con vs neo con
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A traditional conservative is for limited government: "That government is best that governs least." Under the neoconservatives, there has been the greatest increase in the size of the federal government and expansion of its regulatory power in the history of the nation.
A traditional conservative is in favor of states� rights and against the intrusion of the federal government into individual and private affairs. Contrary to this, the neoconservatives are the first to go running to the federal courts the minute things don�t go their way; and it is they who have enacted legislation in the name of patriotism that represents the most invasive and pervasive intrusion upon our civil rights and individual liberties.
A traditional conservative is for a strong national defense as the first order of the federal government. The neoconservatives, however, have actually proposed the most drastic reduction of the nation�s armed forces and dismantling of our military bases and installations since the end of the last world war, while wasting tax revenues on phony defense contracts. Indeed, their motto is: Military appropriations are spendable, military personnel are expendable.
A traditional conservative is for a balanced budget. Under the neoconservatives, we have gone from surpluses to the largest deficits in our history. The greatest thing that America leads the world in now is the amount of the national debt. It will not be long before control of our national economy will be held by China.
A traditional conservative is for religious freedom as guaranteed by the Constitution under the Bill of Rights. The neoconservatives, however, would turn the Constitution upside down and substitute religious dogma for our government of laws. "Jesus is Lord!" they shout. But whose religion will prevail, as history has shown, can only be determined by religious wars, followed by religious persecution. Our founding fathers, whose names the Neoconservatives now take in vain, sought to insure religious freedom through the separation of church and state.
A traditional conservative is against engaging in foreign entanglements. Our citizens should not be sacrificed on foreign shores but in defense of the nation from attack by our enemies. Nor do the arguments for globalization require that America be engaged in foreign wars. Yet the neoconservatives have done just that. Worse, they are preemptive wars; wars that are being waged for the sake of private and not the national interests.
A traditional conservative would "conserve" our natural resources for all the people. The neoconservative would "reform" conservation to mean exploitation of the nation�s resources for private business interests. Under the stewardship of the neoconservatives, much of the great wealth of the nation has been squandered.
The neoconservatives are not conservatives at all - they are exactly the opposite. They share none of the traditional conservative values they purport to represent, and practice none of its principles. They are, in truth, subversives who want to undermine the Constitution and destroy our democratic institutions. They try to hide behind morals and values they do not share. They have nothing to offer but vicious selfishness, rapacious greed and callous meanspiritedness.
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If the above is true why are Republicans so in favour of Bush (a neo-con) who is actually further away from their beliefs than the Democrats.