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12-19-2007 10:57 PM574 views
ouyangwulong says:
This cracks me up.

So: are right wingers strict-constructionists, decentralizing as much as possible and protecting states rights or big government federalists using consolidated power to engineer their ideal society?

Depends on the issue:

Prohibiting Abortion: Federalist
unless it is a state trying to ignore Roe v Wade, in which case: State's Rights

Integrating Schools: States Rights
Unless it comes to Federal support for segregation: Federalists

Marijuana decriminalization: Federalist
Unless your state institutes ridiculously draconian and probably unconstitutional punishments: States Rights

Gun Ownership: States Rights
Unless unless you are Washington DC and pass restrictive gun control laws: Federalists

Environmental Protection: States Rights
Unless your state actually tries to protect the environment at the expense of big business: Federalist

These guys believe in nothing, they just use any ideology they can to justify whatever it is the want.
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12-20-2007 3:36 AM
BitDrifter
So: are right wingers strict-constructionists, decentralizing as much
as possible and protecting states rights or big government federalists
using consolidated power to engineer their ideal society?

These guys believe in nothing, they just use any ideology they can to justify whatever it is the want.
Honestly as one of your biggest fans when you first joined seeing this comment dissapointed me more than a bit. Typically your comments are above such simplistic generalizations. Or perhaps I just haven't been paying attention. I do hope it is not a trend.
12-20-2007 3:54 AM
ouyangwulong
Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm not stumping for the democrats. This is my anger at politics at usual, which has always been there.

What I see in this pattern is that the conservative leaders of the GOP (which is remarkably different from actual conservatives) don't actually believe in the ideology of conservativism. I believe that they simply use ideology as a way to justify their own behavoir.

I have belifs first, and try to live by them. I believe that the Bush government has goals - things they want - and then just accepts whatever belief best justifies it.

This is also the reason I see for McCain's fall. I really liked McCain, and in fact, I would probably vote for him over Hillary. But ...
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