| | Liberal Ideas v ConservativeMoney Quote: Conservative ideas "...trying to convince people that our conservative ideas are better than their liberal ideas?" Conservatives have ideas, it's just that most Americans don't like those ideas. Here is a partial list of conservative "ideas" that the American people overwhelming reject: Privatize social security, the Iraq war, ivade Iran now, more deregulation for the banking industry, the unitary executive, turning government into a political advocacy group, more Tax breaks for big oil, more tax cuts for the rich and roll back clean air and clean water regulations. Conservatives have to get Americans to believe things that aren't true in order to get their ideas accepted. ____________________________________________ Publuis's Commentary: "I tell my conservative friends (yes I have a few) that it is not as if conservatives have no ideas, it is just that most of them are wrong- especially the conservative party of the last 10-15 years. Yes, that is the party of the Religious Right, the anti-science Right, the Neo-Con Right, the borrow and spend right, the huge deficit right, the anti-reality right...etc...etc........ " I could offer a lot fair amount of criticism for the fanatics on the left as well. That is one reason why I support Hillary over Barack. She has a way of finding the center in American politics (but she found it too late) and that is appealing to my moderate sense..... " Back to my point, most of the "big" ideas of the last 200 years have been liberal. progressive ideas. The Bill of Rights (liberal), Ending Slavery (liberal), ending child labor (liberal), 8 hour day and 40 hour week, (liberal), workers' rights (liberal), rights of unions (liberal), social security/medicare/medicaid (liberal), Interstate Highway System (liberal), civil rights movement (liberal), women's right's liberal, empowerment of a myriad of disenfrancised groups of people (liberal).....and the list goes on..... "When it comes to progress, thinking about the future, being inclusive, and moving towards "a more perfect union" history clearly shows us that it is liberals and progressives that have led the way. Conversely, it has always been conservatives who have looked to the past, have defended the status quo, and have resisted change every chance they get. They got theirs a long time ago and they seek to hand on to it, and that often means preventing others from gaining equality and opportunity that every citizen has a shot at in a democracy.!" "I will add one caveat, we must all become conservatives in two areas. The first is the economy and the second in climate change. Our national deficit is nearing 9 trillion dollars and the unfundd liabilities are running up to 30 trillion dollars. (that is scary!). The environment and climate change is clearly the issue of our time and to their credit mnay people who previously opposed corrective measures are starting to understand the science and the urgency we face. In those two areas liberals and conservatives must come together to find common ground" |
