Thanks for this thread.
I have just quickly read the first 600 posts on your thread.
With all due apologizes to the posters that I may have misread, I find that this partial quote by “gutsy” sums up the major problem that your thread has exposed at FR:
” - - - The two strands of Conservatism are talking past each other in our latest argument. We come from the two different places. One strand is one that places its priorities on the fiscal and foreign policy issues. - - - “
” - - - The other strand is the Social Conservatives. - - - “
We are divided.
What is the common ground between these two groups of Conservatives?
What is each Group trying to CONSERVE?
IMHO, I think that this thread should continue as THE thread for the social Conservatives, as only posts # 101 and 151 brought up the topic of THE MAIN PROBLEM.
Please start a new thread for the fiscal Conservatives.
Perhaps in this manner common ground can be discovered.
BTW, just what is THE MAIN PROBLEM?
Socialism. The true enemy of freedom. Socialism is more than just the opposite of economic freedom. Socialists use our social institutions against us. They infiltrate into our government, our education systems, our churches, our associations, our military, everywhere in our society. They corrupt our youth, corrupt our churches, corrupt our belief systems, corrupt our government, corrupt our military, rewrite our history, break down our moral society, destroy our will. Reagan was successful in fighting socialism by bringing us all together to fight the true enemy. It’s a much larger problem than just fiscal.
Romney worked for socialist causes for many years by advocating for legal abortion, the homosexual agenda, gays in the scouts, gays in the military, same sex marriage, class warfare, liberal judges, global warming, big government anti-liberty programs like RomneyCare, government bailouts, stimulus spending, etc, which he claimed are all good ideas and more is necessary.
Reagan warned us that the socialists would introduce socialism into America through compulsory health care insurance. Well, let me introduce you to Mr. Socialist Compulsory Health Insurance himself, Mitt Romney. And he carries all the baggage of a true socialist. He has the complete socialist agenda down pat. Look it up.