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Originally Posted by Vincent Van Grow
Conservatives... What are they conserving? Not nature. Not ecology. Not freedom. Not people's health. Not sanity. (See Glenn Beck.) No, they only want to conserve money. And usually it's not even their own. It's their masters. Only money. It's all an excuse to be greedy. All rationalization to be greedy and prejudiced. Just my humble opinion.
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Van Grow, that IS a bit simplistic, but I think you do have a point, and Daleksec's rant after reinforces it, as far as I'm concerned. You can go on and on about how global warming is either not real or it's just cyclical, but Man has at least contributed to it, and we should TRY to do something about it, in any case, IMHO.
Now, why don't conservatives want to conserve the environment and
liberty? Maybe they did once. Yes, DS, maybe real conservatives still do. But I think current conservatives are pretty twisted. The neocon's agenda does seem to be ONLY about conserving money and power and not much. Maybe conserve the second amendment, but toss the others in the trash. (although I seem to remember guns being confiscated under W.)
Here's an example of pseudo-Conservative conservation, the Free Speech or First Amendment Zone. Under W, protesters had to be herded several blocks away from W's speeches into a fenced area.
Under Obama, not only are protesters allowed closer, but some have
gotten away with openly carrying guns.
So, sometimes, it's the liberals who are really the conservatives. And, yes, liberals can be selfish at times. It's human nature. But it's smart to be selfish in protecting human rights and the environment, not just your lust for greed and power. I guess it's just a more balanced approach.