[quebecois]

To be a conservative, above all else, is to believe in the founding ideals of America. It is more of a way of life than an ideology. It is based on the idea that America's purpose is to provide an evironment for the american people to live their lives, raise their children, worship God, and practice their culture....with as little interference from distant centers of authority as is possible.

Neoconservativism, which is not really conservative at all, sees every bit of this as antisocial and immoral. They harbor a megalomaniacal ideology that demands that individual americans sacrifice themselves on the altar of world empire. Who cares about the constitutional limitations on our federal govt? Who cares about fiscal responsibility? Who cares about the warnings of our founders that we avoid foreign entanglements?

The peasants job is to pay outrageous taxes, give away our freedom, and fight their wars....they are the philosopher kings of Plato's cave, and we are ignorant peasants.

These neocons are not really that different from the marxists from which they so recently sprang. We are now entering a conflict for the very soul of our nation.

[AAABEST]

To be a conservative, above all else, is to believe in the founding ideals of America. It is more of a way of life than an ideology. It is based on the idea that America's purpose is to provide an evironment for the american people to live their lives, raise their children, worship God, and practice their culture....with as little interference from distant centers of authority as is possible.

Very well stated. Beautiful even.

[freeeee]

Very well said! I put that on my FR homepage.

[BlackElk]

Now that you have gotten the fantasies off your chest, I hope you feel better.

[saradippity]

Good analysis and scary. Do you think having five parties might enable us to turn this runaway train back on track?

I just don't see a political answer aside from choices between parties who stand for something rather than this charade where they pretend there is a difference and we pretend we believe them.