Is American society stronger and healthier than it was in the 1950’s?
And if you say no. Then what happened to change things?
what happened in the ... 60’s that so radically altered american society in general and the American family in particular?
hm... 60’s free love... and all that... what changed between the 50’s to the 60’s ...
Ah! I know! in 1960 “the pill” was approved by the FDA for contraceptive use!
Thus one can easily conclude that “the pill” led to the 60’s... and the 60’s led us to where we are today.
Now am I (or Santorum) saying the pill should be outlawed? of course not, but I think it’s fair to talk about some of the root causes of our current problems.
An interesting observation and a reasonable subject for discussion that is certainly related to our current moral decline and societal predicament.
The “current problem” is certainly related to “the pill;” but, it is not birth control itself that is the central problem; it is the breakdown of societal moral values due to a lack of responsibility and accountability on the part of the individual that is the greatest threat to our well being as both individuals and as a society.
My whole point in my prior posts was that we must have both personal responsibility and accountability if we are to maintain our individual rights and freedoms. To paraphrase Franklin; Our Republic and form of government can only continue to exist if we are a moral people.
The problem I have w/Rick Santorum is it appears he believes the state should enforce his vision of morality; while at the same time his voting record indicates he has supported many government funded social programs. Both of those concepts are the opposites of what a Constitutional Conservative should espouse; and, ironically, in many cases those two strategies can also act in opposition to each other.
Such incongruous beliefs are indicative of a lack of a good understanding of both Conservatism and of having a sound core philosophy that is based upon Conservative principles.
That is a major reason I believe Rick Santorum is not our best qualified candidate to represent Conservatives values.
Take care,
-Geoff