To: unionblue83
I have taken the same journey as Horowitz and love his work. I started on the radical left. A few years ago I sat with a friend over a pint of beer and he said to me "you know all the things we fought for have turned out to be wrong"
Example standing ovation for Mugabe the hero of Rhodesia!
So now I lurk on FR because UK conservatism finds me a bit too 'extreme' in my views. On FR I look a bit liberal compared to some, but I find the company very good.
You have to understand conservatism in the UK is very different from the States. Margaret Thatcher for instance is better loved over there than at home. Neo-con is pretty much a dirty word in most circles, not just left, luvvie, liberal.
40 posted on
08/02/2006 7:03:01 AM PDT by
vimto
(Blighty Awaken!)
To: vimto
The Margaret Thatcher comment gave me a better understanding of what you meant by "different". The Iron Lady has always been one of my favorites almost as much as Ronald Reagan. Notice I said almost. We share a common heritage with the UK and there are many things that I am sure we conservatives agree upon. You are more than welcome here at FR and I hope to "see" you around more.
42 posted on
08/02/2006 7:07:47 AM PDT by
unionblue83
(Mad Anthony Wayne -- the "original bone collector".)
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