[marajade]

All I am saying is you believe Flake by supporting free trade with Cuba is conservative, I believe Flake is liberal on that issue.

Sometimes its awfully difficult to figure out what is conservative and what is liberal.

[Theophilus]

Sometimes its awfully difficult to figure out what is conservative and what is liberal.

Well, in this case, I think that trade benefits the powerless more than the powerful. Even if Castro literally owns Cuba and all of it's people as slaves, his days are numbered and he can only consume and benefit a very finite amount. He already has every benefit and luxery that his power affords. If Cuban slaves benefit a little from free trade, than maybe they can think more about resisting and less about starving.

I don't think it serves conservatism to isolate issues from the broader themes of the conservative worldview.

As presented by Russell Kirk

1. A belief in a transcendent order, which Kirk described variously as based in tradition, divine revelation, or natural law;
2. An affection for the "variety and mystery" of human existence;
3. A conviction that society requires orders and classes that emphasize "natural" distinctions;
   
4. A belief that property and freedom are closely linked;
5. A faith in custom, convention, and prescription, and
6. A recognition that innovation must be tied to existing traditions and customs, which entails a respect for the political value of prudence