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Talk:Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. (view source)
Revision as of 04:00, August 29, 2009
, 04:00, August 29, 2009Being a conservative means?
:::What I asked for above was primary source data, Jack, Bobby, Ted, FDR, even Tip O'Neill (''Man of the House'') to verify your claim. As to Doris Kearnes Goodwin, a Lyndon Johnson [[groupie]] ([[bimbo]] would be the Clintonian term) does not impress us, whatever academic credentials she may have. I demand primary source data.
:::What I asked for above was primary source data, Jack, Bobby, Ted, FDR, even Tip O'Neill (''Man of the House'') to verify your claim. As to Doris Kearnes Goodwin, a Lyndon Johnson [[groupie]] ([[bimbo]] would be the Clintonian term) does not impress us, whatever academic credentials she may have. I demand primary source data.
:::The only argument you have is, he was an [[anti-Semite]], therefore he was [[conservative]]. [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 18:42, 28 August 2009 (EDT)
:::The only argument you have is, he was an [[anti-Semite]], therefore he was [[conservative]]. [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 18:42, 28 August 2009 (EDT)
== '''What does being a "conservative" mean? [http://www.popmodal.com/video/1482/What-Does-Conservatism-Mean-Reagan Look here.] and reflect upon the following:''' ==
<blockquote>
"Conservative principles are just that -- principles. Principles are like natural laws: they don't change with time. Yes, indeed, all kinds of changes spin and weave all around them. But Liberals are always looking for a new system. Well, all systems break down sooner or later. But principles never break down. Liberals typically associate the "spiritual" with the "religious"--and of course they despise religions because religions by their nature put limits on the kinds of behavior they are suppose to engage in. ''But spirituality does not have to be Christian, or Jewish, and it does not have to be of any religion at all.'' Spirituality, once again, is really a life lived according to unchanging principles.<br /><br />
Liberals hate that. They have no core, no center--and so, as another great poet said, "Things fall apart, The center cannot hold." Liberals pervert the concept of being unlimited, as they pervert every concept they come across. That which is ageless and timeless means nothing to their limited minds. If it's not new and always morphing into the next new thing, it's no good for them.<br /><br />
Conservatives are not "mired in" tradition. Conservatives respect tradition, just as those Conservatives who are not Christians respect the Judeo-Christian heritage of our great nation. They might not agree with it, but they quietly go their own way. They don't try to obliterate it like the mad Libs. And this all comes back to the fact that Conservatives of any religious beliefs are people who abide in principles--ageless, timeless principles that guide their decisions and behavior."
</blockquote>
===Top 10 Conservative Beliefs===
1. The rights of the individual are supreme. We are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Individuals living in a free society should therefore make every effort to place and ensure limitations on their government. The First Congress of the United States recognized this supposition, and passed a Bill of Rights which both clarifies the rights of individuals and places restrictions on government.
2. All persons are created equal, and are of equal and inestimable worth. Any government program which seeks to discriminate against or in favor of a person on the sole basis of race or ethnicity should never be tolerated.
3. The money one earns as the result of his work and industriousness, and the goods he acquires with that money, are his private property. Tax systems should never be designed to appropriate one's private property for the purpose of distributing that property to another person who has done nothing to earn it. Nor should personal achievement be punished or discouraged by confiscatory taxation. The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution declares, in part, that private property shall not be taken for public use, without just compensation. One's earnings are his private property, and taxes should therefore only be collected through consumer activity.
4. Wealth is created only by private enterprise. A society flourishes best in an atmosphere where competition is encouraged, and citizens are properly rewarded for their excellence. The government does not create wealth, and should therefore only do the things the private sector can not or will not do. Public services the government should provide for its citizens include a standing army, law enforcement and other such protections, roadways, and schools. The government should never raise more money than is required to find direct, basic services.
5. The best parents for a child are that child's parents. The government should never create programs which usurp the duty of parents. Although the government should provide good schools and staff them with competent teachers, parents should bear the primary responsibility for their children's well-being and education. The role of discipline must be shouldered by the parents, and parents should send their children to school with the clear understanding that they are there to learn. Our teachers are not daycare providers. In addition, a child's character and moral underpinnings should be instilled by his parents -- not the public education system.
6. Private charities, religious or otherwise, are necessary institutions in a free society, because they are designed to extend benevolence to individuals who are temporarily in need. Charities exist because individuals are compelled, by their own desire, to share a portion of their own money (not other people's money) with the full faith that those charities will spend that money wisely, frugally, and solely for the purposes which they advertise. The government should therefore only provide social services in very limited cases to those individuals who absolutely cannot help themselves. The welfare state is anathema to a free, capitalist society.
7. Elected officials and government employees are public servants, and should never concern themselves with improving anyone's life. Americans have the distinct privilege of residing in a country where we, and only we, decide what improves our lives. Although no one can be promised and equal outcome life, everyone should be afforded equal opportunity to pursue happiness for himself and his family. Therefore, no citizen seeking public office should ever do so under the pretense that he will take property from one and give that property to another in order to improve his life. An elected official's primary concern should be to facilitate and perpetuate the free society to which he belongs.
8. Governments do have their place, do provide some worthwhile services, and taxes are therefore necessary. However, those charged with the power to levy taxes should recognize foremost that their fellow citizens have many obligations, goals, and priorities for themselves and their families which are tantamount to funding the government.
9. Immigrants are welcome, but the government has the duty to place restrictions on immigration, and should do whatever is necessary to execute those restrictions. Those who seek to immigrate into the United States in order to enjoy our freedoms and opportunties must do so legally, and with the understanding that they will be expected to support themselves and their families, live by our laws, pay their taxes, and learn our language.
10. There is a Supreme Being, and there are very clear distinctions between right and wrong. This is why laws are necessary. In addition, the government should never make laws which restrict or even discourage the free exercise of religion.<br />
--[[User:TK|'''ṬK''']]<sub><small><small>/Admin</small></small></sub><sup>[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]</sup> 00:00, 29 August 2009 (EDT)