TODAY’S “RIGHT-WING” ARE NOT TRUE CONSERVATIVES!

 

Today’s extreme “right-wingers” have no concept of true conservative philosophy and should NOT be called “conservatives”.

The political agenda of the so-called “Evangelicals” of the religious right is contrary to true conservative policy.

Abortion, homosexuality or same-sex marriage are NOT conservative issues – they are religious issues.

The ability OF an individual to own an assault rifle or AK-47 or the like is not part of the Second Amendment protection – and an assault rifle ban is perfectly allowable under any interpretation of the Second Amendment.  Protecting an individual’s right to own an assault rifle is NOT a true conservative policy.

Nobody can doubt that Barry Goldwater was a true conservative.  Here are a few of his quotes-

“I've never used an automatic or semi-automatic for hunting. There's no need to. They have no place in anybody's arsenal.”

“Religious factions will go on imposing their will on others unless the decent people connected to them recognize that religion has no place in public policy.”

“The great decisions of government cannot be dictated by the concerns of religious factions. We have succeeded for 205 years in keeping the affairs of state separate from the uncompromising idealism of religious groups and we mustn't stop now. To retreat from that separation would violate the principles of conservatism and the values upon which the framers built this democratic republic.”

“I am a conservative Republican, but I believe in democracy and the separation of church and state. The conservative movement is founded on the simple tenet that people have the right to live life as they please as long as they don't hurt anyone else in the process.”

“I am frankly sick and tired of the political preachers telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in A, B, C, and D. Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?”

“A woman has a right to an abortion. That's a decision that's up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right.”

“The conservative movement, to which I subscribe, has as one of its basic tenets the belief that government should stay out of people’s private lives. Government governs best when it governs least – and stays out of the impossible task of legislating morality. But legislating someone’s version of morality is exactly what we do by perpetuating discrimination against gays.”

“You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.”

“Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.”

“The big thing is to make this country quit discriminating against people just because they're gay. You don't have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay. They're American citizens.”

THIS I BELIEVE

 

Every single Republican in Congress who does not vocally recognize and acknowledge that the January 6^th attack on the Capital was a traitorous and treasonous terrorist attack - no different than the 9/11 attacks - and not just an attack on the Capital building but an attack on American democracy,

AND

does not vocally denounce EACH and EVERY person who instigated, facilitated and participated in the attack and insist that ALL be prosecuted and punished to the full extent of the law, as terrorists and traitors . . .

MUST be vilified and voted out of office ASAP.

They are not fit to hold national public office.  They have totally abandoned their oath and responsibility to protect the Constitution.

 

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED THESE PAST FIVE YEARS?

 

Here, in my opinion, is what we have learned from the Trump debacle.

30+-% of Americans have apparently historically been ignorant and/or racist.  The Trump presidency emboldened and empowered these racist morons, turning them into an actual organized voting bloc.

While this 30% is a minority of Americans it is a majority of Republicans – because Trump’s core cult of ignorant racists, which includes bigoted extreme fundamentalist alleged “Christians”, tends to gravitate toward more right-wing politics.

The remaining actual intelligent and true conservative “traditional” Republicans when added to the majority of Democrats adds up to between 67% and 70% of Americans, which is why 2/3 of Americans, a majority, have always opposed Trump and his lies and nonsense, and oppose the policies and beliefs of today’s Trump-embracing Republican Party.

Clearly the greatest enemy of America, American values and American democracy is today’s Republican Party, which has observed that a majority of its current members are ignorant racists and consistently panders to their ignorance and bigotry.

I WOULD NEVER HIRE A MAGA-MORON

 

Trump is an ignorant, incompetent, racist, and totally self-absorbed dictator wannabe who is totally devoid of conscience, humanity and integrity and who does not possess a single redeeming positive human value or quality.

There is no intelligent, rational, legitimate, or acceptable reason why any American would listen to, believe, support, and vote for Trump or support today’s Trump-embracing Republican Party. 

No person with a brain and a conscience who cares anything about America and Americans could ever listen to, believe, support, and vote for Trump or support today’s Trump-embracing Republican Party.

If a person listens to, believes, supports, and would vote for Trump and supports today’s Trump-embracing Republican Party it raises very serious concerns about the intelligence, competence and judgement of that person, and their ability to properly perform anything other than the most basic of jobs.

I would certainly not want a person who listens to, believes, supports, and would vote for Trump or supports today’s Trump-embracing Republican Party operating on me, or designing a building for me, or representing me in court, or cooking a meal for me, or preparing my books or tax returns.

And I would certainly not hire a person who listens to, believes, supports, and would vote for Trump and supports today’s Trump-embracing Republican Party for any position that requires any degree of intelligence, competence and judgement.

 

THE DEFINITION OF HYPOCRITE

hypocrite – noun

1. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.

2. someone who tells people to not do things they themselves do or insults people for doing the same things they do.

3. a leader or elected official of the current Republican Party.

4. a so-called “evangelical” of the religious right.

THE TRUTH. THE WHOLE TRUTH. AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. PERIOD

 
Any person who actually listens to, believes, supports, and would vote for Trump the man is either ignorant, racist, has no conscience, or, like Trump himself, all three.
 
Period.
 
There is absolutely no intelligent, rational or legitimate reason for anyone to support Trump the man.
 
This has nothing whatsoever to do with political philosophy, policy or partisanship.  Trump has no political philosophy or beliefs.  Trump is only in politics because of his pathological need for attention, adoration and power, and, of course, to line his pockets.  Trump’s sole belief and philosophy is “Trump is great and Trump is good”.
 
Trump does not care about America.  Trump does not care about the American people.  The one and only thing Trump cares about is Trump.
 
Period.
 
Opposition to Democratic, liberal or progressive politics and policies is not a legitimate reason to support Trump.  If you oppose Democratic, liberal or progressive politics and policies you should support a “traditional” Republican or a true conservative candidate.
 
The only political candidate anyone who cares anything about America, American values and American democracy should support and vote for is one who publicly and vocally opposes, denounces and disavows Trump and his lies.
 
If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem.  If you support Trump the man you are either very, very naive or very, very stupid, and you are part of the biggest problem in, and threat to, America today.
 
Period.

AMERICA IS NOT A CHRISTIAN COUNTRY!

America is NOT a Christian country.

America is NOT a religious country.
 
In America the separation of Church and State set forth in the Constitution is absolute.
 
America equally welcomes members of all religions and those with no religion.
 
No one religion, denomination or sect, or its specific beliefs, is preferred over other religions, denominations or sects.  And the religious are not preferred over the non-religious.
 
And most definitely the specific religious beliefs of an individual religion, denomination or sect must NEVER be legislated.
 
Legislating specific religious beliefs is especially contrary to conservative political philosophy and policy.  The basic fundamental tenet of conservative political philosophy is limited government, and the protection and maximizing individual rights.  True conservatives believe that the government should have minimal involvement in the personal and business life of the individual.  The so-called “evangelicals” of the “Christian right” want the government to tell individuals how to live their lives.
 
Religious beliefs may motivate involvement in politics as a practice of good citizenship and a way to help one’s fellow man (or woman), and the religious can preach the gospel, or their version or interpretation of the gospel, to those who will listen, but the religious cannot force those of different beliefs, or no beliefs, to live their lives according to the specific individual beliefs and rules of their specific religion, denomination or sect.