For Conservatives, Mission Accomplished

[GePap]

GET THE ROPE! LETS STRING HIM UP!

[MrFun]

I'm still recovering from my last rope burns though.

[orrery]

I for one, believe in a democratically elected one-party system. My reason for this? In a constitutional republic like ours, a UNITED party of one would quickly become a party of independents. If, we are all debating on the nature of the Republic, as republics and changing the nature of the republic through the democratic process... Not only would we have one party, but, democratically elected and partipated in by the people, we would have as many "parties of one" as there are participating individuals.

One Republican Party = The Triumph of Individualism.
All for one, and one for all, the product of a democratic election and a More Perfect Union. Democrats who elect the Constitution to be the law and adhere to the authority of the Republic, are by their very nature, Republicans.

Join the Party, and be a Party of One.

Also, George Washington himself, in his farewell message, said that multiparty system would tear our nation apart. Change the Republic from within, as a Republican. I have endeavoured to do this, I have already helped many Republicans become Evolution / Creation dualists and am very proud of that accomplishment.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Mr Fun: We like to lynch you mostly because you like Racoons .

[MrFun]

[kolpo]

If that article is right and if the conservatives are indeed winning since 1964 then please answer some questions
-why is spending now higher then in 64 ?(% of gross product I mean)
-why do we now have less war tolerance then in 64? In the vietnam war needed we thousants of dead americans and genocide of entire vilages in order to make the public anti-war. Now in Iraq seems it like hunderds of dead americans and an abuses scandale that does not even come close to what happened in vietnam is enough, the majority now thinks we better had not invaded iraq.
-compare the rights and power of minorities and gays in 64 and now, is this really a conservative victory?

So even while the right is now much better organized and wins much more elections seems it like the USA is still slowely moving to a more liberal nation.

[mindseye]

I was going to object on the basis of being an Iowan, but I don't want to stand between Mr. Fun and a willing lynch mob.

[Imran Siddiqui]

That's a good man .

[MrFun]

Originally posted by mindseye
I was going to object on the basis of being an Iowan, but I don't want to stand between Mr. Fun and a willing lynch mob.

[Imran Siddiqui]

So even while the right is now much better organized and wins much more elections seems it like the USA is still slowely moving to a more liberal nation.

Modern conservativism is about gradual change, not stagnation or even reactionaryism. It's just a different manner in change. Our government today doesn't resemble LBJ's Great Society plans.

[chequita guevara]

It's never a good idea to stand between a lynch mob and its target. It might be the right thing to do, but it's not a good idea.

[Gatekeeper]

One word in that op-ed piece is the key to everything: Ruthless.

Gatekeeper

[lord of the mark]

now vs 1964

Straight economics - the conservatives win hands down - what can we privatize today? Economic regulation gone. Lower taxes for micro reasons a good thing acclaimed by all.

Safety Net - a draw - not going away, but no more than marginal expansions in the cards. Means testing gaining elite acceptance, even among liberals, but the politics dont work

Culture - conservatives lose. Gay rights, feminism, choice (which will undoubtedly survive a reversal of Roe v Wade) etc. On anything which doesnt relate directly or indirectly to economics (responsibility is good) theyve lost. Heck, even when they win (in 2004 terms) they lose (in 1964 terms) faith based solutions will include churches women ministers and priests are routine, charter schools include black power schools, etc.

all more the playing out of certain dynamics of freedom and personal choice, than a victory for conservatives per se.

[Agathon]

the dominant intellectual force in American politics

Nothing intellectual about it. Conservatism is just fear and prejudice dressed up.

I take it no one read that psychological analysis of political conservatives. Although the authors try to tone it down it turns out that conservatives are just reactionary dumbasses.

[MrFun]

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Why is that the following people find conservative ideology more appealing than liberal ideology:


racists/white supremacists

homophobes

sexists

anti-Semites

xeneophobes



Basically, throughout history, most hate mongers have found comfort within the conservative ideology.


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