What conservative political policies do you support?

Eternal damnation for the unclean.

I mean none. Also no liberal policies, no Republican, and no Democrat. I think all those labels are meaningless and get used only to cover up the rot and failure of current American politics.

I support human beings. I think it could be a movement, and membership is free.

The right to have arms.
Big supporter of that.
Two thumbs up!

A few, mostly fiscal stuff. The 2nd Amendment is one I support that often gets me labeled as “one of those right wingers.” I’ll identify as a Republican in certain circles and I’ll vote that way sometimes. I’m more or less a free market capitalist with certain caveats. I often get accused of being a leftist by people where I live. I’m agnostic which does not always go over well in the buckle of the bible belt. I also consider myself an environmentalist. Socially I’m very liberal. I also support healthcare reform and reasonable safety net policies. I’m basically pro choice too with certain exceptions.
Neither party has it all right IMO. They’re both so very wrong on certain things. I’ll be vocal about what I do agree or disagree with and saying that basically gets you hated by everyone though. It’s something I’m pretty sick of but I don’t know when to just shut up sometimes.

@rebbel But they have to be “bear arms”! Maybe lion legs?

I guess a couple examples could be:

I think most gun control legislation is ineffective and a distraction. I’m not a passionate gun-owner, but I think gun control policies don’t do much to stem the problem of gun violence and people should have a right to own firearms legally and I don’t really care what they own. Most gun violence has other root causes.

I also believe in borders and think immigration does need restrictions. Clearly the way the U.S. government has been handling illegal immigration for the past several decades has been horrible and needs reform, though (not that I ever think it will happen). I also acknowledge that abortion is ending a life. I don’t think making it illegal will do any good, but I do think it should be restricted to some degree (don’t ask me where the line should be).

I’m pretty much a free speech absolutist (does not mean freedom from non-legal consequences, but legally I think people should be able to say just about anything that doesn’t directly threaten violence). This might not have been considered conservative until recently but the left has been the main critic of free speech in recent years.

@Demosthenes Immigration is something I side closer to the right with. Wide open borders is completely nuts. So is not showing some form of ID at the Polls.

What do you mean by “conservative political policies”?

I suppose any act if government traditionally viewed as right wing. Basically, what issues do you agree with conservatives about?

I have not seen a rational conservative idea put forth in 30 years.

@Demosthenes mentions free speech, but the right only wants right wing speech to be free; anything liberal (like advocating choice for women, advocating presenting facts on how systemic racism has harmed people, advocating rational guncontrol like not allowing assault weapons is not permitted free spech by the right.

There’s just so much! Because conservatives really love human life, I really appreciate conservative political policies because they always push for single-payer healthcare. Since conservatives value individual freedom, I really appreciate how their policies support reproductive freedom. Since conservatives love hunting and the outdoors, I love how their policies support massive regulation and environmental protection. And since they love freedom, I love how conservative political policies identify private power as antithetical to anything resembling freedom or democracy.

conservative values I support

- personal liberty and autonomy—> if I want an abortion I have autonomy over my body

- Respect for our country’s institutions -> Don’t storm the capital and call it normal politics

- Respect for the constitution – all of the amendments – not just the 2nd, but the 1st and 14th and 4th as well

- Respect for the constitutional and court supported barriers between church and state

@zenvelo I think you are confused about what freedom of speech means. Abortion laws aren’t speech. Gun control laws aren’t speech. There’s no law against talking about how racism is harmful. You are allowed to advocate for whatever causes you want because you HAVE freedom of speech. I consider myself liberal and @Demosthenes is right. Recently people on the left have been the ones limiting speech where they see fit.

@malcomkade You aren’t allowed to tell kids about abortion. You can’t read books about the Holocaust in some schools. Notice I used the term “advocate”. That means speaking and you and the Evangelical right don’t like me speaking about it.

The Texas legislature and the Florida legislature are banning speech regarding Critical Race Theory.

Please don’t try to school me. Unlike conservatives, I am well educated.

Oh here we go….1. My 16 year old sister learned about abortion in her high school sex education class(we live in iowa, a very conservative state)
2. Night by Eli Weisel was the assigned reading book in english 1(freshman year of high school)
3. Advocate means to publicly support (what your doing now)
4. The EVANGELICAL right probably doesn’t like it when you talk about certain things, but you still get to say what you want, because your protected by freedom of speech
5. I’m a moderate liberal atheist. Voted Democrat in every presidential election. Not part of the EVANGELICAL right
6. There is no evidence of CRITICAL race theory being taught in any K-12 public school in the entire country.
7. No one is trying to school you, just asking about your comment on conservatives making “right wing speech” the only free speech while anything liberal is not permitted. Your first attempt said abortion, racism, and gun laws weren’t considered free speech by conservatives (they aren’t even considered speech, by anyone). Your answer changed the second time and suddenly focused on high schools, using “facts” I can personally prove to be false.
8. Being conservative doesn’t mean someone is dumb. Being liberal doesn’t make you smart.

NOW you are well educated

As far as Freedom of Speech, we have freedom of speech. You can stand on the street corner and talk about how you hate commies or you hate the blacks or you think poor people should starve and welfare should be cut. If Facebook or Twitter or other social media sites say you can’t go on their platforms and talk about how you hate commies and blacks, nobody’s violating your right to freedom of speech.

Most “freedom of speech” issues I notice are more cultural than political. People on the far left shout down people who they disagree with, or won’t even be in the same room. It’s hard to have a productive conversation that way. It seems like that is the way a lot if liberals want it to be

Its odd for me to take this position, honestly. I’m the probably the most liberal guy in southwest Iowa, here people talk like I’m Richard fuckin Nixon.

Similar to @Demosthenes. I lean Left on environment, social issues, and I include LGBTQ issues as family values. Unlike most conservatives, unfortunately.

The issue of free speech on websites is regarding whether to classify them as editorial. It results in certain regulations, and taxes.

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If you said anything against Trump he’d sue your ass and anyone you know !!

That has nothing to do with what I posted.

I’m still trying to figure out what “conservative political policies” mean. Perhaps if you gave some examples I could tell you. One person’s “conservative” is another person’s “radical”. For example, I support the libertarian (which many call conservative) ideal of completely open borders and no immigration restrictions. Other conservatives (and many liberals) would vehemantly disagree with that point of view.

I fully support universal healthcare as spearheaded by notorious conservative Otto von Bismarck.

Support and enforcement of the law including and especially the Constitution. The power of entrepreneurship. Smaller, less intrusive government, especially federal government. Secure elections. Secure borders (which does not mean no immigration, it means LEGAL entry into the country…ONLY).

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Sorry

I support conserving our natural resources and preserving the beauty of our country for future generations which is why I agree with Nixon’s creation of the EPA.

I believe minimizing the number of abortions is a good thing which is why I support comprehensive sex education, the morning after pill, access to contraception and legislation designed to protect women from abuse and rape, as well as general policies that help lift people out of poverty.

I think it’s generally a good idea for government spending to be funded through taxation (though deficits are acceptable, even necessary in times of crisis), which is why I agree with Eisenhower’s progressive tax structure.

I support religious liberty.

I agree with conservatives that there is genuine greatness in America and I do have a sense of pride being a citizen. That patriotism makes me want to fight to change the country so it can truly live up to its potential as a meritocracy that still looks out for the least fortunate as well.

For me the great difficulty in this liberal vs conservative dispute is with the slippery nature of semantics. But any serious overview of the history of this country or civilization in general must lead to the conclusion that conservatism is perforce simply at bottom about resistance to change. Thus, the conservative position on any matter you can list involving advancement of our country will inevitably wind up relegated to the reprehensible side of the ledger. Emancipation of the slaves, women’s suffrage, social security, universal health care, it doesn’t matter. The conservative stand inevitably and reliably falls on the wrong side of history.

@HP Except…when it taps the brakes on catastrophic change. Someone has to steer the ship away from danger. Remove the conservative balance and the ship plows right into the iceberg.

I agree that conservative impulses are required to restrain excess. But conservatism in this country has devolved to portend advancement itself as catastrophic.

@HP I completely disagree with you. There are always elements that resist any change at all but that’s just not what we are seeing here. The velocity of change is accelerating so the pushback is generally proportional. With the political divide there is just more voltage.

I agree that the voltage is indeed up, but regarding those brakes on catastrophic change, I find it difficult to list conservative positions which reliably vindicate this mission.

I can’t think of any. Conservatism is about maintaining social and economic hierarchy, and making rich people even richer. It uses fear-based propaganda, in-group flattery and aggrandisement to get people to accept what they’re doing.

Liberalism has a similar goal, but has a different aesthetic and approach to conning people.

On about every major social and economic problem I can think of, I can’t think of a single proposal from any of the major political parties that comes remotely close to solving anything.

If one wants their ego stroked and pseudo-fears allayed with bullshit about protecting “freedom” and maintaining strong borders, then I’m sure one will find “conservative policies” to support—as they laugh all the way to the bank and congratulate themselves on getting credulous poor saps to vote for them.

I mean, it is pretty safe to say for example, that conservatives are not actually against illegal immigration.
They will happily employ and exploit them in their own companies.
They will also happily produce their stuff in China, in contradiction of their professed patriotism.
The big orange one did both of these things, for example.
No, they love illegal immigrants. Not only for the money they can make off their backs, but also as ammunition in their political campaigns, as an eternal boogeyman to rile up their voters. They will rape your women, smuggle in drugs and bombs in their assholes, import diseases, and by sheer magic, will simultaneously steal your job and suck the welfare system dry.
Can you imagine what would happen if they actually managed to seal the borders? One of their biggest political scapegoats would be gone!
Probably also why the Orangutan’s fabled wall was so crap at actually doing what it was claimed to do.

Re: free speech. When Obama got elected someone put up on a sign, on his own property, but in a high trafficked area, some nasty thing about him, and about America becoming socialist or communist or something. Something like USSA.
I just had to chuckled at the ignorant irony of it.