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On 16 Sep 2000 20:22:48 GMT, Merlin Dorfman
<dorfman@netcom14.netcom.com> wrote:

>In ca.general Tracey-Levin <tracey12@hotbot.com> wrote:
>
>: The Liberal wants more government and taxation.
>
>: The Conservative wants less government, and taxes dramatically reduced.
>
>     Surprisingly enough, Tracey isn't too far off here.
>     Liberals are generally in favor of a more activist government,
>which costs more, hence higher taxes.

>     We do need to mention that conservatives are also genreally
>in favor of higher defense spending, which costs money also.

True, but defense is a required portion of any nations' expenses....

>     But I'm glad Tracey did not go on to the next statement that
>conservatives usually make, which is that conservatives are in 
>favor of more individual freedom, hence they want restrictions on
>individual activities only when those activities cause direct 
>harm to others.  This is clearly untrue, because most 
>conservatives are in favor of outlawing abortion, flag burning,
>homosexual marriage, and narcotics.

Depends on who you consider conservative. . . 

There are a lot of, for lack of a better term, Christian Nationalists
who agree with many tenets of Conservatism, but not all.  And then
there are people like William F. Buckley who have called for the
abolition of drug laws. . .  In many ways, the Libertarians are the
ultimate in true Conservative principles: limit the scope and actions
of the Government across the board, and not only when it fits your
particular ideological blinders. . . . 


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