Haumana wrote: Sun Nov 21, 2021 1:11 am
The Conservative wrote: Sun Nov 21, 2021 12:35 am
Haumana wrote: Sat Nov 20, 2021 7:25 pm
Conservatism is Liberalism driving at the speed limit. - Michael Malice.
The statement is wrong on all levels.
How so?
People can claim to be whatever they want to be to twist and bastardize the true meaning of a political movement.
Honestly, I am unsure if there are any real capital c Conservatives in Congress right now.
The truest definition of a Conservative is someone who follows and protects the Constitution. Who will fight change to it for the wrong reasons. Who will fight to keep laws off the books that will curtail the freedoms of people and give power to the government.
A conservative believes in a small governmental footprint.
They believe that a government should be there for one a few reasons, and no more.
1. To give you a chance to succeed or fail at your dreams.
2. To not punish you for failure, but help you get on your feet if you do...
3. To help if you fall on hard times, but as an ability to get back on your feet, not as an intimate support system.
4. To protect the CITIZENS of the US from enemies from without. That includes illegals.
5. The people control the government, not the other way around.
6. Live within your means. This includes government. If you can't, then something needs to change. Taxes is not the answer, not is more government.
Now, most people, including Ted Cruz would fail these expectations.
So when someone calls themselves a Conservative, there is no way they are truly are one. If anything they are a lowercase c, not an uppercase, and that is not good enough in my eyes.