Is that the "best"??? It was nothing more than vague generalities and jingoisms.
I'm not surprised that Mr. Rosen couldn't elaborate. The ills from which our country suffers has nothing to do with conservatism or liberalism and everything to do with Statism.... transferring responsibilities from the People into the hands of government bureaucrats. This has been occurring for decades (albeit not as rapidly as over the past nine years - yes, Bush was also a Statist who grew government's size and scope). History shows that the more government takes over, the worse things get.
Here is one example to prove my point. Some people plead for government to "intervene" and "fix" health care. But most don't know that the current failed system was mandated by the government. We were told that the HMO Act of 1973 was going to "fix" health care, even though nobody at the time thought it was broken. Compared to today's mess, it was functioning like a well-tuned Ferrari before the Act was passed. Well, we see how that turned out. Mega-corporations - 1, the People - 0.
I wish both "liberals" and "conservatives" would stop looking at the hand the magician is waiving... it's the other one that's doing the trick.
The best letter to the editor, ever!
I'm Left, You're Wrong
2010/02/24 14:02:17
To Washington Post Letters:
Steven F. Hayward wrote: “The single largest defect of modern conservatism, in my mind, is its insufficient ability to challenge liberalism at the intellectual level… .”
No.
The single largest defect of modern conservatism is that it has ruined the nation.
Conservatives do not have ideas; they have interests.
Conservatives are not “thinkers”; they are rationalizers who give an intellectual gloss to their belief that an alliance of predatory businesspeople and religious extremists should rule the rest of us.
The wreckage caused by modern conservatism lies all around us, and speaks for itself: If conservatism isn’t dead, it should be.
DANIEL ROSEN
Baltimore
Source: Washington Post 10/9/2009
Steven F. Hayward wrote: “The single largest defect of modern conservatism, in my mind, is its insufficient ability to challenge liberalism at the intellectual level… .”
No.
The single largest defect of modern conservatism is that it has ruined the nation.
Conservatives do not have ideas; they have interests.
Conservatives are not “thinkers”; they are rationalizers who give an intellectual gloss to their belief that an alliance of predatory businesspeople and religious extremists should rule the rest of us.
The wreckage caused by modern conservatism lies all around us, and speaks for itself: If conservatism isn’t dead, it should be.
DANIEL ROSEN
Baltimore
Source: Washington Post 10/9/2009
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USAF Vet Dan 2010/02/24 20:40:58
Economic Growth is required, but must be managed in a Capitalist Society.
[Communist >> Socialist-Democrat >> Center >> Republican-Fascist >> Corporate-Fascist]
We are currently in the extreme Right, even though we have a Center/Left Moderate President, and a majority Left/Left Congress. Americans, once they are no longer fearful of the Socialist title, brought out by the John Birchers and Joe McCartiest, will applaud a Socialist-Democratic Government, of the People, by the People, for the People as we were once promised and have every right to expect.
See this movie in March for the facts...
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You can't paint all corporations with one broad brush.
Calling 'all of them' progressives is partisan and ignorant. You need to turn off Glenn Beck. Progressivism is the same as liberalism and NOT the same as corporatism. Fighting amongst ourselves and continuing to allow the corporations to spin the truth, is exactly the way to keep the corporations in power and the people in the background.
The problem of corpracy is not just a US one corporations are in control of most nations its been the new world order that has gradually eroded good governance since the age of monarchy especially gaining strength in the USA in the last 200 years and more so since the fall of the British empire that was drove by corpracy (one of the reasons for the Boston tea party and US declaring their independence). Its now become blatant after illegal donations became legal, in fact that factor will it self be the down fall of corruption of governance. Hopefully not just in the USA but on a global scale.
Capitalism can prosper and possibly better without government control it also would make taxes lower, yes corruption hits the public purse hard and its ...
The problem of corpracy is not just a US one corporations are in control of most nations its been the new world order that has gradually eroded good governance since the age of monarchy especially gaining strength in the USA in the last 200 years and more so since the fall of the British empire that was drove by corpracy (one of the reasons for the Boston tea party and US declaring their independence). Its now become blatant after illegal donations became legal, in fact that factor will it self be the down fall of corruption of governance. Hopefully not just in the USA but on a global scale.
Capitalism can prosper and possibly better without government control it also would make taxes lower, yes corruption hits the public purse hard and its the citizen that pays for its existence via taxes. Muliti-National Corporation are tax evasion experts plus each and every corporation are forever looking for tax shelters and some methods to evade taxes.
Not one political party really wants to put a fall stop on corruption of governments the most we can expect is a control but not eradication. The democratic party is making a noise but they will not go whole hog in solving the problem. As their strings are pulled by corporations and it will take a lot of people power to pressurize them to do so. I can not see that ever happening at present I see many aware many talking about the problem and not many wanting to help change the system. I have analyzed that factor as help starting nine dogs that has just frozen in its steps. But I however see that Tea and myself have defiantly started people questioning the problem and being discussed at the control and blatant facts. With one US party that seemingly thinks it will win the next election because multi-nationals corporations will pour in more of their bung money into the political pot.