conservative is just a word with too many meanings ...
Thus, the word "conservatism" has no meaning.
Among all the people I know, those who I consider truly conservative I can count on the fingers of one hand.
btw both my hands have five fingers.
Even among my closest friends, those who actively refer to themselves as "conservative" I do not think understand what the word means.
Those who maintain silence about "politics" I find closest to being what I can consider conservative.
Webster hits it on the head with "preservative: having the power of preserving"
... after which Webster seems to blather in regard to "defining" the word "conservative"
- "of or relating to a philosophy of conservatism" says nothing considering what follows
- "of or constituting a political party professing the principles of conservatism" is meaningless in 2006 context
- even "of or constituting a party of the United Kingdom advocating support of established institutions"
... misses the mark without considering geography
- "tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions"
... would seem to give hope unless one realizes what is contained in the word "existing"
- a more 'traditional' definition "marked by moderation or caution"
... goes to the heart of those who are silent being "closest" to conservative
- "marked by or relating to traditional norms of taste, elegance, style, or manners" is not cool
- and last "of, relating to, or practicing Conservative Judaism"
... nor even do so-called "Christian conservatives" truly "conserve" their religion
"having the power of preserving"
"We hold these truths to be self-evident ..." and "in order to form a more perfect union" are phrases which do not seem important to anyone I know these days, which leaves me feeling a bit lonely now and again.
For those of you who really do not know (I am aware there are plenty of you), the first of those phrases is from the Declaration of Independence; in context:
" We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
The second phrase is from the Constitution of the United States of America:
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
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Is it unfair for me to suppose that Democrats in general (so-called Democratic Party in the U.S.) are no different; ie. have basically the same agenda as Republicans ?
There is much to like and love about Canada as I recall from my visits up there, but I see it no less commercially developed now than most any U.S. community and the socialist form of government never quite captured my fancy.
Mexico is vibrant and colorful with its "in-your-face" history I could climb on and *feel* while confronted at every turn with poverty of those wholly dispossessed of their birthright - a lawless land for those who have not enough money to purchase their "security"
So I chose decades ago to remain in the country my ancestors helped found, thinking daft anyone who suggested to me the U.S. has a socialist government even though I was aware of that goal.
I remained a citizen of the country in which I was born even as it was being subdivided and stripped - clear to me that no one "local" benefitted from the profits ... and where my "security" increasingly depends on how much I can afford.
My choice was to stay among those who use "newspeak" and words given them by their parents - none of which are part of my vocabulary - people who seemed to have an innate sense of "us" with which somehow I was never able to connect, people who divide themselves from each other as they speak ...
... people who consciously and actively divide themselves from the God they profess to "worship" and who divided themselves from their own history, and of the rich history that preceded their own - by bulldozing it flat, all of it, so there is nothing left to climb on.
_
The word "conservative" is a rip-off in almost every sense in which I hear it used now ... and what IS a "new conservative" ??
- except a bold lie !
"existing views, conditions, or institutions" are daily defended by "conservatives" who seem to have not even the flimsiest clue how different those "existing views, conditions, or institutions" are from what was originally intended for the American People, and for all people everywhere if they chose to follow it ... so there is no more "beacon" of Liberty for anyone anywhere.
Sorry, folks - the "beacon" has been sold at auction.
Check the schedule and see it at your local museum.
_
So many people I know seem to spend every waking hour engaged in a raging obsession with " ... the "------"'s (insert "conservative, liberal, Democrat, Republican, communist, capitalist, gay, homophobe, any sort of "activist" or the word hippie or fogey or feminist or chauvinist - how hilarious that almost ANY word will work there)
... are going to RUIN the country.
Seems as if "------"'s are going to do whatever it is the speaker most fears.
EVERYONE I know has some favourite "other" - someone to bark about.
Rarely these days do I meet anyone who can bite.
Why should I not assume that any Democrat or liberal or "progressive" is any different than any Republican or "conservative" or Fundamentalist ?
Since the 2006 elections in which Democrats supposedly "took control" of the House and Senate I do not see or hear any outcry against the physical division of the physical "United States" - the physical abandonment of the nation to a larger "union" which is referred to as NAU (is it intended to sound like "now" ?) - the North American Union.
Is there someone who supposes that the differences in "style" of government among Canada, Mexico, and the United States are somehow going to leave American government unchanged ?
Does anyone even care ?
What do the toothless people around me really want ?
Even though I was born in the United States of America, I feel as if I could have been born on Mars and only recently arrived here, like the ...
"Stranger in a Strange Land"
Know what I mean ?
.
Among all the people I know, those who I consider truly conservative I can count on the fingers of one hand.
btw both my hands have five fingers.
Even among my closest friends, those who actively refer to themselves as "conservative" I do not think understand what the word means.
Those who maintain silence about "politics" I find closest to being what I can consider conservative.
Webster hits it on the head with "preservative: having the power of preserving"
... after which Webster seems to blather in regard to "defining" the word "conservative"
- "of or relating to a philosophy of conservatism" says nothing considering what follows
- "of or constituting a political party professing the principles of conservatism" is meaningless in 2006 context
- even "of or constituting a party of the United Kingdom advocating support of established institutions"
... misses the mark without considering geography
- "tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions"
... would seem to give hope unless one realizes what is contained in the word "existing"
- a more 'traditional' definition "marked by moderation or caution"
... goes to the heart of those who are silent being "closest" to conservative
- "marked by or relating to traditional norms of taste, elegance, style, or manners" is not cool
- and last "of, relating to, or practicing Conservative Judaism"
... nor even do so-called "Christian conservatives" truly "conserve" their religion
"having the power of preserving"
"We hold these truths to be self-evident ..." and "in order to form a more perfect union" are phrases which do not seem important to anyone I know these days, which leaves me feeling a bit lonely now and again.
For those of you who really do not know (I am aware there are plenty of you), the first of those phrases is from the Declaration of Independence; in context:
" We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."
The second phrase is from the Constitution of the United States of America:
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
_
Is it unfair for me to suppose that Democrats in general (so-called Democratic Party in the U.S.) are no different; ie. have basically the same agenda as Republicans ?
There is much to like and love about Canada as I recall from my visits up there, but I see it no less commercially developed now than most any U.S. community and the socialist form of government never quite captured my fancy.
Mexico is vibrant and colorful with its "in-your-face" history I could climb on and *feel* while confronted at every turn with poverty of those wholly dispossessed of their birthright - a lawless land for those who have not enough money to purchase their "security"
So I chose decades ago to remain in the country my ancestors helped found, thinking daft anyone who suggested to me the U.S. has a socialist government even though I was aware of that goal.
I remained a citizen of the country in which I was born even as it was being subdivided and stripped - clear to me that no one "local" benefitted from the profits ... and where my "security" increasingly depends on how much I can afford.
My choice was to stay among those who use "newspeak" and words given them by their parents - none of which are part of my vocabulary - people who seemed to have an innate sense of "us" with which somehow I was never able to connect, people who divide themselves from each other as they speak ...
... people who consciously and actively divide themselves from the God they profess to "worship" and who divided themselves from their own history, and of the rich history that preceded their own - by bulldozing it flat, all of it, so there is nothing left to climb on.
_
The word "conservative" is a rip-off in almost every sense in which I hear it used now ... and what IS a "new conservative" ??
- except a bold lie !
"existing views, conditions, or institutions" are daily defended by "conservatives" who seem to have not even the flimsiest clue how different those "existing views, conditions, or institutions" are from what was originally intended for the American People, and for all people everywhere if they chose to follow it ... so there is no more "beacon" of Liberty for anyone anywhere.
Sorry, folks - the "beacon" has been sold at auction.
Check the schedule and see it at your local museum.
_
So many people I know seem to spend every waking hour engaged in a raging obsession with " ... the "------"'s (insert "conservative, liberal, Democrat, Republican, communist, capitalist, gay, homophobe, any sort of "activist" or the word hippie or fogey or feminist or chauvinist - how hilarious that almost ANY word will work there)
... are going to RUIN the country.
Seems as if "------"'s are going to do whatever it is the speaker most fears.
EVERYONE I know has some favourite "other" - someone to bark about.
Rarely these days do I meet anyone who can bite.
Why should I not assume that any Democrat or liberal or "progressive" is any different than any Republican or "conservative" or Fundamentalist ?
Since the 2006 elections in which Democrats supposedly "took control" of the House and Senate I do not see or hear any outcry against the physical division of the physical "United States" - the physical abandonment of the nation to a larger "union" which is referred to as NAU (is it intended to sound like "now" ?) - the North American Union.
Is there someone who supposes that the differences in "style" of government among Canada, Mexico, and the United States are somehow going to leave American government unchanged ?
Does anyone even care ?
What do the toothless people around me really want ?
Even though I was born in the United States of America, I feel as if I could have been born on Mars and only recently arrived here, like the ...
"Stranger in a Strange Land"
Know what I mean ?
.
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