Conservatism_in_the_United_States

I do not often, rather ever respond to political commentary, this time I am making an exception. Conservatives say the opposite, liberals say the same, independents ride the fence and take a side when the opposition is unruly. Our country’s people (not all) are falling unraveling. Commentary was (for politics) generally bipartisan but for the most part respectful. Until now and before then, then being an era of ugliness that existed for a few hundred years, the subjugation of people of color, non-Christian religion and women. We are not far off from that but instead it driven by ideals, morals, and strange politics. We are not behaving as adults, we are like children in a school yard fighting over candy. The difference being we are truly fighting and the face of the nation is in display for all to see.

Please backup, look in the mirror, find you strength and respect the rule of law, speak your mind and your heart as it is your right. Protest loud but in peace, debate hard and long, but respect each other differences and ideas. In the end it falls on all of us to vote, and when the ballet closes go home and reflect, determine how you fit into the equation over that 4 year stretch, work within the law and be a good citizen, neighbor, Be a good person.

If you read this I apologize for the diatribe, I just don’t get it.

I read most of the Wikipedia article provided in the link...honestly, it struck me as fairly benign, and perhaps even reasonably accurate. Speaking as an unapologetic "Conservative" myself, I can concur that my faith, valuation of tradition, desire for strong national security, patriotism, and support for "most" capitalist economic theories are all part of that identity.

I believe the conflict between Conservatives and Liberals can be best represented by an analogy. "Liberals" are not unlike the new junior officer who tells his personnel to "feel free to knock off early" on a Friday. "Conservatives" are a lot like the more experienced NCO whom, after thanking the LT, waits for him to round the corner, then assigns the guys work detail to get ready for the inspection Monday morning. Many Liberals likely, genuinely believe they are promoting the right ideals...and no doubt many Conservatives embrace wider "little l" liberalism...they just question the impact of change for the sake of change itself.

That being said, I do believe there is a concerted, dedicated, and serious force at work in American Liberalism that is nothing short of poison. No, I don't actually believe it to be Socialism, though I see that as a false path as well. As I see it, the greatest danger coming from the "Left" isn't the desire for more equanimity...it's the latent hatred for religion. One need not endorse or subscribe to a religious belief to respect it. Some of the most successful "Christian" explorers of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries were so precisely because they showed this deference and respect to cultures and beliefs not of their own. Somehow, and seemingly quite in contradiction of their greater philosophies...some Liberals seem intent on nothing short of the systemic extinction of religion. My guess is that this has nothing to do with the reasons they offer; namely, fairness and diversity...but rather an urgent need to "get us out of the way". Out of the way for what? That's what I often wonder.

At present, I believe half of these individuals are trying to set the stage for some form of techno-utopia; a scientifically-driven world without exchange economics, national borders, or internal disputes. The other half, I suspect, will embrace anything and everything that lets them "hit back" at the ideologies and forces condemning their chosen lifestyles. On the low-end of the spectrum, that could be people disenchanted with traditional family structures and expectations. On the higher-end, it could be those who question the nature of mortality itself, and wish to seek immortality derived from science as opposed to religion.