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| | '''Modern conservatism''' consists primarily of the following principles: | | '''Modern conservatism''' consists primarily of the following principles: |
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| − | *[[pro-life]] | + | * [[pro-life]] |
| − | *pro-sovereignty (opposition to [[globalism]] and support for the [[Strategic Defense Initiative]]) | + | * pro-[[sovereignty]] (opposition to [[globalism]] and support for the [[Strategic Defense Initiative]]) |
| − | *pro-parental rights (support of parental control over school curriculum, and opposition to mandatory vaccination) | + | * pro-[[parental rights]] (support of [[parent]]al control over school curriculum, and opposition to mandatory [[vaccination]]) |
| − | *pro-[[homeschooling]] | + | * pro-[[homeschooling]] |
| − | *pro-alternatives to rule by the Establishment | + | * pro-alternatives to rule by the [[Elitist|Establishment]] |
| − | *pro-[[Second Amendment]] | + | * pro-[[Second Amendment]] |
| − | *pro-[[Christianity]] in the public square | + | * pro-[[Christianity]] in the public square |
| − | *pro-traditional marriage (opposition to [[same-sex marriage]]) | + | * pro-[[traditional marriage]] (opposition to [[same-sex marriage]]) |
| − | *pro-Constitution (and anti-Con Con) | + | * pro-[[Constitution]] - [[Bill of Rights]] (and anti-Con Con) |
| − | *pro-[[working class]] | + | * pro-[[working class]]: [[Real America]] [[middle class]] |
| − | *pro-patents (and Yankee ingenuity) | + | * pro-[[patent]]s (and [[:Category:American Inventions|Yankee ingenuity]]) |
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| − | *anti-[[communism]] | + | * [[anti-Communism]] |
| − | *anti-feminist | + | * anti-[[feminist]] |
| − | *anti-judicial supremacy | + | * anti-judicial supremacy |
| − | *anti-illegal immigration | + | * anti-[[illegal immigration]] |
| − | *anti-[[gambling]] | + | * anti-[[gambling]] |
| − | *anti-federalizing crime | + | * anti-[[Department of Homeland Security|federalizing [[crime]]: [[Police state]] and the [[Militarization of police]] |
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| − | == [[Ronald Reagan]] == | + | == Ronald Reagan == |
| − | Despite attempts by some to portray Reagan as a quintessential conservative, he was weak on several of the issues above, including his relative lack of pro-life nominations to the [[Supreme Court]], support for a form of [[gun control]] (in 1994 and 1986), acceptance of [[illegal immigration]] (1986 law), and criticism of [[term limit]]s for president ([[22nd Amendment]]). Also, his "[[free trade]]" policies were not helpful to the [[middle class|working class]], and subsequent analysis of free trade shows that it causes huge [[unemployment|losses in American jobs]].<ref>http://www.epi.org/press/korus-cost-united-states-40000-jobs-korea/</ref> | + | Despite attempts by some to portray [[Ronald Reagan]] as a quintessential conservative, he was weak on several of the issues above, including his relative lack of pro-life nominations to the [[Supreme Court]], support for a form of [[gun control]] (in 1994 and 1986), acceptance of [[illegal immigration]] (1986 law), and criticism of [[term limit]]s for president ([[22nd Amendment]]). Also, his "[[free trade]]" policies were not helpful to the [[middle class|working class]], and subsequent analysis of free trade shows that it causes huge [[unemployment|losses in American jobs]].<ref>http://www.epi.org/press/korus-cost-united-states-40000-jobs-korea/</ref> |
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| | == Barry Goldwater == | | == Barry Goldwater == |
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| | * [[John Maynard Keynes]] [[liberal]] [[Keynesian economics]] and [[Fabian Socialism|Fabian Socialist]] influence on [[Barack Obama]] | | * [[John Maynard Keynes]] [[liberal]] [[Keynesian economics]] and [[Fabian Socialism|Fabian Socialist]] influence on [[Barack Obama]] |
| | * [[Big government]] [[liberal]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[socialist]] [[Nanny state]], leads to [[communist]] [[Police state]]: [[Globalist]]-[[Statist]]-[[United Nations]] | | * [[Big government]] [[liberal]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[socialist]] [[Nanny state]], leads to [[communist]] [[Police state]]: [[Globalist]]-[[Statist]]-[[United Nations]] |
| | + | * '''[[Militarization of police | Militarization of Police]]:''' [[SWAT]] and [[Pre-dawn raid | Pre-dawn]] [[No-knock raid]]s, [[Sneak and peek warrant]] |
| | + | * '''[[Perpetual war | The Perpetual War]]:''' [[War on Drugs]], [[War on Terror]] and the [[Police state]] |
| | + | * '''[[Asset forfeiture | Asset Forfeiture]]:''' [[Confiscation]] for [[Police]] [[budget deficit]] via [[RICO]] |
| | + | * '''Domestic [[Mass surveillance | Mass Surveillance]] of Law-Abiding [[Citizen]]s:''' via [[Utah Data Center]], [[PRISM]], [[NSA]]-[[DHS]]-[[BATF]]-[[FBI]]-[[CIA]] and other [[Intelligence agency | Intelligence agencies]]' [[Computer surveillance]], [[Eavesdropping]], [[Data mining]], [[Spyware]], [[Wiretap]] - [[Roving wiretap]], [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act]] of the [[Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court]], [[NSA warrantless surveillance controversy]], [[National security letter]], [[Patriot Act]], [[NDAA]], [[Executive Order]]s, [[United States Census]], [[Common Core]], "[[Stasi]]"-like [[secret police]] "[[If You See Something, Say Something]]" [[informant]]s, and other exponential expansion of the [[Police State]] |
| | * [[Nazism and socialism]]: [[National Socialism]] - the Nazis were elitist [[Police state]] [[liberals]] not [[conservative]]s | | * [[Nazism and socialism]]: [[National Socialism]] - the Nazis were elitist [[Police state]] [[liberals]] not [[conservative]]s |
| | * [[Liberal totalitarianism]] | | * [[Liberal totalitarianism]] |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |