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by Lexica 11-3-2008

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by Rustee 5-7-2008

To the degree McCain can articulate the above, he will win; to the degree that he either cannot or believes the latest gurus that he must abandon them, he will lose. Moving toward a lite version of the Obamian/European "bipartisan"and socialist view of government and calling it a new conservatism is a prescription for utter disaster. No one can out-Obama Obama.

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POPS Conservatives Do Not Have A Monopoly On Religion

by ouyangwulong 10-22-2007

These days the Christian Conservatives have worked really really hard to portray the left as secular enemies of the faith, and spread the myth that one cannot be a good Christian and a political liberal, that the left-wing agenda of using the government to care for the needy, defend freedoms and protect the weak is somehow in fundamental conflict with the teachings of Jesus. Now, I normally don't like to tell Christians how they should interpret their faith, and I'm not going to start now, but I think any Christian should seriously consider the following question: What in the teachings of Jesus would condone discrimination against social pariahs (like gays)? What in the anecdotes in the New Testament would encourage the savage me-first capitalism of Bush's Republican Party? As an outsider, I don't see the connection. Actually, I'd have a sincere interest in how Christianity has become so conflated with conservativism, so if anyone cares to explain their side, I'm all ears.

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POPS The Changing Face of Liberalism

by ouyangwulong 9-22-2007

This does seem to raise an interesting issue of the re-definition of political boundaries. Liberalism has increasingly become a concern about individual rights, while conservativism has become defined by its embattled defenses of Christian Fundamentalism and corporate agendas. The libertarian / authoritarian dichotomy is becoming increasingly important in the conflicts polarizing our country, and this will have a very interesting effect as each party searches for its new identity in the wake of these disastrous last few years.

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POPS Limbaugh Listener A Shining Example Of Conservativism