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November 09, 2004

Real Conservative Values

From Chris Bowers at MyDD , an explaination of what real conservative values are, and why.

George Bush is a self-proclaimed conservative. In this election, 84% of those people who identify as conservatives voted for George Bush, thereby endorsing his policies. I say, and my Catholic upbringing says, that your actions are your beliefs, and there is no difference between the two. Considering this, it is time to face some facts:

• Real conservatives value fiscal insolvency, including irresponsible tax cuts, corporate giveaways, massive spending increases, huge undisclosed pork-barrel spending projects hammered out during congressional conference, rather than actual budget legislation on the Congressional floor that is open to the public and recorded in the public record. You know that conservatives value these things, because these are the things the vast majority of self-proclaimed conservatives do.


• Real conservatives do not value your personal liberties. They like disenfranchising voters, challenging voters, and making it more difficult to vote. They like it when the government is in your bedroom. They want to be able to spy on your personal files. They do not respect your right to privacy. They like to tell you who you can and cannot love, and what you can and cannot do to your own body. You know these are conservative values, because conservatives regularly pass laws of this nature.


• Real conservatives like to recklessly use the military They love war, and regularly resort to it as one of their first choices. They have no respect for the lives their policies destroy, as long as they have more bases overseas. They derive their values from violence, and detest peace. They will come up with any excuse possible, and cynically invent several more, to use force whenever possible, wherever possible. You know these are conservative values, because these are the actions conservatives take.

Real conservatives are bloodthirsty, reckless with our tax money, and want to tell you how to live your life. They are intolerant, warmongering and irresponsible. You know these are real conservatives values, because you can find anyone's beliefs in what they do, not what they say.

This is the way we need to start framing the debate for the next round of elections in 2 years. We need to get the message out of what it truly means to be a conservative, and what you support when you support conservative politicians.

Yes, it's likely to get a bit "untidy" to sling that much mud, but we need to make being a conservative sound as unappealing and irrational as it really is. They've been doing it to liberals for years - we don't have to stoop to their level of pulling dirty tricks, but we do need to fight fire with fire.

While the above descriptions may sound harsh, they are certainly a fair way of portraying the real conservative values.

Posted by thorswitch at November 9, 2004 06:09 PM

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