A little taste of political logic (with a side dose of insanity and humor to make things interesting.) My life will occassionally be brought in with some journalism.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
We Are Saved 1
The discussion over civility that has arisen over recent events is a good sign for this country. Not only is "civil behavior" and "civility" commonly being used, but they are not having to place definitions with them. These two things show that this country not only remembers the days of civility, but wants them back in a way that makes us never forget.
What DO Conservatives Fundamentally Believe In?
I have always known colleges are liberally bent, nobody denies this at all. I accept that. However, there is a textbook for my reading/history class ("A People and a Nation")which has no sources and opinions which are lies or don't make sense.
For example, it mentions conservatives in the 1760s supporting the British control of the colonies. This is not possible because "conservative" thought and policy did not begin to form until the 1790s in France. While some ideas can be identified as conservative, remaining with the British Empire was not one of them.
In fact, it is the Founding Fathers, the ones who separated from Britain and formed this nation, which are looked to for the ideas of American conservatism. Wikipedia explains it as: Conservatism refers to various political and social philosophies that support tradition and the status quo.
This is a lie. In the context of a classroom many do not know the difference between worldwide conservatives and U.S. conservatives. In evidence, one person in the classroom said "they are people who want to conserve the environment right?" While conservatives may believe that depending on their stance on the issue, that is not the fundamental core of Conservative beliefs.
I have gone to GOP meetings for the past year regularly in various forms and never has maintaining the status quo come up as a goal. It has always made a focus on a reverse heirarchy, like our Founding Fathers believed in, which started from the bottom up, not top down. Conservatives will enable the individual, then the family, then the community, then the state, then the government to care for their needs. When you have a strong government and a weak populace you have a dictatorship. When you have a strong people and a "weak" government you have a successful Democracy. A government with a division of powers with elected representatives that make the top a gauranteed entity of force you have a Republic. We have a Republic where the Founding Fathers knew that government was a necessary evil, but as little as possible was desired to have a strong populace. Today, the government is growing in power while our population is being weakened by taxes, poor education (involving lies), and a government which takes our ability to work and removes it through various policies which make us reliant upon the government.
This book that also says "There was no definition of civil rights in America before the Civil War." Three things off the top of my head: Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights. This book is biased, and so much so that I am going to go through page by page and bring truth to the class.
For example, it mentions conservatives in the 1760s supporting the British control of the colonies. This is not possible because "conservative" thought and policy did not begin to form until the 1790s in France. While some ideas can be identified as conservative, remaining with the British Empire was not one of them.
In fact, it is the Founding Fathers, the ones who separated from Britain and formed this nation, which are looked to for the ideas of American conservatism. Wikipedia explains it as: Conservatism refers to various political and social philosophies that support tradition and the status quo.
This is a lie. In the context of a classroom many do not know the difference between worldwide conservatives and U.S. conservatives. In evidence, one person in the classroom said "they are people who want to conserve the environment right?" While conservatives may believe that depending on their stance on the issue, that is not the fundamental core of Conservative beliefs.
I have gone to GOP meetings for the past year regularly in various forms and never has maintaining the status quo come up as a goal. It has always made a focus on a reverse heirarchy, like our Founding Fathers believed in, which started from the bottom up, not top down. Conservatives will enable the individual, then the family, then the community, then the state, then the government to care for their needs. When you have a strong government and a weak populace you have a dictatorship. When you have a strong people and a "weak" government you have a successful Democracy. A government with a division of powers with elected representatives that make the top a gauranteed entity of force you have a Republic. We have a Republic where the Founding Fathers knew that government was a necessary evil, but as little as possible was desired to have a strong populace. Today, the government is growing in power while our population is being weakened by taxes, poor education (involving lies), and a government which takes our ability to work and removes it through various policies which make us reliant upon the government.
This book that also says "There was no definition of civil rights in America before the Civil War." Three things off the top of my head: Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights. This book is biased, and so much so that I am going to go through page by page and bring truth to the class.