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Has getting older made you more conservative?

Are you more conservative now than you were years ago?


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I've gotten more apathetic to the idiocy of my fellow man. A collective nero's fiddling while the country burns under consolidation of power by the political elite.
 
Conservative has to have context.

As an example, you can still be a Conservative in America and believe women should have the right to drive a car, or vote, or generally not be oppressed.

In Saudi Arabia that's going to make you a flaming liberal radical.

So... if you go to my first post at Whistlestopper 10 years ago which was "COMMUNISM SHALL RISE AGAIN" to now... have I become more conservative... maybe I guess.

I definitely don't believe that communism is the answer to anything anymore but I've moderated obviously, I just believe in balance, balance between private industry and government.
 
I've always been all over the political spectrum and still am. I've changed my position on some things, both toward and away from being more conservative, depending on the issue. Abortion comes to mind, although I still think abortion is wrong, I believe having it legal to a point is the better option. On the other side, I was all for open borders when I was younger, but realized how such a policy simply would not work. And I feel it is highly unfair for people to be given citizenship simply for making it across the border and either not getting caught for so many years or having a baby here.
 
Not really no. I was far more conservative two decades ago than I am now, politically at least.


With age I'd say I've become less inclined to stick my nose into other's business, and less inclined to support extremism of any stripe direction color or shape.

I've watched your posts, you are more conservative than anything else.
 
It is, its also reality. No one is stepping up to make my life any better. I work. I don't work, I don't eat.
Reality is that a bunch of people make your life not only better, but possible at all.

There's military forces guarding the country, police guarding your local area, road crews maintaining the roads you drive on, utility crews maintaining the infrastructure your home uses.

Some of that you pay for directly, some is paid for by taxes.

Some would go away if you didn't pay for it, but some (like the roads) would still be there if you had no money.
 
Reality is that a bunch of people make your life not only better, but possible at all.

There's military forces guarding the country, police guarding your local area, road crews maintaining the roads you drive on, utility crews maintaining the infrastructure your home uses.

Some of that you pay for directly, some is paid for by taxes.

Some would go away if you didn't pay for it, but some (like the roads) would still be there if you had no money.

Outside of my parents, no one has done crap for me. Save maybe my ex wife, current wife. Thats all reciprocal though. I do for them as well.
Take the roads, I have a 4x4. Take the cops. I can build a invasion proof home, I carry a gun, I can hunt and people lived for millions of years without electricity.
Many things are niceties, not necessities.
 
Outside of my parents, no one has done crap for me. Save maybe my ex wife, current wife. Thats all reciprocal though. I do for them as well.
Take the roads, I have a 4x4. Take the cops. I can build a invasion proof home, I carry a gun, I can hunt and people lived for millions of years without electricity.
Many things are niceties, not necessities.

But you couldn't do that without the income you receive from living in a stable, educated society, filled with infrastructure, planning and wealth.

Try ordering parts for your 4x4 without others having the current assets.
 
But you couldn't do that without the income you receive from living in a stable, educated society, filled with infrastructure, planning and wealth.

Try ordering parts for your 4x4 without others having the current assets.

You forget, I work. Make good money. My time at work is compensated. So its a trade off. I work, they pay. Its not like someone just sends me a check every week.
 
I've watched your posts, you are more conservative than anything else.



I'm very personally conservative, in the manner in which I conduct my life, and in my religious beliefs, and my respect for the better traditions of our culture and history.

Politically, I'm more center-right, but I favor some kind of social safety net (a better more efficient one really) which some say means I can't be "conservative". :shrug:
 
You forget, I work. Make good money. My time at work is compensated. So its a trade off. I work, they pay. Its not like someone just sends me a check every week.

I didn't suggest you didn't work. I'm arguing "big picture" stuff. How would your ability to order parts for your 4x4 change without government?
 
I didn't suggest you didn't work. I'm arguing "big picture" stuff. How would your ability to order parts for your 4x4 change without government?

None??
 
A common political theory is that the older voters get, the more conservative they become. Let's put this theory to the test here at DP.

People get married, have children and a family...It is undeniable to say otherwise.
 
I'm very personally conservative, in the manner in which I conduct my life, and in my religious beliefs, and my respect for the better traditions of our culture and history.

Politically, I'm more center-right, but I favor some kind of social safety net (a better more efficient one really) which some say means I can't be "conservative". :shrug:
I think even conservatives have accepted. What it really means is that you're not a pure Constitutionalist, like me. But I'm not total pure either, though I think I would support a scheme better than SS to get a better rate of return. I would rather force people to invest a percentage (e.g., 5%) of their income into an investment of their choosing, rather than a payroll deduction to SS.
 
Outside of my parents, no one has done crap for me. Save maybe my ex wife, current wife. Thats all reciprocal though. I do for them as well.
Take the roads, I have a 4x4. Take the cops. I can build a invasion proof home, I carry a gun, I can hunt and people lived for millions of years without electricity.
Many things are niceties, not necessities.

Actually, you just need to hire a security force. You would get better security for your money than the cops, and they wouldn't throw you in a cage. As for power, you can put solar panels on your roof.
 
A common political theory is that the older voters get, the more conservative they become. Let's put this theory to the test here at DP.

I could only see' "Has getting older made you more cons..." and thought the thread was about constipation.
 
I probably define conservatism differently than most of you do. I long ago adopted the libertarian (little "L") i.e. classical liberal ideology embraced by essentially all of the Founders. I think my basic philosophy in that regard has not changed much as I have grown older, except for increasing respect for that philosophy as I see how corrupting and destructive government becomes as it gets further and further away from that philosophy.
 
People get married, have children and a family...It is undeniable to say otherwise.

Not all people do. Plus, not everyone has the same types of families. My family is definitely not the typical family nor have we been.
 
Kinda the opposite really. We count on citizens being educated and stable, we count on infrastructure being safe and reliable, we count on a monetary system that's consistent, we count on arbitration if we perceive an injustice, etc.

The simple act of ordering a 4x4 part without government would be nothing like it is now.
 
Kinda the opposite really. We count on citizens being educated and stable, we count on infrastructure being safe and reliable, we count on a monetary system that's consistent, we count on arbitration if we perceive an injustice, etc.

The simple act of ordering a 4x4 part without government would be nothing like it is now.

Private roads, schools, fire departments, and security forces either exist or did exist at some point in history. Furthermore, you can power your house and having drinking water without government involvement. As for arbitration, there is no reason to assume that requires government.
 
Private roads, schools, fire departments, and security forces either exist or did exist at some point in history. Furthermore, you can power your house and having drinking water without government involvement. As for arbitration, there is no reason to assume that requires government.

The Founder's concept is simple really. The federal government does what it is instructed to do via the intent of the Constitution and nothing else. And everything else is otherwise left to the states and local communities that the people will structure as they choose without interference from the federal government.
 
Private roads, schools, fire departments, and security forces either exist or did exist at some point in history. Furthermore, you can power your house and having drinking water without government involvement. As for arbitration, there is no reason to assume that requires government.

Those private agencies have no obligations to public citizens. I'm a public citizen.
 
What in the world is a public citizen?
An attempt at clarity by juxtaposing the conflicting interests and limited scope of for profit service providers with the needs of citizens. Apparently it was too distracting to be effective.
 
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