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In reply to the discussion: What I've learned about conservatives in the last few months [View all]Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)every single Conservative. In the olden days there were those who had a theory about matters like free markets and what have you. Many of them genuinely had something of a philosophy. But they have pretty much been purged. As we see know - even when Democrats adopt essentially conservative-Republican policies - it wins no kudos from the conservative movement whatsoever. That certainly became crystal clear during the Clinton Administration - an administration that was in much respect to the right of Ronald Reagan in actual policy. But that mattered nothing to them.
I think of one of the recent "Primary debates" - Ron Paul who along with his batshit craziness does have some brief moments of lucidity - stated that our foreign policy should be based on the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." The audience of course predictably broke into a loud course of booing and jeering. My goodness, do they even realize that they are booing the words of Jesus?
Great Post btw.