[Texaggie79]

Do you, as a "good conservative", believe that liberal social programs lead to family breakup, then to fatherless children, and then to more crime and other social problems?

Not directly no. They lead to laziness and dependency on the government. Family breakup, fatherless homes, ect are a result of poor upbringing.

[sendtoscott]

Not directly no. They lead to laziness and dependency on the government. Family breakup, fatherless homes, ect are a result of poor upbringing.

So why is it immoral to blame US foreign policy for terrorist attacks, but OK to blame US immigration policy? I don't know if you personally are in the "shut the border" crowd, but that crowd is blaming US govt policy for terrorist attacks. They just blame a different one.

Why is it morally unacceptable to say that US govt action can lead indirectly to terrorist acts being committed here? Terrorists are responsible for terrorism, criminals are responsible for crime, but govt actions can lead to more of either. No American deserves to be a victim of terrorism any more than he deserves to be a victim of street crime, even if his govt does make the situation worse.