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My grandmother was a socialist-communist. She was not a party member or anything like that. In the ideology she advocated, not in her daily life. In her daily life she acted like a land-hungry Polish peasant's daughter, trying to find a way to squeeze every nickel, so she could get enough money to buy more land. The Polish peasant's dream, to own their land.

When I was growing up, my grandmother was sinking into the illness that would ravage her mind. Since she didn't always make sense, I later asked my father, who could remember her when her mind was clear, if that was really what she believed. He indicated, well, yes, mostly, though she hadn't acted that way in her daily life.

My Dad, her son, was a solid conservative, lived his life that way, in spite of his mother's ideology.

I see conservatism as an ideology that can be learned and preached, that can obtain converts. My grandmother was kind of one, a very incomplete one, since she never came to grips with the contradiction between her ideas and her daily life.

I have friends who grew up in the Soviet Union before the bust up. They mostly have learned how to live their daily lives in the U.S., they have or are becoming American citizens, as are the other members of their family here. But their political ideas are unformed, and I talk to them about political topics, try to make them understand the differences between conservatism and liberalism, and why the former is better than the latter.

I look on it as spreading conservative ideas like seeds, and realize that every seed will not grow, but that a new crop will still arise. And this new crop will make us stronger.

We will never convince everyone, but we can convince more.

[ In her daily life she acted like a land-hungry Polish peasant's daughter, trying to find a way to squeeze every nickel, so she could get enough money to buy more land. The Polish peasant's dream, to own their land. ]

In the United States as in Poland if you OWN land then how can you be taxed on it.. Then; you are just "renting" the land.. from the true OWNERS..

Most of America is as confused as your grandmother was..
Most "conservatives" are as confused as non conservatives are.. Except non conservatives see no problem with givernment owning LAND... The word conservative is a nebulous word.. Means only a different kind of socialist.. And most are oblivious to what socialism really is.. Socialism is Slavery by Givernment.. And most conservatives merely want a kinder gentler Slave Master.. as you seem to be "preaching"...

Conservative means "more of the same", and the Slave Master loves the concept.. any threat to the Slave Master will be from RADICALS not conservatives.. You might make a note.. Unless you are percieved as a radical by the Slave Master you ARE NO THREAT..