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How it came about that the left began the blame game against the wealthy; keep this in mind next time you read it in a post here
Topic Started: Mar 15 2014, 10:36 PM (916 Views)
Pat
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campingken
Mar 18 2014, 04:23 AM
When did we have any of that conservative govt that you describe Pat?
Before congress and president's began sabotaging the basic constitution and bill of rights. About 1800. But the conservative principles have never changed, small government, less intrusion and more live and let live beliefs. A conservative would never imply let alone try to enforce particular life decisions and choices on another. Conservative (conservation comes from the root word} means preserving intact, the opposite of expansion.

Whether one accepts this or not, basically what has occurred is exactly what we are warned about as conservatives, there are very few willing to embrace the ideals. Maybe it is human nature for most to want the easy way out, to be held by mommy and daddy and protected. To be fed, clothed and babied at the expense of others. To be self centered in thought as to have the audacity to force their will on others, their beliefs, their religions, their problems. Libertarians embrace the root conservatism Ken and if you attend a rally where the ideal are expressed, generally not a head in the audience is not shaking up and down in affirmation. But walking the talk is impossible for most, they want to be babied.
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In 1800 we also had a frontier and Indians that the sociopaths could kill without fear of arrest or even condemnation. Also the population was less than 20 million (my guess) and you could do what you want to the land and wildlife without bothering your neighbors.

Do you really think that with a population on 310,000,000, and growing, we could return to the "if it feels good do it" 1800 style of government?
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Why do you keep going to the past? We are not living in the past. Wanting smaller government is not a wish for the past. You keep wanting us to go from one extreme to the other. Total regulation or no regulation. No regulation is not what conservatives are about contrary to the liberal BIG LIE.

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