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What is the difference between British Conservatism and American Conservatism?
various comments...
...."A lot. British conservatives, politicians all together don't base their campaigns on issues like gay marriage, stem cell research, pro-life/pro-choice and all the rest of the unnecessary garbage Americans waste their time arguing about."
"British conservatives are the equivalent of moderate American Democrats. The education system in Britain is a lot better than in America, so they don't have this thing we Americans call a "Republican". This is a person who thinks its still 1952, the red scare is in, women belong in the kitchen, minorities belong anywhere but here, and we all pray to a crinkly old white guy with a flowing white beard. Hence the term "Stupid Redneck republicans".
On an interesting side note, in the UK, as well as in every industrialized country besides America, the working class realizes that conservatives represent the wealthy. They might still vote conservative if the Labor party does something ugly like abuse funds (happened recently I think), but by and large they know that conservatives are bad news for the working man. Only in America has the conservative party managed to fool the rednecks into voting for the very party that keeps them in the trailer park."
...."Both are fiscally conservative, but there's much more social conservatism in the US. If you had to compare them, then I'd say: American conservatism is made up of 50% fiscal conservatism and 50 % social conservatism. British conservatism is made up of 85% fiscal conservatism and 15% social conservatism."
Thema: Re:Republicans in this state are land owners, farmers, etc. and base their political beliefs on morality as you said.
Tuesday: Morality of the dollar in some cases I think.
"can't get used to a new face in the White House, and it's the white trash that don't and can't vote and can't get used to a new face in the White House."
But it was inevitable after the end of segregation and out birth of the various civil rights movements that someone rather than a white male would end up as President. Just as Maggie Thatcher ended up breaking the run of all male Prime Ministers.
Thema: Re:Republicans in this state are land owners, farmers, etc. and base their political beliefs on morality as you said.
Tuesday: "They"?
You fail to mention that the reason "They" end up having to bring it up, is because a good bulk of libs accuse every one else of being racist for disagreeing with anything the incompetent man does. It's really the libs who play the race card. It has happened so much, I can understand "them" possibly feeling the need to start statements out that way. (It's not because he's black, but)
Thema: Re:When Obama was elected, he didn't even make the front page of the newspaper. I asked the office why and they said it wasn't news!!!
Tuesday: That's like the Daily Mail. When most of the UK's papers are reporting 'X' as the headlines.. The Daily Mail comes up with a story that most would consider just plain gossip, or highly selected words that end up with them in the courts again!!
Thema: Re:because a good bulk of libs accuse every one else of being racist
rod03801: And it seems a 'good bulk' of cons state that all 'lib' policies are socialist.. which, it seems is a relative term. I can understand disagreement, but using a term which thanks to the Cold War is considered anti American and an insult just appears to be playing old stereotypes.. Which Conservatives appear to complain they are being targetted by.