Conservatism is morally bankrupt and ethically untenable.It shouldn't be tolerated.
Conservatism is morally bankrupt and ethically untenable.It shouldn't be tolerated.
I'm a conservative for socialized healthcare. I think that it's a strong moral good with high social utility. But I think it should be something managed at the state level, because I think my state tends to do a better job with social programs than the federal government.
The national parks service was created by a conservative. Being a greedy, bought and paid for capitalist has nothing to do with being conservative. I'm very much in favor of defending our wildlife and using our global political capital to make the world a better place to live.
I don't care what you look like or who you marry. Women are mostly equal right now, and will continue to be more equal over time. Lets focus on groups that are actually disenfranchised, like African American men.
Your comment was very insulting to me, as someone who considers themselves a conservative. We aren't a caricature of bible thumping, gun-toting, minority hating, woman hating mongrels. We have the same needs and values as anyone else in life, simply different priorities.
So, I'd respond to what you seem to be implying by pointing out that Sheriff David Clarke also exists. So do anti-immigration immigrants. There's also a phenomenon called Stockholm Syndrome.
Doesn't really prove anything except that counterintuitive ironies exist and that people don't always act in their own best interest and/or they make tradeoffs. It's actually rational to not be a one-issue voter, especially in a two-party system.
In short, a gay person being a member of a party doesn't make that party pro-gay rights.