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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (582929)	6/14/2004 6:04:38 PM
From: Johannes Pilch	Read Replies (2) of 769670

'Or otherwise' sounds very vague to me.... It is intentional because I do not wish to restrict it to any special sector of human behavior. It seems to me that a philosophical conservative ought to wish to preserve standards he deems are tried and true, standards he thinks are responsible for the natural character of his society. This includes all behavior, including fiscal behavior. However impractical it may be to be so terribly conservative that one wishes there to be no change in anything at all, that nevertheless is the idea of conservatism when taken to its fullest extent. True practical conservatism simply emerges from a logical modification of this extreme philosophy in view of nature. This is why I think it is mushy for one to say "I am a conservative on fiscal matters, but liberal on social matters." It seems impossible to keep the two spheres as separate as the statement implies. If one employs alleged "conservative" fiscal decisions toward the causes that aim to alter the naturally shaped character of an institution, one is an effective liberal since one's behavior intentionally resulted in the unnatural change.

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