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To: presidio9

A typical (and deliberate) misrepresentation of conservatism by a leftist. Libertarians seek personal and social anarchy; conservatives seek moral governance. Neither is reducible to a simplistic scale of “liberty.”


3 posted on 03/19/2010 12:28:18 PM PDT by sthguard (The DNC theme song: "All You Need is Guv")
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To: sthguard

I think you’re probably correct.


5 posted on 03/19/2010 12:31:25 PM PDT by americanophile (DeMint/Ryan '10)
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To: sthguard

Correct, but you need to add “moral relativism” to your list of libertarian ideals.


6 posted on 03/19/2010 12:32:20 PM PDT by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does)
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To: sthguard
A typical (and deliberate) misrepresentation of conservatism by a leftist. Libertarians seek personal and social anarchy; conservatives seek moral governance.

I'll second that. Such deception as this is all over America, and a reasonable true conservative voice is hard to find, basically repressed by the Media, and/or we have truly lost our way.

Libertarianism is NOT conservatism. Indeed libertarianism is basically shallow emotional reaction (as in 'reactionary') against the Left. Conservatism is, as you say, far deeper, and was once what America was about.

11 posted on 03/19/2010 12:43:24 PM PDT by jnsun (The Left: the need to manipulate others because of nothing productive to offer.)
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To: sthguard

Personal anarchy is self punishing.

Alleyways with drunks and derelicts are self observant eduction.

Real, religious conservatives believe in free will, for good and bad.

A lot of social conservative support big government, high taxes because they can do social engineering better. /sarc.


22 posted on 03/19/2010 12:53:12 PM PDT by Leisler
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To: sthguard
It's not spelled "anarchy", it's spelled "freedom". The freedom to succeed, and the freedom to fail.

Something Nanny Stater's in both Parties really don't want to let go of...

60 posted on 03/19/2010 2:05:35 PM PDT by Dead Corpse (III, Oathkeeper)
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To: sthguard
Confused liberals who have grown out of their liberal beliefs and
are hanging on for dear life to keep their liberal friends by claiming a
Lib is a Lib, no matter the extension.


Bah, what the heck do I know..

224 posted on 04/07/2010 8:15:52 PM PDT by MaxMax (Conservatism isn't a party)
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