k wrote:
] ] Liberals in the United States have been losing political
] ] debates to conservatives for a quarter century. In order
] ] to start winning again, liberals must answer two simple
] ] questions: what is conservatism, and what is wrong with
] ] it? As it happens, the answers to these questions are
] ] also simple:
]
] [ Worth a read. The author diminishes his argument somewhat
] by resorting to cheapshot attacks and individual instances of
] unfounded statements. On the whole though, there's a lot of
] good stuff in here, so I'm memeing it despite the parts that
] piss me off. -k]

Fight the aristocracy, clone George Soros???

Trouble is, Democrats are the Aristocracy. John Kerry is the most obvious symbol of that they could have found. They receive more big donations then Republicans. Republicans are mostly funded by small donations from larger groups of people. They're rural. They're a loose coallition of religious conservatives and tax protestors.

Democrats don't "win" arguements because political arguements in this country aren't won. As Flyn23 put it, politics in this country is not far removed from Football.

And fuck Tipper Gore. If the democrats succeed by courting the religious conservatives they'll become an unholy alliance of economic and social authoritarianism which will absolutely mean the end of freedom for everyone in this country. People may use freedom as a ploy, but that doesn't mean that freedom isn't real.

RE: What Is Conservatism and What Is Wrong with It?