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"Keith A. Glass" wrote:

> 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. . . .
>
> --
> Keith A. Glass, MCP  Rogue Sysadmin / Engineer / TechnoJOAT
> Assimilated by the Borg, Saved by the Code of the Penguin

We had a mayor in Houston one time a few years back who, when asked what he
would do about the homosexual problem, said "Why Hell, we'll just have to
shoot the queers".


Tracey