What Does it Mean to be a Conservative Democrat?

[RainDog]

48. Thanks for your reply!

I don't really understand a lot of the distinctions either.

I think a lot of us are really in the same place, as far as wanting to ramp down corruption via lobbyists and the sorts of quid pro quos that create a place to land in a job - that's not why someone is elected, whether it matters to the movers and shakers - for them, of course, it's part of the social universe.

and it's so unfair when so many have suffered from policies meant to make working class lives harder, meaner and more limited.

it seems that what some view as fiscal conservative would be what others view as just general graft, etc.

according to your definition, I share conservative values too.

In the movie, The Corporation, one CEO had a major epiphany when he realized the environmental costs of production were creating a horrid future for his grandchildren. So he changed production methods and has tried to bring this idea of longer-term and community-oriented thinking to industry.

For something like that to really take hold, however, entire charters would have to change - in terms of what would be considered an investors' benefit - i.e. not the quarterly statement alone, but a longer term profit to those who come after those who are here are gone.

That's also "conservative" in that it's a view that can postpone immediate gains for future ones - or maybe that's just maturity, who knows.