Reply #13: I disagree with the "he's not a real conservative" talking point. [View All]

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I've heard this a lot on AAR and see it written here. People try to insult the Bush administration by claiming that they aren't conservative but are right wing radicals. This I guess, is supposed to convince traditional conservatives to abandon the Bush administration but continue to support people like McCain.

The problem here is that this just validates the conservative movement and supports certain types of "acceptable" conservative issues and candidates. I say we need to demonize the word conservative like they have done with liberal. No "necons" or any of these other euphemisms. The Bush administration and their policies are the logical outcome of the conservative movement and ideologies of the last century. It makes me sick to see liberals showing any respect to the word conservative and using it as though there are ever any good conservative ideas.

Our talking points need to drive the point home that if you're a conservative you support:
- Massive defecit spending that all goes to benefit military contractors at the expense of soldiers pay and benefits.

- An end to each and every socially beneficial program: They want to privatize social security, education, energy, and the airwaves. We can only assume that the logical conclusion of this ideology is to privatize our national parks, our public roadways, the post office, and even the military and intelligence establishment.

- Conservatives don't believe in equal rights. They have never been on the right side of any issue relating to civil rights, womens rights, or religious freedom. Their attacks on gay rights come as no suprise to anyone because bigotry is the very foundation of conservative thought.

- Conservatives believe that the interests of a small elite group of big business leaders outweigh the interests of American workers, small business owners, local entrepreneurs, and the health of the American economy as a whole. Not to mention that these corporate interests outweigh even the lives of American soldiers. Conservatives obviously believe that our soldier's lives are available for their use to further corporate business objectives.

- Conservatives want to reap the benefits of living in America without giving anything back. They'll gladly accept taxpayer's money in the form of corporate subsidies, government contracts to big business, and the benefit's we all receive thanks to America's infrastructure and educated populace. But of course they want to pay no taxes and don't want to give one red cent back to the country and the people that have made their prosperity possible.

These aren't radical positions espoused by "neocons" or "fundies." These are the major platforms of conservative thought that are supported by anyone who votes republican or considers themselves a conservative.