[robertpaulsen]

"The basis of conservatism is individualism"

No, the basis of anarchy is individualism.

Individualism is opposed to any philosophy which stresses that communal, group, societal, racial, or national goals should take priority over individual goals.

Individualism is also opposed to the view that tradition, religion, or any other form of external moral standard should be used to limit an individual's choice of actions.

The basis of conservatism is tradition.

[Dead Corpse]

In other words, our individual Rights and Freedoms are so important that they should be tightly limited and regulated.<p.
Just when I think you can't sink any lower... Go away you troll.

[jmc813]

Individualism is opposed to any philosophy which stresses that communal, group, societal, racial, or national goals should take priority over individual goals.

How is this mindset any different than the philosophies laid out in "It Takes A Village" by Hillary Clinton? And what exactly is a "racial goal"? I'm a white boy and frankly, I can give a crap less about what other honkies' goals are.

Individualism is also opposed to the view that tradition, religion, or any other form of external moral standard should be used to limit an individual's choice of actions.

You're wrong again. I'm a Christian (yes, I realize that you have an asinine view that libertarians can't be Christians, even though I strongly suspect that I attend a more fundamentalist church than you), and my religious beliefs limit my personal choice of actions. I try to be a good person because God commands it. I take Him a bit more serious than the government.

[tpaine]

"-- Individualism is opposed to any philosophy which stresses that communal, group, societal, racial, or national goals should take priority over individual goals.

Individualism is also opposed to the view that tradition, religion, or any other form of external moral standard should be used to limit an individual's choice of actions. --"


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Socialistic "Wiki wisdom" without attribution. -- Pitiful.
More of the same type garbage:

'--- We, as a society, decide which rights we will protect --- We choose not to protect your right to do ----- [wharever]. If and when a majority of the people decide that we should, then we will. Given that we're a self-governing nation, there's nothing to stop the majority from deciding this. ---'

[ctdonath2]

The basis of conservatism is tradition.

Exactly.

And it is "tradition" in the USA to not need an FFL at all, period. The notion of an FFL started in '68, and still offends conservative values.

[tacticalogic]

The basis of conservatism is tradition.

If by "tradition" you mean the New Deal (an implicit rejection of the tradition of the old deal, all by itself), then screw your tradition.