The Time for Social Intervention is at Hand

I try to keep in mind the core principles of conservatism and rephrase a couple of them in the form of questions to ask people if they believe them.

If they say they do, I explain that this is a conservative position that democrats oppose.
If they give me an objection, rather than argue I say, "You know, I used to think that too. But, when I looked at it honestly I learned ..."

Do you believe in...?

1. Responsible (personal responsibility and self-reliance)
2. Pro-enterprise (living within our means, support for responsible free market economy)
3. Pro-freedom (freedom of choice, liberty, free speech)
4. Pro-defence (strong national defence, security, safety)
5. Pro-justice (rule of law, justice)
6. Pro-community (diversity, tolerance, inclusive, openness, international)
7. Pro-opportunity (equality of opportunity for all, aspiration, empowerment, education, social mobility)
8. Compassionate (prioritising the vulnerable, social justice, civic-minded)
9. Pro-democracy (patriotism, limited government, pro-family, sovereignty, localism)
10. Principled (fairness, integrity, pragmatism, respect)
11.Forward-looking (support gradual change, stewardship of heritage and environment, supportive of innovation and technology)

If they give me an objection, rather than argue I say, "You know, I used to think that too. But, when I looked at it honestly I learned ..."

I was talking to a man Christmas morning while we did a little volunteer work at a church to prep for feeding some needy families....he was dreading the Christmas dinner at his mom's because the whole family is bat$#!+ crazy Left Wing....he said he was the same way until his early 20s and while in college someone encouraged him to actually back up some of his notions with a little fact research...been solid conservative since and his family hates that....kind of ironic that a young man entered college a Lib and came out a Conservative...

Thanks for your list - I use similar tactics/questions but never had anything written down - this is a good set of base questions.

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