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Talk:Movement conservative (view source)
Revision as of 04:42, August 27, 2011
, 04:42, August 27, 2011→A recommendation: some might be surprised at how some of the authors of conservative publications are not entirely conservative.
I think it would really help illustrate the point if a table were drawn up that listed all of the characteristics of a movement conservative (pro-life, strong defense, pro-business, low taxes, 2nd amendment, Christian) and showed all of the movement conservatives filling out the list, then showed where different cafeteria conservatives fall. I don't think that I'm philosophically savvy enough to do this on my own. Any takers? --[[User:DrDean|DrDean]] 15:16, 26 August 2011 (EDT)
I think it would really help illustrate the point if a table were drawn up that listed all of the characteristics of a movement conservative (pro-life, strong defense, pro-business, low taxes, 2nd amendment, Christian) and showed all of the movement conservatives filling out the list, then showed where different cafeteria conservatives fall. I don't think that I'm philosophically savvy enough to do this on my own. Any takers? --[[User:DrDean|DrDean]] 15:16, 26 August 2011 (EDT)
:Maybe a good list of people to look at would be the authors/editors of intellectually serious conservative publications, like First Things or Commentary magazine in the US, or Quadrant here in Australia. Although, it would probably be a somewhat unfair comparison, since authors and intellectuals have the luxury of holding to an intellectually pure position, while political leaders sometimes have to make real world compromises, and choose the possible over the perfect. [[User:Maratrean|Maratrean]] 00:38, 27 August 2011 (EDT)
:Maybe a good list of people to look at would be the authors/editors of intellectually serious conservative publications, like First Things or Commentary magazine in the US, or Quadrant here in Australia. Although, it would probably be a somewhat unfair comparison, since authors and intellectuals have the luxury of holding to an intellectually pure position, while political leaders sometimes have to make real world compromises, and choose the possible over the perfect. [[User:Maratrean|Maratrean]] 00:38, 27 August 2011 (EDT)
::Both suggestions above are good ones. That said, some might be surprised at how some of the authors of conservative publications are not entirely conservative.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 00:42, 27 August 2011 (EDT)