Saturday, March 3, 2012

Conservative Policies

I have the greatest difficulty speaking about and practicing cooperation, collaboration, understanding and solidarity within a system designed with rules, goals and information connections for the shallowest of human behaviors. "Conservatives believe in personal responsibility, limited government, free markets, individual liberty, traditional American values and a strong national defense. Believe the role of government should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals. Conservative policies generally emphasize empowerment of the individual to solve problems." http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs/

These policies deliver success to the successful and the 99 percent fight over what is left.  These policies decrease trust by supporting individualism, competition and blaming the government, minorities or women.  These policies support the shallowest of human behaviors.  Increased choice means less freedom.  Increased competition and for-profit education options increases indebtedness of the people who can least afford to pay.  Increased freedom to pursue their own goals means no interference when people are fired, laid-off, demoted or intimidated.  Empowerment of the individual to solve problems means the problems with common resources that pollute air, water and land are not solved.  These policies focus on using the most resources now to make the most money as fast as possible without regard for the future.  These policies are unsustainable.  We are all going to suffer because of conservative policies.




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