Conservatism, Conservative, Conserve...

Conservatism and conservative derived from the word conserve. That doesn’t mean conservatives store everything like squirrels. But they are practical and generally no-nonsense types.

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Conservatives believe in free enterprise and private ownership with little interference from governments and bureaucrats who produce red tape.

Of course, total freedom can lead to extremities; hence moderation and caution are reasonable actions. Sensible regulations make things fair, which lead to fair enterprise and fair trade. However, capitalism works best with minimum rules by governments.

Conservatives believe in society, individualism, artistic endeavours, charities, families, and traditions -- As well as strong and up to date military because the world is not utopia.

Judges should judge not interfere with parliamentary laws and the constitution.

Conservatives believe in low taxes and wise government spending, preferably within the means.

“Private property, a rule of law, an enterprise-friendly culture, and a diversity of independent and competing countries – these four factors must still be supplemented by a fifth if capitalism is really to flourish. This final element is an encouraging framework of tax and regulation. Of course, at one level that is merely an extension of the second factor – rule of law. And it is certainly true that the arbitrariness of a state ruled by the ad hoc commands of politicians or bureaucrats, rather than by known, predictable and universally applicable body of law administrated by objective and honest courts is extremely bad for business… But in order to get the best out of capitalism the burdens of the state have to be not merely equitable – they have to be light.” Margaret Thatcher (from her book "Statecraft", 2002)

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was a leader of common sense and conservative values. She and the Conservative government turned the United Kingdom around from the socialist agendas that almost ruined the country.

“When the objectives of government include the achievement of equality – other than equality before the law – that government poses a threat to liberty.

"That is why those who value freedom above all other political objectives – as I do – will settle for justice without adjectives, and rely on the rule of law not social engineering to uphold it. As long as all men and women are truly equal before the law, and as long as the law is effectively administrated and honestly adjudicated, then however much the fortunes differ they have no right to complain that they are unjustly treated. It is up to them what they do with their lives and property. They bear the ultimate responsibility for success or failure – and everyone’s life consists of a mixture of the two. And the government of the day, if it is a true friend of freedom, will avoid redistributive taxation and other forms of intervention aimed at social planning, because it knows that these things are, for all the accompanying talk of social justice, fundamentally unjust.” Margaret Thatcher

Redistribution of wealth, social engineering, government interference and control are Obama’s and the Democrats’ prime goals -- the latest New Deal of the New World Order to comply with Europe and the United Nations. Leaders must be strong and focused but, frankly, it seems that Obama treats the people as subjects.

Statecraft - Margaret Thatcher
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I like Maggie, but it is still spam.

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Show some courtesy to the site owner and discuss it with him before linking to your blog. After all, you're using his site to generate traffic to yours...

Unfortunately at this point in the show, James will no longer be going forward. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

The pity is to not show him what a load of codswallop his piece was. His "conservatives" are a million miles from conservatism. Yhey may be akin to the Parties that masquerade as conservative in the US and Canada - and Thatcher's Party.

Conservative they are not.