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The Essence of Conservatism

With all of the questions regarding the meaning of conservatism floating around I figger to take a stab at it.

What is true conservatism generally and how does it contrast with other self-identified “conservatives.” Are they really conservatives? How does it compare to Progressivism?

Whatever the discipline you practice, you have conservatism and the description I am about to give applies whether we speak of government, business, science, sports, education; or wherever else you may find the question being asked. For this I will speak only in the context of government. A good conservative government allows for all of the other disciplines to intelligently order themselves.

Imagine a pile of ideas. A manmade pile of ideas. As man moves forward through history, he tries various [...]

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Libertarian v RINO

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When you see people who say they would vote for a RINO but never a libertarian it makes you wonder. What is the difference between a libertarian and a RINO that reasonable men could arrive at such a conclusion?

I created a handy table illustrating the differences between libertarians and RINOs on issues of the day and yesterday.

Principle Libertarian RINO Low Taxes No Taxes What Will Get Me (Re-)Elected
Or WWGM(R)E for brevity Drug War End it WWGM(R)E Gun Rights The more the merrier WWGM(R)E Free Speech They never shut up. I think that pretty much says it all. WWGM(R)E Religion Most religious people are kooks but they have a right to be kooks. WWGM(R)E Free Press Totally dude [...]

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The Principles Office

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There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Do we have a party of principle? What are the principles?

Do we even have men of principle? What are those principles?

Are you a Big Tent Republican? Does big tent preclude principle? Reagan’s big tent philosophy is often cited as reason to avoid getting bogged down in policy debates. Or for failing to excommunicate RINO’s. Did Reagan have no principles?

I have asked here before if there is even one principle to which conservatives can agree one must be bound to be accepted into the fold. I have not yet heard the response that was more than [...]

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