In the U.S. as I see it conservatism, particularly the current Republican style is not even conservatism. It is not even a real ideology. What it really is is a system of using fear and lies about social issues to dupe the ignorant into putting Republicans back in charge. Once there, they can pick back up with raping the Constitution and shoveling more money upwards to the top 5% of the population. They use abortion and gay marriage to appeal to the religious fanatics, and the Second Amendment to get to hunters/sportsmen. In reality, if they really wanted to do anything about abortion, they would have under Bush when they had a majority in Congress. I'd bet money that as soon as a majority of Americans are seen to be in favor of gay marriage, they will flip-flop on that issue. And as far as guns go, any sane person knows that there are enough left/liberal/Democrats that hunt as well as vote that nobody is going to be knocking on your door forcing you to give them up any time soon. They spread lies, distortions and half truths to confuse those who only pay attention during election years. Now thanks to the Citizens United decision, they can pour tons of money into elections without even having to tell us where it came from. They are treacherous, lying scumbags who care only for themselves. They don't give a fuck about the country as long as the money keeps coming their way.
The one thing everybody needs to remember is that I never claimed to be sane!
