We are witnessing the emergence of a new type of conservative. The new conservative cares not about property rights, the rule of law, free and fair elections, popular sovereignty, or limited constitutional government. The new conservative worships the effective use of power without regard for the how and why it is used. It’s a strange sort of bromance for flabby Putin.
My apologies:
You’re speaking of the Putin Bromance crowd. I got the thread players mixed up.
Don’t you understand that “free and fair elections, popular sovereignty” are antonyms to “limited, constitutional government”?
You have perfectly described the "neo-conservative" big-government globalists who have polluted the U.S. government for much of the last 25 years. These are the @ssholes who are clamoring loudest for U.S. military intervention all over the world at every opportunity ... and yet they're strangely silent when it comes to matters like freedom and liberty here at home, the protection of our borders, and our God-given right to bear arms.
They can all line up to go stand next to the Ukrainians, as far as I'm concerned. I'll even pay for their airline tickets. I'll fly them first class, too.