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Honeycombe8

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8. Conservatives don't favor frugality. Think Romney, Gingrich, Bush....

Sun May 5, 2013, 12:57 PM

May 2013

They are all about if you got it, it's yours to do with what you want, no matter how extravagant. "That's what Liberty is all about!" they would say. Concern for the environment, stewardship of the earth, is not in their platform or thought process.

They are not in favor of go-slow approaches, when it's a matter of concern for them. BIG tax cuts, not small incremental ones. Go to war right now, don't wait for a true consensus. BIG cars and trucks, if that's what you want.

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conservatives reaction to energy efficiency promotion is to use more energy [View all] cali May 2013 OP

When everything gets politicized, this is the natural result. Buzz Clik May 2013 #1

How is promoting energy efficiency or the science of climate change, cali May 2013 #2

My response of "both sides" was not necessarily strictly about energy. Buzz Clik May 2013 #6

Conservative response to anything is to double down. hobbit709 May 2013 #3

Why would someone think conservatives "should have a natural inclination toward conservation"? Honeycombe8 May 2013 #4

That's because they aren't conservatives. denverbill May 2013 #7

Conservatives don't favor frugality. Think Romney, Gingrich, Bush.... Honeycombe8 May 2013 #8

Bizarro Bachman (R) Berlum May 2013 #5

It's like they're proud of being ignorant. dawg May 2013 #9