Comments Posted By Furphys anonymous
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Good piece Rick.
I think the conservative movement in America seems to have departed from the original conservatism of Edmund Burke, especially in the runup to elections. In its attempts to win elections, the GOP have deliberately followed a polemic path in trying to define the opposition as "the enemy". Burke saw the same thing as an observer of the French Revolution in 1789 - people, not necessarily evil, just from a different social or economic tradition, were brutally punished for being a part of that tradition. Burke, as a true conservative, was appalled by the rhetoric of the French revolution and this was subsequently followed by other conservative writers when they witnessed incidents such as the revolution in Russia, or the events that followed the burning of the Reichstag in Germany. Conservatism is a movement that promotes friendship, not polemicism; peace rather than war; and moderation rather than extremism. Any true conservative would see that that path has digressed under the Bush government.
Comment Posted By Furphys anonymous On 3.11.2008 @ 20:58
Maybe they feel they have to indulge in Rove style campaign rhetoric to win. For the sake of the GOP and a moderate United States, lets hope they can change their ball game.
