Most Republicans we see on television
and talk with claim to be Conservatives. Wikipedia defines
Conservatism as: Conservatism is a political and social philosophy
promoting traditional social institutions in the context of culture
and civilization. The central tenets of conservatism include
tradition, organic society, hierarchy, authority, and property
rights. This tends to be the
popular definition. The word “Conservative” means to
conserve, to resist change.
A conservative friend on Twitter just
gave me this definition of Conservative: The overall definition is
one who believes that to contain the power of government, we must
preserve personal responsibility and enforce ethical standards. It's
the last part “contain the power of government” that seems to be
at odds with the social aspect. It seems when it comes to social
issues, Conservatives seem to want more government.
Social
conservatives will be the first to call for sodomy and drug laws.
They will not even discuss marijuana legalization, much less some
hard drugs. As I discussed in, Mistake
of Government Controlled Marriage, social conservatives don't
want to remove marriage from government, while fighting against
same-sex marriage.
