Seriously folks. I say this with love and affection, but you're all blowing smoke out your asses.
The "Conservative" idea, at best, has been watered down for decades. The spigot was turned on at Woodstock and all the pipes have corroded since.
The days when our mothers left the household for that 2nd car...home in the suburbs. The day Roe vs Wade made it socially and morally acceptable to end a life in the name of convenience... that's when the crack first appeared. It's all documented.
Today, it's become a battle between those of us who want to honor the ideals of our Founding Fathers and who wish to continue the "Great Experiment" and Individualism, and those who have been brainwashed or indoctrinated into believing the government should provide for ALL our wants and needs without putting forth any personal effort other than squeezing through the birth canal.
That's why I have been butting heads with the likes of
@roamer_1. The one-trick pony stuck on fiscal disciplines.
In a sense he's right. It's a losing battle...this slide away from God and honor. He chooses to live safely in the wilderness.
Most of us are unable to have that luxury so we either fight with our ballot to stave off the torches and pitchforks at the gate, or begin to literally fight for our lives and those of our children/descendants.
Have said this before. In a sick way, it's fortunate for them that I am a harmless old man with chest pains.
If I were half my age, I'd probably be on the news for checking off my list.