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DamnYankee

DamnYankee

Loyal to the end
This is one of the best summaries of modern conservatism that I have found. Since there has been so much confusion from liberals on what social conservatism is of late, I have highlighted what I consider to be the social issues of this summation.

A conservative adheres to principles of personal responsibility, moral values, and limited government, agreeing with George Washington's Farewell Address that "religion and morality are indispensable supports" to political prosperity.

Former President Ronald Reagan said, "The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom."
Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, is the epitome of American conservatism.

The sine qua non of a conservative is someone who rises above his personal self-interest and promotes moral and economic values beneficial to all. Alternatively, a conservative is willing to learn and advocate the insights of economics and the morality of the Bible for the benefit of all, recognizing that the Bible is the most logical book ever written. Specifically, conservatives seek or support:

* Limited government and balanced budgets
* Capitalism and free markets
* Classroom prayer
* Prohibition of abortion and respect for human life
* Abstinence education
* Traditional marriage, not same-sex marriage
* Respect for differences between men and women, boys and girls
* Laws against pornography
* The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms
* Economic allocative efficiency (as opposed to popular equity)
* The death penalty
* Parental control of education
* Private medical care and retirement plans
* Canceling failed social support programs
* No world government
* Enforcement of current laws regarding immigration
* Respect for our military ... past and present
* Rejection of junk science such as evolution and global warming
* Low taxes, especially for families
* Confederationism (less power for the federal government and more for local and state governments)
* A strong national defense
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http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservative

I now invite questions from those who desire more information on my ideological position of social conservatism. :)
 
I understand the 2nd Amendment is constantly under attack from retarded leftists, but why single it out from the other 9 originals?
 
Dune said:
How can you be retarded and an engineer? Are you lying about the engineering thing?
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The two are incompatible, and no, I'm licensed in three states. However 20% of Americans have some kind of mental defect, and 20% of Americans are liberal.
 
Damn Yankee said:
This is one of the best summaries of modern conservatism that I have found. Since there has been so much confusion from liberals on what social conservatism is of late, I have highlighted what I consider to be the social issues of this summation.



http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservative

I now invite questions from those who desire more information on my ideological position of social conservatism. :)
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Everything is changing. You, me, the world, the solar system, the universe, other possible/probable universes. Everything changes... (2nd law of thermodynamics I think - someone can help me, I'm sure.)


....except conservatives.

That's OK. You do not have to join the rest of us on our exciting journey of discovery.
Ciao baby.
 
Damn Yankee said:
The two are incompatible, and no, I'm licensed in three states. However 20% of Americans have some kind of mental defect, and 20% of Americans are liberal.
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Actually the figure is higher than 20% but dont ask me to justify that, it would take too long and the answer would have changed by the time I had it.
 
Lowaicue said:
Everything is changing. You, me, the world, the solar system, the universe, other possible/probable universes. Everything changes... (2nd law of thermodynamics I think - someone can help me, I'm sure.)


....except conservatives.

That's OK. You do not have to join the rest of us on our exciting journey of discovery.
Ciao baby.
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The Constitution is written so those on "this exciting journey" can do so without dragging the rest of us along. Read Amendment X.
 
Damn Yankee said:
It does to a certain extent, but it's not the end-all that junk science makes it out to be.
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If it exists to a certain extent then it exists period. There is no partial existence. Any engineer should understand that. What else about your own cause do you not believe?
 
Dune said:
If it exists to a certain extent then it exists period. There is no partial existence. Any engineer should understand that. What else about your own cause do you not believe?
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You've misinterpreted the stated principles. It is "junk" science that I reject.

If you are against conservatism, you should argue against its stated principles instead of trying to define it to suit your argument.
 
Damn Yankee said:
You've misinterpreted the stated principles. It is "junk" science that I reject.

If you are against conservatism, you should argue against its stated principles instead of trying to define it to suit your argument.
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Umm, no, you clearly stated "junk science such as evolution".

Would you like to start over and perhaps remove the word evolution from your statement or will you just admit you are wrong?
 
Dune said:
Umm, no, you clearly stated "junk science such as evolution".

Would you like to start over and perhaps remove the word evolution from your statement or will you just admit you are wrong?
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I reject the parts of evolution that are junk science, such as an ape turning into a man without divine intervention. I also reject the parts of global warming theory that claim it is caused by man.
 
O.K., you admit to both global warming and evolution despite the fact that you advocate their non-existance.

How do you justify the death penalty, god fearing one? Thou shall not kill.
 
Dune said:
O.K., you admit to both global warming and evolution despite the fact that you advocate their non-existance.

How do you justify the death penalty, god fearing one? Thou shall not kill.
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Again, I reject the junk portions of those two theories. Your argument seems to be that if I reject dirty water, then I reject water. Do you understand how an adjective modifies a noun?

"Thou" refers to an individual. The death penalty is a killing by the state, to punish a henious crime.
 
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