By David Gordon
The neoconservatives are prime examples of what happens when the temptation to empire and hegemony, far from being resisted, is eagerly embraced by conservatives.
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62 sats \ 1 reply \ @didiplaywell 29 May
Conservatism is in itself a failure. It confuses discipline and seriousness with rigidity and stubbornness.
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 29 May
I like that. Nicely said.
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42 sats \ 4 replies \ @TNStacker 29 May
America in its founding and continued existence is progressive in the literal, not political sense. I think this makes conservatism impossible.
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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 29 May
I'm not sure if it's impossible, but I agree that it's at least a very fine needle to thread.
I'd say American conservatives should pretty much be libertarians who also uphold conventional virtues, without seeking to enforce them through the state.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @TNStacker 29 May
Yeah, but they don't. I left the R party years ago, because of the hypocrisy.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 29 May
No, they don't, do they?
It seems to be unusual for people to not be authoritarians.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @TNStacker 29 May
We seem to have a natural need to be led.
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42 sats \ 5 replies \ @Coinsreporter 29 May
After reading the article, I can assert two things.
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It seems as if US never accepted conservatism ideology.
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It's also clearly visible that US never needed it.
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11 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 29 May
I think conservatism is kind of unusual in America, because our tradition is revolutionary liberalism.
I agree that there's never been a coherent American conservatism that was widely adopted, but it's possible that we do need such a thing.
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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Coinsreporter 29 May
And why do you think so? Aren't you in good terms with American liberalism? I like liberalism and has been preaching it as an example for operating a better democracy.
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11 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 29 May
I do like liberalism (not democracy so much). In the American context, liberalism is part of conservatism, because the country was founded on liberal ideals.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Coinsreporter 29 May
Ahh! I missed it that US liberalism is a part of conservatism.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 29 May
Yeah, it's an unusual situation.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 29 May
Auron MacIntyre has a new book out. The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies
Zman's review is good, as is Greg Hood's.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @023d6258398 29 May freebie
All of conservatism is rooted in the misguided teachings of Paul.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 29 May
That seems unlikely, considering they have conservatism in non-Christian cultures. I think it's more of an innate human disposition.
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