conservative i am

Sep 08, 2009 17:47

What is conservatism?

--Using these criteria (which I agree with fully) I am a conservative. 

politics, me me me

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oroszlan September 8 2009, 17:07:16 UTC
incoherent compote of "america is awesome" with stuff that has nothing to do with being conservative (education? huh?)

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vityokr September 8 2009, 22:31:53 UTC
1) i don't even think this guy is a conservative. he did the same thing for progressives. he's not reiterating the same ideas with same words but is rather putting it in a different, more understandable language
2) you haven't really made a coherent argument why he is wrong
a) education is not per se, but rather about "Societies succeed if strong family structures support an emphasis on learning and acculturation". Conservatives are surely about family values
b) it's not so much 'america is awesome' imho but more about western values and lack of moral relativism.

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tyoma_cat September 9 2009, 16:45:17 UTC
например: In international affairs, in the twentieth century, the United States in particular has been unselfish to a remarkable degree. We therefore should trust the United States with unprecedented power.

и где логика? если кто-то делает что-то бесплатно, еще не значит, что это хорошо и ему нужно доверять: например, террористы в большинстве своем никакой прямой выгоды не получают.

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vityokr September 9 2009, 22:35:37 UTC
i think you are missing the point. He is not making the case for conservative movement - ie that it's correct. He is simply listing the views that define it.

I happen to agree with pretty much all of those views, but that's a separate point.

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vityokr September 8 2009, 22:32:37 UTC
your article is boring, i think this guy is much better and to the point.

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