The collapsing ideology of conservatism
Conservatism represents the worst in this country and the world. It represents the adherence to old anachronistic ideas and failing financial models, the opposition to scientific and cultural evolution and the insistence in returning to the past instead of looking forward to the future.
Most importantly, it represents an egocentric view of the world. A selfish view of the world with complete disregard for other human beings. What I find shocking is that "conservatives" do not care if people do not have health insurance in this country. Or if they die because of lack of health care coverage. All they care is to pay less taxes and get a few dollars in their pockets. How idealistic.... Even more shocking is their subconscious intense bigotry against gays and other minorities.
Although I respect libertarianism as an ideology and some idealist libertarians, I have no respect for religious conservatives and conservative republicans. Groups like CPAC, which is having its annual convention now , are not far from the extreme far right neofascist groups in europe, like the French neofascists of Jean Marie Le Pen.
The good news is that conservatism in general is in an irreversible path of self-destruction. The path has been clear the last several years: Starting from Ronal Reagan we are now to Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal and Ann Coulter. Although Reagan was a terrible president and leader, he was someone who had at least his own ideas and agendas. The new leaders of the conservative movement not only lack in ideas, but they also lack in basic political education. People like Palin, Jindal and Coulter are politically illiterate. And the fact that they are the prominent figures of "conservatism" is a reassurance that this philosophy is on its way to complete marginalization and collapse.
Cross-posted in Daily Kos.
Most importantly, it represents an egocentric view of the world. A selfish view of the world with complete disregard for other human beings. What I find shocking is that "conservatives" do not care if people do not have health insurance in this country. Or if they die because of lack of health care coverage. All they care is to pay less taxes and get a few dollars in their pockets. How idealistic.... Even more shocking is their subconscious intense bigotry against gays and other minorities.
Although I respect libertarianism as an ideology and some idealist libertarians, I have no respect for religious conservatives and conservative republicans. Groups like CPAC, which is having its annual convention now , are not far from the extreme far right neofascist groups in europe, like the French neofascists of Jean Marie Le Pen.
The good news is that conservatism in general is in an irreversible path of self-destruction. The path has been clear the last several years: Starting from Ronal Reagan we are now to Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal and Ann Coulter. Although Reagan was a terrible president and leader, he was someone who had at least his own ideas and agendas. The new leaders of the conservative movement not only lack in ideas, but they also lack in basic political education. People like Palin, Jindal and Coulter are politically illiterate. And the fact that they are the prominent figures of "conservatism" is a reassurance that this philosophy is on its way to complete marginalization and collapse.
Cross-posted in Daily Kos.
posted by Nevum @ 10:34 PM
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