What makes someone a “Conservative”?

[EMH]

Did you notice he didn’t say anything about paying porn stars for sex, running fake charities, cheating on your wives, Every conservative has embraced those actions...but somehow they aren’t conservative values?

PRO ISRAEL RINOs are not conservatives.

 

[DGS49]

One does not need to look too far to find the core of Conservatism. Try the ******* Constitution, which defines the role of the Federal government, reserving all other "powers" to the States and the People. Look with particular scrutiny at Section 8 of Article I, which lays out, basically, what Congress is allowed to do and what Congress may spend our tax dollars on. Everything else is verboten, as regards the Federal government.

Note: Congress may not spend our money on FOOD for the masses, housing, transportation, education, healthcare, or saving the planet. These worthy functions are reserved to the States and the private sector, if the Constitution is to be taken seriously.

The main problem today is that Leftists in Congress have created a veritable cornucopia of "free stuff" - all Unconstitutional free stuff - that millions and millions of Americans have come to rely on, and any politician who seeks to reduce the mountains or - God forbid - eliminate one of them, will quickly be voted out of office by those dependent souls...which has been the Democrats' strategy at least since the time of FDR.

So Republicans have been forced by the political constraints created by Democrats to compromise their Conservative principles, just to get into office and remain there. The few who even weakly hint at a return to Constitutional principles (e.g., Chip Roy, Rand Paul) are excoriated not only by Democrats in Congress but by the Media, which is Leftist to the core.

Conservatism is not difficult to define or find. It has been neutered by Leftists in government, all three branches. Thank God we have a President who is oblivious to Leftist slanders and criticisms.

 

[rightwinger]

This is why workers are struggling
Not because of DEI

 

[JohnDB]

Wrong, workers are struggling now because of TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT SPENDING which crowds out the private sector.

That was NOT a problem in the 1990s when govt was 25% of GDP.

Thanks to W and the anti conservative self proclaimed sub humans, it is now over 50%.

Too much government spending creates inflation....so everything costs more
BUT
Personal income does NOT match inflation.
A day's wages once was 3.75% of the cost of a new car. Today the same skill level wages is 0.4% of the price of a new car.
That happened in 70 years time. Several bouts of inflation makes that happen.

Government overspending destroys your ability to earn a decent living.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Too bad that isn't what MAGAS are about.

Why did you mention MAGAs? Do they live rent free in your head?

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Your OP listed everything that MAGA isn't. Trump IS MAGA.

Really? Trump isn’t for secure borders, strong military and supporting the police? Anti DEI?

You’re such a dumbass

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Did you notice he didn’t say anything about paying porn stars for sex, running fake charities, cheating on your wives, Every conservative has embraced those actions...but somehow they aren’t conservative values?

Every conservative or just the famous ones you see on TV? So JD Vance does all this? Vivek?

Link please

 

[Marener]

Really? Trump isn’t for secure borders, strong military and supporting the police? Anti DEI?

You’re such a dumbass

Trump is all for police some people.

Conservatism has been about equal application of the law, but that’s hardly the case anymore.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

What happened to colleges is that Conservatives cut back subsidies and forced more of the bill onto the students.

I went to college in the mid 70s and I paid $650 for a years tuition. I was able to pay my tuition by working a $2 an hour job over the summer.

But that was with a large amount of state aid.
Conservatives have cut back on aid and frozen minimum wage

What happened to colleges is that Conservatives cut back subsidies and forced more of the bill onto the students.

I went to college in the mid 70s and I paid $650 for a years tuition.

How much was the state subsidy per student?

 

[rightwinger]

What happened to colleges is that Conservatives cut back subsidies and forced more of the bill onto the students.

I went to college in the mid 70s and I paid $650 for a years tuition.

How much was the state subsidy per student?

I really don’t know
What I do know is that I paid $650 a year for my first three years and Republicans in NY cut back state aid and my tuition went up to $1050 my Senior year

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Trump is all for police some people.

Conservatism has been about equal application of the law, but that’s hardly the case anymore.

My point is that there are overlaps with MAGA

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

I really don’t know
What I do know is that I paid $650 a year for my first three years and Republicans in NY cut back state aid and my tuition went up to $1050 my Senior year

But that’s a lot for 1947

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

YES…Other peoples money
We want more corporate profits going to those who create the profit

We want workers to receive a wage they can survive off of without the government subsidizing food healthcare and housing

Workers aren’t slaves they can work elsewhere

 

[Marener]

My point is that there are overlaps with MAGA

I dont consider there to be much overlap between “DoJ should act without favor or fear” of traditional conservatism with the “DoJ should be used to get revenge on people I hate” of MAGA.

 

[rightwinger]

Too much government spending creates inflation....so everything costs more
BUT
Personal income does NOT match inflation.
A day's wages once was 3.75% of the cost of a new car. Today the same skill level wages is 0.4% of the price of a new car.
That happened in 70 years time. Several bouts of inflation makes that happen.

Government overspending destroys your ability to earn a decent living.

Wages have not kept pace with inflation
Corporate profits and executive pay have skyrocketed
Wages and benefits have been stagnant

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

I dont consider there to be much overlap between “DoJ should act without favor or fear” of traditional conservatism with the “DoJ should be used to get revenge on people I hate” of MAGA.

You’re cherry-picking

My 13 pts show an overlap

 

[BS Filter]

Any muslim who wasn't born here and is supporting terrorism is deported. Immediately.

 

[BS Filter]

Wages have not kept pace with inflation
Corporate profits and executive pay have skyrocketed
Wages and benefits have been stagnant

Get a second job. I'm 77 and still working.

 

[Hollie]

YES…Other peoples money
We want more corporate profits going to those who create the profit

We want workers to receive a wage they can survive off of without the government subsidizing food healthcare and housing

You want workers to receive wages that destroy the industries they work for.

https://www.cato.org/blog/yes-californias-fast-food-minimum-wage-law-has-killed-thousands-jobs

 

[rightwinger]

Workers aren’t slaves they can work elsewhere

Standard Conservative retort….Dont like it. Leave
But the entire economy has shifted to a supply side economy while worker protections have diminished