Blackrook
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Liberals don't understand how diverse the conservative movement is, and they think we're all the same.
They throw us all in the same pot and call us "RWNJ's" and "American Taliban" and other kooky names like that.
The fact is, there are perhaps a dozen kinds of conservatives, and that does not even include moderates, libertarians, independents, Tea Party types, and neo-conservatives, none of whom are really conservatives in the classic sense of the word.
And then there's the so-called "alt-right" and I'm not really sure they're really conservatives either.
To me, a conservative is a person who is, in general, well educated, almost always of the Christian faith but sometimes Jewish, and has certain viewpoints on the relationship between man and God, man and man, and man and government. The fundamental principle is the respect for the rights of the individual, including his rights to freedom of speech, freedom of worship, right to bear arms, free from unreasonable searches and seizures, privacy of his personal papers, right to own property including land and the means of production, and a host of other rights enumerated in the Constitution, or granted in natural law by our Creator.
The conservative believes that inequality in the law based on race is always wrong, whether it be white oppression of blacks, or blacks getting special treatment over whites. Conservatives have always been consistent in opposing slavery, opposing the KKK, opposing the Jim Crow laws, and opposing Affirmative Action and racial quotas.
The conservative believes that the right to own property, including land and the means of production, is just as fundamental as all the other rights, and just as essential because a man without the right to use his property as he sees fit is nothing but a slave to the whims of the state.
Beyond that, there are differences in conservatives, which is more a difference in emphasis rather than real disagreements.
A social conservative believes that social issues are also fundamental, and opposes abortion-on-demand, the radical homosexual agenda, and baseness in our culture because he believes that the society as a whole is being harmed by these things. Also, with the abortion issue, it is literally a matter of life and death. Most social conservatives believe the fetus is a human being with all the rights the Creator has granted to human beings, including the fundamental right to life.
A fiscal conservative believes that government should balance the budget and control spending, as a matter of moral principle not just a matter of good policy. Some fiscal conservatives are also social conservatives, some care less about social issues, or not at all.
A foreign policy conservative believes the United States is a force of good in the world, and should use that power to defend American interests abroad, and form alliances with friendly nations. A foreign policy conservative is very supportive of a strong defense and the military. A foreign policy conservative is NOT the same as a neo-conservative, and may be very opposed to neo-conservative goals.
A law and order conservative believes that enforcement of the laws are important, especially drug laws, since drugs have a proven harmful effect on society and young people in particular. Law and order conservatives are very supportive of the police and the FBI.
A civil rights oriented conservative is less interested in enforcing the laws, but more interested in protecting individuals from police and prosecutors, who are prone to overstep their authority in their zeal to prosecute those accused of crime. Conservatives of this type view police and prosecutors with the same level of suspicion as other conservatives view any bureaucrat.
They throw us all in the same pot and call us "RWNJ's" and "American Taliban" and other kooky names like that.
The fact is, there are perhaps a dozen kinds of conservatives, and that does not even include moderates, libertarians, independents, Tea Party types, and neo-conservatives, none of whom are really conservatives in the classic sense of the word.
And then there's the so-called "alt-right" and I'm not really sure they're really conservatives either.
To me, a conservative is a person who is, in general, well educated, almost always of the Christian faith but sometimes Jewish, and has certain viewpoints on the relationship between man and God, man and man, and man and government. The fundamental principle is the respect for the rights of the individual, including his rights to freedom of speech, freedom of worship, right to bear arms, free from unreasonable searches and seizures, privacy of his personal papers, right to own property including land and the means of production, and a host of other rights enumerated in the Constitution, or granted in natural law by our Creator.
The conservative believes that inequality in the law based on race is always wrong, whether it be white oppression of blacks, or blacks getting special treatment over whites. Conservatives have always been consistent in opposing slavery, opposing the KKK, opposing the Jim Crow laws, and opposing Affirmative Action and racial quotas.
The conservative believes that the right to own property, including land and the means of production, is just as fundamental as all the other rights, and just as essential because a man without the right to use his property as he sees fit is nothing but a slave to the whims of the state.
Beyond that, there are differences in conservatives, which is more a difference in emphasis rather than real disagreements.
A social conservative believes that social issues are also fundamental, and opposes abortion-on-demand, the radical homosexual agenda, and baseness in our culture because he believes that the society as a whole is being harmed by these things. Also, with the abortion issue, it is literally a matter of life and death. Most social conservatives believe the fetus is a human being with all the rights the Creator has granted to human beings, including the fundamental right to life.
A fiscal conservative believes that government should balance the budget and control spending, as a matter of moral principle not just a matter of good policy. Some fiscal conservatives are also social conservatives, some care less about social issues, or not at all.
A foreign policy conservative believes the United States is a force of good in the world, and should use that power to defend American interests abroad, and form alliances with friendly nations. A foreign policy conservative is very supportive of a strong defense and the military. A foreign policy conservative is NOT the same as a neo-conservative, and may be very opposed to neo-conservative goals.
A law and order conservative believes that enforcement of the laws are important, especially drug laws, since drugs have a proven harmful effect on society and young people in particular. Law and order conservatives are very supportive of the police and the FBI.
A civil rights oriented conservative is less interested in enforcing the laws, but more interested in protecting individuals from police and prosecutors, who are prone to overstep their authority in their zeal to prosecute those accused of crime. Conservatives of this type view police and prosecutors with the same level of suspicion as other conservatives view any bureaucrat.
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