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I know the damage Republicans have inflicted on this country. Normal people call it "recent history".
Why I am Not a Conservative by F. A. Hayek
In general, it can probably be said that the conservative does not object to coercion or arbitrary power so long as it is used for what he regards as the right purposes. He believes that if government is in the hands of decent men, it ought not to be too much restricted by rigid rules. Since he is essentially opportunist and lacks principles, his main hope must be that the wise and the good will rule - not merely by example, as we all must wish, but by authority given to them and enforced by them.
When I say that the conservative lacks principles, I do not mean to suggest that he lacks moral conviction. The typical conservative is indeed usually a man of very strong moral convictions. What I mean is that he has no political principles which enable him to work with people whose moral values differ from his own for a political order in which both can obey their convictions. It is the recognition of such principles that permits the coexistence of different sets of values that makes it possible to build a peaceful society with a minimum of force. The acceptance of such principles means that we agree to tolerate much that we dislike.
To live and work successfully with others requires more than faithfulness to one's concrete aims. It requires an intellectual commitment to a type of order in which, even on issues which to one are fundamental, others are allowed to pursue different ends.
It is for this reason that to the liberal neither moral nor religious ideals are proper objects of coercion, while both conservatives and socialists recognize no such limits.
In the last resort, the conservative position rests on the belief that in any society there are recognizably superior persons whose inherited standards and values and position ought to be protected and who should have a greater influence on public affairs than others. The liberal, of course, does not deny that there are some superior people - he is not an egalitarian - but he denies that anyone has authority to decide who these superior people are. While the conservative inclines to defend a particular established hierarchy and wishes authority to protect the status of those whom he values, the liberal feels that no respect for established values can justify the resort to privilege or monopoly or any other coercive power of the state in order to shelter such people against the forces of economic change. Though he is fully aware of the important role that cultural and intellectual elites have played in the evolution of civilization, he also believes that these elites have to prove themselves by their capacity to maintain their position under the same rules that apply to all others.
Closely connected with this is the usual attitude of the conservative to democracy. I have made it clear earlier that I do not regard majority rule as an end but merely as a means, or perhaps even as the least evil of those forms of government from which we have to choose. But I believe that the conservatives deceive themselves when they blame the evils of our time on democracy. The chief evil is unlimited government, and nobody is qualified to wield unlimited power. The powers which modern democracy possesses would be even more intolerable in the hands of some small elite.
1. "What I mean is that he has no political principles which enable him to work with people whose moral values differ from his own..."
"President Obama to Republicans: I won. Deal with it."
President Obama to Republicans: I won. Deal with it.
2. "Since he is essentially opportunist and lacks principles,..."
"Rep. Goodlatte: Obama Rewriting Laws, Ignoring Constitution"
Rep. Goodlatte: Obama Rewriting Laws, Ignoring Constitution
3. "...to the liberal neither moral nor religious ideals are proper objects of coercion, while both conservatives and socialists recognize no such limits."
"Obama: 'If Congress Won't Act, I Will'"
Obama: 'If Congress Won't Act, I Will' | Video - ABC News
4. " the conservative position rests on the belief that in any society there are recognizably superior persons whose inherited standards and values and position ought to be protected and who should have a greater influence on public affairs than others."
"I think that Im a better speechwriter than my speechwriters, Mr. Obama told Patrick Gaspard, his political director, at the start of the 2008 campaign, according to The New Yorker. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. And Ill tell you right now that Im going to think Im a better political director than my political director.
So it should come as no surprise that apparently Barack Obama thinks hes a better intelligence briefer than his intelligence briefers."
Obama: I?m a better intelligence briefer than my intelligence briefers | AEIdeas
Gee, BoringFriendlessGuy.....
...that sure was a stupid quote for you to choose.....
You made it seem like you believe Obama is a conservative, huh?
Conservatives are, for the most part, reactionaries fearful of change, diversity, and expressions of individual liberty; the hostility toward same-sex couples and transgender persons by most conservatives is evidence of that.Explaining Conservatives
Conservatives are, for the most part, reactionaries fearful of change, diversity, and expressions of individual liberty; the hostility toward same-sex couples and transgender persons by most conservatives is evidence of that.Explaining Conservatives
Conservatives are, for the most part, ideologues, adhering blindly to sanctioned doctrine and dogma, eschewing facts and evidence that indeed conflict with that doctrine and dogma. Conservative advocacy of such failed and discredited fiscal policies as trickle down economics, tax cuts for the rich, and balancing the budget on the backs of middle income Americans are examples of the blind adherence to that dogma.
And conservatives are, for the most part, authoritarian, judgmental, and hostile to dissent most on the right feel the need to compel conformity they are, in essence, control freaks. Unbridled, full-throated debate in the context of a free and democratic society makes most conservatives very uncomfortable. They see such debate as messy and the purview of mobs seeking to exact physical or material harm on those who engage in offensive speech. The many Duck Dynasty, anti-PC, let people be who they are threads started by rightists in this very forum is evidence of their discomfort of dissent, debate, and disagreement.
Conservatives can, for the most part, be summed up as those who wish to reinstate an idealized American past that never actually existed to begin with; a past that was in no way ideal for millions of African-Americans, Hispanic Americans, gay Americans, and women a fact most conservatives seem incapable of comprehending.
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Translation: When confronted with truth, the right wing mind retreats.
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Translation: When confronted with truth, the right wing mind retreats.
Conservative prefer to be told WHAT to think and WHEN to think it.
Liberals prefer to try and figure things out by and for themselves.
Causes quite an issue between the two parties I have noticed.
shes Asian and uses a blonde avi
What an utterly racist bigoted comment and it goes all but unnoticed.
Conservative prefer to be told WHAT to think and WHEN to think it.
Liberals prefer to try and figure things out by and for themselves.
Causes quite an issue between the two parties I have noticed.
To be accurate, they prefer leaders who confirm their phantom fears, if someone does that on a regular basis rather than tell them the truth and make them feel stupid they will follow them off a cliff.
Says the far left Obama drone that has no clue of anything beyond it's programming.
I know the damage Republicans have inflicted on this country. Normal people call it "recent history".
Here's some recent damage inflicted on this country......
...the real (inflation-adjusted) median annual household income in America has fallen by 4.4 percent during the "recovery," after having fallen by 1.8 during the recession."
Incomes Have Dropped Twice as Much During the 'Recovery' as During the Recession | The Weekly Standard
Did you know Obama isn't a Republican?
True story.
Conservative prefer to be told WHAT to think and WHEN to think it.
Liberals prefer to try and figure things out by and for themselves.
Causes quite an issue between the two parties I have noticed.
To be accurate, they prefer leaders who confirm their phantom fears, if someone does that on a regular basis rather than tell them the truth and make them feel stupid they will follow them off a cliff.
I find it laughable that people who are not conservatives are trying to define them.
The first big mistake (as is always the case when talking about a group such as conservatives or liberals) is to assume they all think the same.
I make no apologies for being a conservative.
And I certainly don't find anything that has been stated here to be very close to what I am.
I don't lie.
You have posted demonstrable falsehoods on numerous occasions, and have refused to accept correction. If you actually believe what you say in spite of the mountain of evidence that has been presented, then that is a matter of self-deception. I guess that is the genius behind the most hardcore liars.
Liberals dont understand conservative values. And they cant recognize this failing, because theyre so convinced of their rationality, open-mindedness and enlightenment."
I understand conservative values, because I grew up around them. They are entirely based on historical revisionism. (see signature)
Why I am Not a Conservative by F. A. Hayek
In general, it can probably be said that the conservative does not object to coercion or arbitrary power so long as it is used for what he regards as the right purposes. He believes that if government is in the hands of decent men, it ought not to be too much restricted by rigid rules. Since he is essentially opportunist and lacks principles, his main hope must be that the wise and the good will rule - not merely by example, as we all must wish, but by authority given to them and enforced by them.
When I say that the conservative lacks principles, I do not mean to suggest that he lacks moral conviction. The typical conservative is indeed usually a man of very strong moral convictions. What I mean is that he has no political principles which enable him to work with people whose moral values differ from his own for a political order in which both can obey their convictions. It is the recognition of such principles that permits the coexistence of different sets of values that makes it possible to build a peaceful society with a minimum of force. The acceptance of such principles means that we agree to tolerate much that we dislike.
To live and work successfully with others requires more than faithfulness to one's concrete aims. It requires an intellectual commitment to a type of order in which, even on issues which to one are fundamental, others are allowed to pursue different ends.
It is for this reason that to the liberal neither moral nor religious ideals are proper objects of coercion, while both conservatives and socialists recognize no such limits.
In the last resort, the conservative position rests on the belief that in any society there are recognizably superior persons whose inherited standards and values and position ought to be protected and who should have a greater influence on public affairs than others. The liberal, of course, does not deny that there are some superior people - he is not an egalitarian - but he denies that anyone has authority to decide who these superior people are. While the conservative inclines to defend a particular established hierarchy and wishes authority to protect the status of those whom he values, the liberal feels that no respect for established values can justify the resort to privilege or monopoly or any other coercive power of the state in order to shelter such people against the forces of economic change. Though he is fully aware of the important role that cultural and intellectual elites have played in the evolution of civilization, he also believes that these elites have to prove themselves by their capacity to maintain their position under the same rules that apply to all others.
Closely connected with this is the usual attitude of the conservative to democracy. I have made it clear earlier that I do not regard majority rule as an end but merely as a means, or perhaps even as the least evil of those forms of government from which we have to choose. But I believe that the conservatives deceive themselves when they blame the evils of our time on democracy. The chief evil is unlimited government, and nobody is qualified to wield unlimited power. The powers which modern democracy possesses would be even more intolerable in the hands of some small elite.
1. "What I mean is that he has no political principles which enable him to work with people whose moral values differ from his own..."
"President Obama to Republicans: I won. Deal with it."
President Obama to Republicans: I won. Deal with it.
2. "Since he is essentially opportunist and lacks principles,..."
"Rep. Goodlatte: Obama Rewriting Laws, Ignoring Constitution"
Rep. Goodlatte: Obama Rewriting Laws, Ignoring Constitution
3. "...to the liberal neither moral nor religious ideals are proper objects of coercion, while both conservatives and socialists recognize no such limits."
"Obama: 'If Congress Won't Act, I Will'"
Obama: 'If Congress Won't Act, I Will' | Video - ABC News
4. " the conservative position rests on the belief that in any society there are recognizably superior persons whose inherited standards and values and position ought to be protected and who should have a greater influence on public affairs than others."
"I think that Im a better speechwriter than my speechwriters, Mr. Obama told Patrick Gaspard, his political director, at the start of the 2008 campaign, according to The New Yorker. I know more about policies on any particular issue than my policy directors. And Ill tell you right now that Im going to think Im a better political director than my political director.
So it should come as no surprise that apparently Barack Obama thinks hes a better intelligence briefer than his intelligence briefers."
Obama: I?m a better intelligence briefer than my intelligence briefers | AEIdeas
Gee, BoringFriendlessGuy.....
...that sure was a stupid quote for you to choose.....
You made it seem like you believe Obama is a conservative, huh?
Pretty much. Obama is not a liberal. The liberals in the party have been shut out on health care, justice department policy and other issues. Obama has tried hard to appeal to conservatives. People who would never vote for him.
Conservative prefer to be told WHAT to think and WHEN to think it.
Liberals prefer to try and figure things out by and for themselves.
Causes quite an issue between the two parties I have noticed.
shes Asian and uses a blonde avi
What an utterly racist bigoted comment and it goes all but unnoticed.
she pretends to be what she is not.
how does that reflect on her feelings of her own heritage?
I know the damage Republicans have inflicted on this country. Normal people call it "recent history".
Here's some recent damage inflicted on this country......
...the real (inflation-adjusted) median annual household income in America has fallen by 4.4 percent during the "recovery," after having fallen by 1.8 during the recession."
Incomes Have Dropped Twice as Much During the 'Recovery' as During the Recession | The Weekly Standard
Did you know Obama isn't a Republican?
True story.
Glad to see you will be supporting a raise of the minimum wage.
