Conservatives ended slavery????? Hilarious.
Why would you say what you did?????
During the middle 60's when blacks joined the Democratic Party, the conservatives fled the Democratic Party and swelled the ranks of the Republican Party chasing out all the liberals. There are no liberals today in the Republican Party. Of course, the Democratic Party still has conservatives because it's a coalition party.
If conservatives ruled the country during Washington's times, there would be no Constitution, no Bill of Rights, no Declaration. The entire philosophy of conservatives is to keep things the same. To stifle change. Stifle education. Push religion. Squash science. Contol people's "personal lives" in the name of religion. THEIR religion. Conservatives are famous for saying, "It says freedom of religion, NOT freedom from religion".
Yay! I love history lessons.
First off when you say "conservatives" you really ought to be more specific, because there are conservative democrats and republicans. There are also fiscal conservatives, and social conservatives, so be careful applying "conservative" to such a large basis. From your tone in the original post I gathered you meant "republican" conservatives, by which I answered you correctly. Conservative republicans introduced the legislation and after the first time it was shot down, they re-introduced it, and with heavy influence, got it passed. There is no arguing about that, it is simple history.
Your argument seemed to be focus on the 1960's, when the republican party went to shit, and I am not debating that. Your ORIGINAL question was is there any point in time that conservative politics worked, and I gave you an example.
And I am hugely confused about your "if conservatives ruled the country during Washington's time" blah blah blah. That is really ignorant. Thomas Jefferson was what we call "conservative." I'm pretty sure he was a Founding Father. I'm also pretty sure that it was him who fought for public education, and it was him who knew the importance of education. So your argument that if conservatives rules the country during Washington's time is hugely incorrect. Stifle change, education, and so on is what you can label present-day republican conservatives. But that is far from true with the conservatives around during the founding of our country.
I was very specific. Conservatives fled the Democratic Party and swelled the ranks of the Republican Party.
The reason "conservatives" call themselves "conservative" is evident in the word "conservative".
Definition of CONSERVATIVE
1
: preservative
2
a : of or relating to a philosophy of conservatism
b capitalized : of or constituting a political party professing the principles of conservatism: as (1) : of or constituting a party of the United Kingdom advocating support of established institutions (2) : progressive conservative
3
a : tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions : traditional
b : marked by moderation or caution <a conservative estimate>
c : marked by or relating to traditional norms of taste, elegance, style, or manners
4
: of, relating to, or practicing Conservative Judaism
— con·ser·va·tive·ly adverb
Conservative - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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Synonyms
archconservative, brassbound, button-down (or buttoned-down), die-hard, hidebound, mossbacked, old-fashioned, old-line, old-school, orthodox, paleoconservative, reactionary, standpat, traditional, traditionalistic, ultraconservative, unprogressive
Antonyms
broad-minded, large-minded, liberal, nonconservative, nonconventional, nonorthodox, nontraditional, open-minded, progressive, unconventional, unorthodox
