Crankalicious. I do not think Conservatives fear change, Like all things in life, moderation is the watchword. I think Conservatives fear radical change. Change that upsets the applecart without a known outcome. Change that ignores the basic prescriptions that have worked for man for ages, in the hope that the change will be better.
Of course, there are plenty of examples of the Religious Conservatives appearing to fear change, but I think that fear is because of their beliefs and satisfaction in their life situation. I don't think you can lump the two together to come to your "conservatives fear change" thought.
If it would help your understanding there are plenty of sources that explain this much better than I can. Although I don't agree with all of his 10 Principles of Conservatism, Kirk Russel might be a good starting point for you to seek a better explanation for what I am saying.
GAFear is perhaps too extreme, but conservatives almost always want the status quo and protect the status quo.
Progressives are the opposite of conservatives, not liberals.Yes. True progressives favor change only when it makes sense to change. They oppose changing something that already works.
Right-wing propagandists have lumped liberals and progressives together to muddy the waters.
But even Republicans can be progressive.You mean like border walls that have shown it nearly shuts down illegal crossing where they exist?
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Have you ever heard of Israel?
Oh wait. I apologize. I mean I apologize for speaking to you. You are the holy woman of God who has THE TRUTH, and I know persons who contradict YOUR HOLY TRUTH shouldn't be allowed to even speak.
Sucks to be you. I can't imagine being that insecure. You should write more, so we could see what it is like.GDPR Deleted
I don't care that you are Jewish. A person's ethnicity means absolutely nothing to me.
I will say here that you've given me a VERY interesting comment, and though I find your anti free speech ideals as abhorrent as anything on this planet - you did just intrigue the hell out of me.
Good show. You just became more interesting. I'm not suggesting that me finding that interesting is of value. I'm more just more holstering my guns and stepping back. LOLGDPR Deleted
"The human brain believes everything that it hears repeatedly - regardless of whether what they hear is factual or not."
I have a problem with that sentence. I do not think that sentence is true. No matter how many times someone says something stupid like 'diversity is our greatest strength,' it wouldn't be possible for me to believe that.
Lots of other examples. Stupid political slogans, repeated non stop are often things a person like me picks up on, and rejects. I don't think hearing a thing repeatedly causes one to believe it necessarily. I think you have to actually want to believe the repeated thing to start believing it.
"You blame Russia for 'interfering.' WTF? "
No. Not me. You may have me confused with someone else. Which is fine. But I definitely have never bought into that crap. I never once believed in 'Russian Collusion,' and I don't have a problem with Russian wanting to influence an American's voting.
Mass media in the United States is absolutely disgraceful. The people who own it are disgusting, and the people involved in it are typically disgusting people as well. It's truly sad there are so many people with such low levels of critical thinking ability that they could actually believe whatever mass media is saying this week.
It's up to the citizen to learn to think critically. And just because someone Russian says a thing, it doesn't make the thing a bad idea for the USA.
If something is illegal to say, there's no reason to believe the official narrative. In fact, if a thing is illegal to say or talk about, I would much more be inclined to believe the illegal to speak thing is the truth.
You say you are a hardcore atheist. I thought you said you were respected at the synagogue? I would like to hear an explanation as to how that works.
Alan Morton Dershowitz knows far more about Israel than anyone on this thread. I suggest watching this and seeing the truth about Israel. As I've heard more than one attorney say, “These are the facts and they are indisputable.”
“When the state of Israel was founded in 1948, it was done so with the approval of the United Nations. But today, Israel's enemies routinely challenge the legitimacy of its very existence. So, under international law, who's right?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12KJa4a0d64
+100000000000000000, A RESOUNDING THANK YOU. When I say conservatives, I am defining a person with a restrictive, narrow-minded mindset & philosophy. These are the people who refuse to see things outside their particular paradigm whether it is traditional, religious, or sociocultural paradigm. There are conservative Democrats, believe it or not.
Uh oh. Another agreement. What is the world coming to?
GA ;-)
Do you really think conservatives wish:
1) to remain static in income or standard of living
2) keep our universities a hotbed of liberal indoctrination denying free speech
3) keep our government full of "public servants" that care more for themselves than the country
4) maintain the invasion across the southern border
5) maintain corporate policies price gouging people that have no choice (think of some drug pricing here)
Conservatives want change just as much as liberals...but ONLY change that may lead to a better life. Of course, that "better life" does not always agree with liberals and the path to getting there can be far different.This just represents a basic misunderstanding of what conservative means. Just because you may be conservative, doesn't mean you toe the party line all the time. But to address your individual points:
1. maintaining the status quo does not mean remaining static in life, but conservatives generally (notice I'm generalizing) want their ability to do things in life to remain as they are, so change is usually opposed.
2. This is just a clear misunderstanding of everything Universities do and shows no practical experience on a college campus. While some examples of these things exist, they are not the norm.
3. The government is a large employer and if you want to insult those of use who work in the public sphere, that's your right.
4. There's no invasion. That's a word that conservatives use when immigration is more than they want. Immigration is always too high for conservatives.
5. Conservatives tend to be the party of corporations and support the free market, so if price-gouging is the product of a free market, conservatives would argue that you can take your business somewhere else.1. "..."but conservatives generally ... want their ability to do things in life to remain as they are". Or improve. Few people want their life to remain static, never improving, and that was the point.
2. Well, we just got a new top administrator at the college in my town, and the first thing she wants is new, special rooms to cater to Muslims wanting to pray, a whole new set of classes teaching white advantage and something else I don't remember but was along the same lines. I would disagree that our typical, public, universities and colleges are not a hotbed of liberal indoctrination - they have a natural audience in front of them and take advantage of it.
3. Apologies: while I DO feel that many govt. jobs are over-staffed, under worked and with tremendous benefits, the comment was intended to refer to legislators in congress. A great many workers do wonderful work, but precious few (federal) politicians do.
4. I guess we could argue terminology all day long, but when hundreds of thousands of people have cross our border each year in violation of our laws and take up residence illegally unless we catch them, I term it an "invasion". You can choose whatever word you like to try and change the perception of the harm being done but it will remain an invasion to me. Just don't choose "immigration" as immigration to the United States requires certain things be done and those people have no intention of doing them or of ever becoming citizens of the country that provides their support.
5. That's why we see such an uproar, a non-partisan one, over the price gouging in prescription drugs, right? I disagree. Conservatives DO recognize that business and corporations supply their needs (most liberals don't seem to), but that does NOT mean that they think it's OK to gouge, ruin the environment or perform other actions that are unethical or illegal.Cool. We're actually moving toward agreement. I'll just point out that the word "conserve" means what it means. It's reflective of "conservative" and means "aiming to preserve" from the Latin.
1. Conservatives want to preserve their way of life. Who doesn't? But they usually see change as more threatening than progressives.
2. An administrator shouldn't have much to do with whether Muslims have a place to pray. Where I work, student groups have equal access to office space, so a Muslim group of students should have the same access to the space as any other and if they want to use it as a prayer space, they can. And they do. This does not make colleges a hotbed of liberal activity, but it's certainly liberal if you compare it to some point in time where Muslim students were not allowed equal access to space.
3. On this we agree. Govt. is frequently overstaffed (but that's usually because the quality of worker is not as good as the private sector and therefore inefficient, so it takes more workers...). Legislators are nobody's favorite.
4. We agree there need to be limits on immigration. We agree we can't have open borders. I'm just pointing out that generally speaking, conservatives usually oppose any sort of immigration levels. They're always too high for conservatives.
5. In a free market, a company can charge whatever price they want and the consumer has a choice whether to purchase or not. Consumer protections are generally a progressive issue and not a conservative one. Conservatives tend to side with business on this issue.GDPR Deleted
Well I agree, that is the version of how it was as 'Liberals' understand it, and are taught it.
Of course, like almost all "history" and "social stories" of the past being taught today, it is a fabrication of the truth meant to paint those of European descent in the worst light possible.
A well written and well researched historical narrative, White Cargo does an excellent job telling of a buried and hidden part of our colonial past by telling the story of the tens of thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage before African slaves were ever transported to the New World.
The brutal practice of indentured servitude of Whites by Whites is conveniently forgotten by the Left. But more Europeans came to America as indentured servants than Africans did as slaves, more European whites died from transportation and abuse than Africans during the 16th-18th centuries. These trends only turned very late in the history of indentured servitude and slavery, and this was largely due to the coming Industrial age.
Due to harsh working conditions, beatings, starvation, and disease, survival rates for indentured servants rarely exceeded two years. Thus, the high level of demand was sustained by a continuous flow of white slaves from England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1618 to 1775, who were imported to serve America’s colonial masters.
During its height, this extended to Germans, Poles, Russians, etc. even land owners could be swindled out of their land and promised riches in the new world, only to arrive in America and receive nothing, being forced into servitude, families split apart upon their arrival.
The 'crimes' Whites did to other races was no worse than what they visited upon themselves. Those with the money and power were equal opportunity oppressors regardless of race.
This is true, it is in fact the corporations that coerce the politicians to keep the borders open, to not enforce the labor laws, and to support those millions of illegal immigrants with generous social supports.
Beyond that it is part of Agenda 2030, Global Compact for Migration, Global Coalition on Migration and a variety of other plans for the world that the UN summits meet about and work to implement around the world... these Pacts and Agendas actually give the migrants more rights and protections than are available to the 'native' populace, and yet another reason why Democratic Politicians today advocate for not only open borders, but universal healthcare for them, as well as social welfare.
I really do wish Americans would wake up, and take a moment to read the official documentation of some of these UN Agendas, they might begin to realize that they have no rights, and no protections, under a Global NWO... their Freedoms and Liberties would be forfeit, as well as their rights to own private property, grow their own food, and just about everything else we as Americans take for granted.Ken,
Sorry, but as somebody with an advanced degree in history, I take issue with your characterization of history painting Europeans in the worst possible light. That's simply false and a narrative you've been fed from somewhere.
What is true is that the stories of those who have historically been disenfranchised have been told a lot more in the recent past. For a long time, history was ONLY the story of white, male Europeans. Now that their stories aren't the only ones being told, it tends to be frustrating to the white, male Europeans.
If you want to argue on other level that the emergence of all these other stories is not providing appropriate weight and, for lack of a better word, positivity, to the white, male European story, I might agree. Because the disenfranchised groups are suddenly being heard, their stories are perhaps being given more weight than they should and their oppression automatically paints a single brush picture of their oppressors.
Ironically, this highlights what we're arguing about - the definition of conservative. This is part of that definition - the desire to keep their story the only story.Crank,
You'll have to forgive my lack of appreciation for your advanced degree, from what experiences I have had, where history and other non-STEM teachings are concerned, universities and colleges do not excel in truth or fact.
As for the "emergence of other non-european stories" if you are referring to say 50 years ago, then perhaps. But if you think this is something new, then you are either young or ignorant, or both. My first history course in college was focused on how badly the Europeans treated the Native Americans, it was one of the most liberal, anti-white, anti-christian classes I ever sat through (and over the years there have been plenty) and that was in the MID-1980s.
The focus has been on "minorities" suffering at the hands of Europeans for a long, long, time. Its not new, just with more effort to bury the truth, like that of which I described, in favor of the fairytale of the privileged whites that came over and stole everything, murdered and enslaved everyone.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2455819.White_Cargo
https://www.revisionisthistory.org/page … page3.html
http://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibits/s … ems--europKen,
I think it's unfortunate that you had one class that clouded your opinion so much.
The point of a lot of history is that history isn't just the story from the white, male perspective. There are many other stories to tell and generally the discipline has expanded to tell those stories.
Let's face it, the white male version of things has been told over and over again, so that's why we've seen the expansion of Native American history, Ethnic Studies, and Women's Studies. Those are stories that weren't told for many, many years.
When you begin to appreciate the people have different experience of the world, and of history, it changes how you see the world. Preferably, history teachers should not be injecting politics into things, but it's hard when you're telling a Native American story sometimes or the story of women's suffrage.
Ultimately, it would be nice if white males didn't get so bent out of shape when things aren't always told from their point of view.You did it again Cranalicious; put me in a quandary. While I see Ken's point about the anti-American, anti-white man bias of his topic, I think your response made an excellent point about the difference of perception when viewed from 'the other side's' perspective.
I think I will reclaim my old fence seat and agree with both of you.
GA
1. LOL the mantra from liberals is not "I'll do with less so someone else can do better", it is "you do with less so someone else doesn't have to work to get what they want". Big difference.
2. On this I agree. The far right (a poor representation of a conservative) DOES want a nation ruled by Christianity. But in general most of even Christians recognize the danger there. I'm not so sure about liberals not wanting freedom, or at least not wanting a separation. When we use taxpayer money to build special facilities for one religion but not another it appears, very clearly to me, to violate our constitution. And liberals are doing that every day, from foot washing stations in airports for Muslim cab drivers to prayer centers in colleges, again for Muslim use.
4. Agree again. I have long advocated strong penalties for hiring illegal aliens as workforce labor, up to and including confiscation of the business doing it and/or jail time for the criminals hiring them. And, of course, deportation of the illegal alien.
5. Not sure of your point except that you don't seem to like free enterprise - the system that has built what the world has accomplished and the only one that has stood the test of time. Many others have been attempted, from communes to actual communism to socialism and everything in between and every time it has either failed or returned to capitalism. People MUST be rewarded (or punished) for their accomplishments - they are not built to build something themselves only to have it taken away and given to someone that didn't bother to build for themselves. Without real incentive to produce/improve for those doing the work no system will work for the human animal.GDPR Deleted
1. How many liberals are you aware of that have gone from Billionaire status to having only a few million? "I'll donate a little, but refuse to change my lifestyle; YOU give the rest".
5. "Poverty, however, has increased a thousand fold since the advent of capitalism." False on the face of it. Throughout the world, whether industrialized nation or not, wealth has increased for all compared to a few hundred years ago. And no, capitalism is not based on land ownership; it is based on producing more than you can use with the intent of selling it in order to get what you want by producing what you do not want. Production without the ability to trade for something else is worthless.
Socialism robs people of their dignity and value as it requires that all people exist on the charity of others. Capitalism, on the other hand, requires that people produce for themselves and produces pride in that accomplishment. It also provides an incentive to do so; something that neither communism nor socialism does.
It is this last that is the downfall of both communism AND socialism; there is no incentive to produce more, and without that incentive few people will do so. Production then falls (why work when you don't need to?) and the economy crumbles.
I think that is closer to the point Crankalicious. Although I would generously add that I think it is the status quo of values that most Conservatives want to protect.
Of course, there are Conservative blocks, (semi-fringes?), that do feel as your first comment said, but, like jihadists and Muslims, I don't think they represent the concept of Conservatism.
GA
Oops, that should have been Russell Kirk and Ten Conservative Principles.
It must have been an aging memory and a dyslectic night ;-)
GA
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Exactly, Conservatives don't want a progressive society but a regressive society. However, society will continue to evolve & progress. In fact, society is progressing at a faster pace than ever before. The 20th century was fast past- started w/buggy& horses & progressed to computers. The 21st century will ever be much faster paced.
With the progression of education & enlightenment, conservatism will DRASTICALLY DECREASE. There are people who are becoming more awake & questioning of the old paradigms. There will be fewer & fewer conservatives. Reactionaries, right-wingers, & other retrogressives will become near to extinct. They are a DYING breed.GDPR Deleted
I don't know that the world is moving towards fascism as much as Marxism: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs". Without, needless to say, any regard for long term effects of society or individuals.
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The end destination for Democratic Socialism, National Socialism, Communism, and anything else not based on the merit system and fair compensation for production (otherwise known as Capitalism).
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
Well I don't have Liberty and I can't pursue Happiness, if the government has decided to take 80-90% of everything I earn or produce.
Communism never makes life better for the masses, it equally oppresses, and subjects them to the State's whims.Communism has existed as purely as it can exist. Stalinism is the end result of the communist ideology. Why? Because the communist ideology is inherently against human nature. It's also inherently against successful economic principles. Communism doesn't progress past the point of brutal mass murderous dictatorship. That literally IS communism because the fantasy is at odds with the possibilities of reality.
Read Marx? Seems like Marxists are the ones who didn't' read Marx. Marx spends quite a lot of time praising capitalism. I don't think a human's unhappiness should be blamed on capitalism, although we can make definite links to socialism, communism, and poverty.
Also, when you read Marx you realize he wasn't much of a prophet. He couldn't see into the future, and he made a lot of predictions about how things would be, and a lot of them were not just wrong, but so wrong one wonders how there can still be Marxists.
Indeed, the most vile and evil system ever created. It is essentially a tool to enslave the entire population under its domain.
Russian famines of 1921-22, 32-33, etc. had people by the tens of thousands a week dying of starvation, cannibalism was prevalent during these times. Work Camps existed (much like they exist in China today) where millions went to die.
We are talking tens of millions who died horrible deaths, unnecessarily, merely because those who controlled the Communist state couldn't care less about the people or how many died, they were willing to take everything from them and leave them with no food to survive on.
The truth can be found, its well documented, though you will never find it through 'mainstream' sources. Communism is the ultimate tool of evil against humanity, of all forms of government ever created, and Socialism puts you one step away from it.The American leftist is an interesting breed. They're history illiterate, and they don't have the intelligence to see they are suicidal. The term 'useful idiot' comes to mind.
Strange....I feel the same about Trump supporters. Do you guys agree with Trump when he said we took over the airports during the Revolutionary War?
Talk about an intelligence deficit on history...….That was coded language. It was not a mistake, and it was not a gaff. I could explain what that meant to you, but I don't think you've a high enough IQ for it.
I find it a little hypocritical that what you accuse the conservatives of doing is exactly how it's played out with the Democrats for the last 3 years and will continue to play out till they get their way. Throughout my history, there's always been presidents that I didn't vote for that were elected. You accept it and move on. You don't resort to what the American people have had to put up with for the last 3 years. NEVER in American history has this happened before.
Then again, never in American history has any President acted this way.
The opposition he provokes with illegal and unethical behavior is well deserved.You obviously have't read your history. We've had presidents that nearly killed people in a barroom brawl. We've had presidents that killed people in a duel. Trump's antics pale beside some of the characters that have sat in that seat in the past.
You obviously aren't reading my comments again.
We aren't talking about duels and barroom brawls from the 18th or 19th centuries.
We are talking about Trump bribing a foreign government to destroy his main political rival in the 21st century.
We also are talking about Trump forcing government agencies and employees to spend millions of our tax dollars to stay at his resorts in clear violation of the emoluments clause.
I guess you haven't read our Constitution either, like Herr Trump.
I think this tells us more about your perspective, than it does what Conservatism means.
I wonder, how do you explain young men who are Conservatives, who never lived in a world dominated by men, a long gone society where women had to do what they were told?
How do you explain American non-whites who themselves don't want to see their country flooded by immigrants, regardless of what color they may be, or what part of the world they hail from?GDPR Deleted
Please give examples (by name) of these people.
https://nationaleconomicseditorial.com/ … migration/
https://nationaleconomicseditorial.com/ … migration/
https://thepoliticalinsider.com/harvard … migration/
That is wrong, Ken, we don't blame economic problems on immigrants but more on Conservstive/GOP policies. The immigrant boogie man is jus a right wing smoke screen.
I question the validity of your clearly rightwing source.
So, why did this attitude regarding immigration fail to translate into more support for Trump by AA?Why would you say this is wrong?
Immigrants, legal or illegal, come here for jobs, this lowers the opportunity for American workers, and it lowers wages across all 'blue collar' and some 'white collar' positions.
This isn't boogeyman made up stuff, this is concrete fact. And corporations large and small want it that way, lower wages means higher profits, pure and simple.
https://www.fairus.org/issue/workforce- … ng-us-jobs
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/pew- … nstruction
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/insourci … b_11173074
Whether its a Disney employee who loses his job to an H1-B Visa worker, or its a construction laborer that loses his job to an illegal immigrant, millions of American workers are displaced, and paid lower wages, because of these low wage, and oftentimes no benefits, workers. Period.
So, any AA that recognizes this issue is well informed and well educated on the matter... whether or not that translates to support for Trump is irrelevant. That wasn't the point of the discussion.After further research, I stand corrected in your point regarding blacks favoring more restrictive immigration policies. But I must clarify that this issue has been more of a socio-economic one. The poor, those most vulnerable to have to accept jobs that immigrants fill, are resentful. That is among whites and blacks and since blacks are poorer in this society as a demographic, more are affected.
But poor blacks and not so poor blacks couldn't care less about cultural assimilation concerns that more well to do Anglos focus on in its opposition to immigration. This is honestly another source driving the current immigration debate, I don't think that we can deny that.
Well this is not something I can really quantify. I don't know why "well to do Anglos" are opposed to Immigration... from what I can tell, this is where all the support for open borders and more immigration is coming from.
Its working stiffs like myself, and others even less fortunate, that seem agitated by the open borders our government favors.
The reasons for this may vary... loss of jobs, the fact that our government is fine with giving them benefits, tax rebates, and filling our schools with kids that can't speak English. And of course good old racism.
The corporations want the cheap labor, the politicians work on behalf of those corporations not the American people. Global entities like the UN, IMF, WTO want open borders as well, they want to do away with the nation state... and most of all America's Constitution.
The idiotic 'elites' who live in gated communities, run Hollywood, our top Universities and our Government are detached and fully engrossed in their SJW, PC, extreme left beliefs... of which Open Borders is one.
Myself, I just point out the ECONOMIC realities... the more migrant workers, the lower OUR wages go, the working stiffs get lower wages and less benefits as they compete with foreign workers.
Same way I point out the ECONOMIC realities in regards to China, how incredibly paltry our future looks in the face of the competition they are bringing against us on all levels... education to manufacturing and everything in between that is essential for a Nation to succeed, lead, and dominate on the global level.
I don't worry about immigration because of race or assimilation. I make sure my sons are learning Spanish in school, and I plan on taking a trip within the next year to Peru to expose them to a foreign culture (I admit my desire to see Cuzco and Machu Picchu in person is a driving factor as well).
Its what I do, I assess what the future may look like, and I try to position myself to benefit from it. I am doing this with my children, even if they don't realize it. They will have an open mind in regards to cultures from South of the U.S. and hopefully they will be able to speak Spanish with some ability as adults.
I have spent enough years outside the U.S. to not be xenophobic, I actually prefer many non-American cultures (not all for sure) and would have no problem living outside the US and away from the 'rat race' and all our idiotic politics and propaganda media.Plus 1000000000000
People who hate white people are often white people, and they think they aren't racist because they hate white people. It's a leftist disease.
Just like being immune to economic theory is a leftist disease.GDPR Deleted
Well Tess, you're the one that bragged about having a 165 IQ before, so tell me, what are the solutions?
You spoke to someone "very high up in the government employment center" before you left the states... well how grand for you. I spent years working with people very high up in the government... it doesn't make you special or better informed.
I try to have some discussions on here with other Americans who too often see only the negatives. I try to open up their eyes to the fact that we are at risk of letting everything good about this country, from its economic opportunity for anyone to its liberty and freedoms, be taken away.
Its sad that they believe propaganda outlets like CNN and the Washington Post, that feed them poison every day.
Its sad that they have never been to 'hell holes' like Somalia to see how truly desperate life can be, how terrifying reality is in some places far away from America.
They don't have that to refer back on, I do.
Its sad that they have never been to a country like South Korea, that went from a backwards mud patty to one of the most advanced and well off nations on the planet. They did that... with the support of America.
Japan, Germany and all of the EU enjoy the lifestyles and freedoms they have largely because of America.
And when America takes a back seat to China in a decade or so, what is going to happen to the EU then? Or Australia, South Korea, Japan, or South Africa?
You think Communist China is going to play fair? You think they are going to care one whit about your country or your freedoms?
You better get to work coming up with solutions for when that time comes when America isn't in control anymore and your leadership gets you eyeball deep in debt to the Chinese.
South Africa has ten times the problems America does, there is plenty to keep you occupied trying to find solutions for.
Ken,
Total aside here, but I have been to Peru and did the Machu Picchu hike out of Cuzco (the start is a bus ride away). Spent three-and-a-half days hiking. Still have a t-shirt about hiking over the 13,800 pass (Dead Woman's, I think it's called). Lots of good stories. Got up at 3 am to make it to the Going to the Sun gate and see the sunrise come up over the ruins. Was in Cuzco while the FARC (I think it was the FARC) was protesting in the square and our guide told us to stay away unless we wanted to be hit with rocks, but I went anyway and watched.
Great memories from that trip. Best coffee I've ever had.
By "we" you are referring to the open border crowd plus those so ensconced in their hatred of Trump that they deny he has ever done anything right?
Because it seems that pretty much everyone else is strongly in favor on limiting immigration to far less than it is. Black, white, brown, male, female, old or young; the large majority is very much in favor of slowing the influx of immigrants. Including illegal aliens that never intend to actually become a citizen of the country they live in and that provides their support.
What do conservatives want for American society?
Well, there is quite a list. For many of us, sound money would be at the top of the list, since it is fiat money that provides the underpinnings for most of our present evils: government overreach, out-of-control government spending in many areas (including the military), currency debasement, endless wars, financial fraud, the concentration of wealth among the .0001%, and much more.
Other things conservatives want for American society include personal freedom, which necessarily includes personal economic freedom, meaning greatly reduced government intrusion into the personal and economic life of US citizens.
Conservatives favor a reduction in tax burdens and regulatory burdens across the board.
These last two imply an immense reduction in the size of government at all levels.
Overall, conservatives would prefer that the purview of the federal government be limited to its Constitutional mandates, the chief of which is the defense of our national borders.
Liberals, by contrast, are Statists of the deepest dye, preferring that the State be all-powerful, and the people powerless. Conservatives favor the opposite course.
Something I find extremely funny...
A bunch of folks who claim they are not conservative, but yet seem to think they know what conservatives are wanting...
Kinda like a white person telling black folks what is the greatest threat to black folks...
Or a straight person, telling a gay person that their sexual attraction is simply a choice...
How about just let those who claim to be conservative answer for themselves...?There's this little thing called education and history that factor into things. I find that many conservatives barely understand what the word "conservative" even means. Not all conservatives are the same, but there are common beliefs that are generally consistent and that's what's being defined, not the belief of any ONE conservative.
There seems to be this assumption that because there's one example of a conservative who believes something, it means one can't define the general beliefs of the group, which is untrue.
Start with the definition of the word.I agree...define the word...
But, just as with anything...everyone is different...and while, some may fit a set mold, not all or even most fit...
I read through most of the posts on this thread...and I see a lot of assumptions, bias, and profiling based on the personal definition used to define conservative by the author of the reply...
So, why not just let those who claim to be conservative answer the OP...instead of someone who isn't a conservative making claims for a conservative... and then respond to what they have to say...
Just as someone who isn't liberal, shouldn't be making claims for those who are liberal...
If you aren't one...then how do you actually know what they want...unless they say it themselves...
Most of the conservative types I know...want simple things:
Freedom
Privacy
Work without being taxed to death
Equal rights for everyone
The liberal types I know want simple things as well:
Free stuff
Government ran programs
Higher wages and higher taxes for those who work
Different rights depending on various factors...
But as I said, these are just the ones I know...and I can't judge all conservatives or liberals based on the few folks that I know...I have defined the word. It's from the Latin and means "aiming to preserve".
From my point of view, there's a historical context to this and "conservative" is not defined by what any one conservative may believe, but by their consistent message over time and what is consistent among the group.I would agree...
There is historical context...
But, the term varies depending on many factors...conservative in what regards? Politics? Religion? Culture? Society?
If we look at everything...there are those who may be liberal in their political beliefs, but conservative in their cultural beliefs...or religious beliefs..
I know someone who is extremely liberal in their political beliefs....but very conservative in their religious beliefs...
So... if we follow the definition of the word only...then pretty much everyone is a conservative in some form or other...depending on the topic being covered...
So, in this particular case, it would seem that the OP was curious of conservative political type folks...
I would say that in a political scenario, I am more on the conservative side of the line, as I am not big on socialism or communist styles or associated type of politics...But, more liberal when it comes to society issues...such as abortion.
But, overall, others tend to assume I am a conservative or liberal (depending on which side I may be talking with), simply based on the fact that I don't agree with every single opinion or view that they have...
It is my experience, that those who tend to lump everyone in the conservative or liberal box, based simply on disagreements, are the ones that are on the more extreme side and very close-minded in how they view things...which would make them fit into the box of being a conservative by the definition (someone unwilling or fighting against change) in this case...their own firmly held beliefs despite other information or facts..I find that most conservatives can't even define Socialism, much less understand what it is. They just have a notion that it's bad.
Well in that I would have to agree.
I don't think what the Democrat politicians are representing is "Socialism", but I do think many of them may represent something of significant danger to the Nation.
When they campaign on open borders, full healthcare for immigrants, banning weapons, these are 'Globalist' agendas and goals.
“Globalism” is not simply international trade or commerce. Globalism is global governance. America's government is supposed to derive its powers from the consent of the governed…not by UN Agenda or UN Accord, or by bypassing the Constitution of the United States.
This is coming at a time when we have great economic weakness that could result in catastrophic collapse of the global economy. The Petrodollar is being eclipsed by newer markets and new alliances.
China has a gold backed currency waiting in the wings. China has been building economic alliances around the globe designed to position the Yuan to replace the U.S. dollar as the international reserve currency. The Russians have already been very vocal in stating that is what they would like to see happen. Most of Asia and Africa ae onboard with this as well.
We are in a global economic war, but you wouldn't know it based on the proposals being put forth by the Democrats, to them the enemy is Trump, not China. Perhaps nothing will have a greater impact on our way of life going forward than the outcome of our struggle with China to maintain our global leadership.
Socialism isn't the big concern, Globalism being dressed up as Socialism and championed by Democrat politicians is.
China's efforts to undermine (dethrone) America, is also a concern, and China has found ways of supporting the Clintons, Biden, and others who are all to happy to allow China to bury us.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/201 … valry.htmlKen,
You know as well as I do that "globalism" was a major talking point and action point of Republicans before it was one for Democrats. The tariff used to be something Democrats liked and Republicans hated, but now the roles are suddenly reversed. Protectionism has long been the position of Democrats and only recently, with Trump really, has it been owned by Republicans.
And while some Democrats talk about open borders, health care for immigrants, and banning weapons, these are the opinions of a fringe element and not positions held by the vast majority of Democrats, who do not want open borders, do not want free health care for immigrants, and believe in reasonable gun control.
You know I agree with you on China, but please stop with the other stuff, which is fear-mongering and just generally untrue.I would like to clarify one part of your statement.
Democrats are for free healthcare for ILLEGAL immigrants.
I would also like to point out healthcare is never free.
Someone, such as US taxpayers will pay. I don't want my tax money going to illegal immigrants and their health care. I would prefer to help legal immigrants and any money put toward illegal immigrants should be spent to send them back to their home countries so they can obey our laws if they want to come back into the United States. Just like everyone who immigrated here in my family.I completely agree as do most Democrats I know.
I should clarify. I'm not for providing free healthcare to illegal immigrants and neither is any Democrat I know.
Yet your Democrat candidates are. Therein lies your dilemma...or does it? Perhaps you do not know them personally... or will you vote for a Republican instead....?
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video … ebate.htmlI didn't see in that link that it said "free" anywhere. It said that their healthcare plans cover undocumented immigrants. I'm not exactly sure what that means.
Does it means they're covered if they pay? That's what I imagine most think - they're not going to exclude somebody from a program, assuming they pay, because they're undocumented.
That said, free healthcare for non-citizens is ridiculous.You do understand and illegal immigrant has broken our immigration laws by being here. It makes no sense on any level to provide people who are here illegally an opportunity to have health care coverage. So, please name me a country in the world where you can be there illegally and have an opportunity for their country's health insurance. Waiting.
Considering that the state of Idaho recently lost a lawsuit (and filed an appeal) requiring the state to provide sex change surgery to a prison inmate, is there really much difference in providing health care to the criminals that are here illegally?
Hmm . . . Would a sex change operation require an inmate be transferred to the 'other gender's' prison? Can you imagine the possible 'ulterior' motives?
GAHa, most prisoners don't get world class healthcare, believe me. I watched a guy plant face first and die after having a heart attack. This was after he put in "kites" every night for like a few weeks just to see a doctor cause he knew he wasn't right. All the guy ever talked about was getting home to see his grandkids...he had less than a year left. People pass out all over the place from overheated cells and no care afterward. Anyone who thinks most prisoners get great healthcare just doesn't know what the hell they're talking about.
The definition...as provided by liberals that are not conservatives themselves? Or the definition as given by people that claim ownership of the word and its meaning?
- Onusonusposted 5 years ago
0Conservatives want people to be judged by the context of their character rather than the color of their skin.
Conservatives want freedom.
... and fear the loss of it.
It's that simple. We should all fear the loss of freedom. Its the only thing worth having in this world. By freedom, I mean being in touch with one's own self-guided will.
By self, I mean Self.
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