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In reply to the discussion: "Conservatives" are traitors. [View all]Cary
(11,746 posts)Do "conservatives" have a single argument that austerity has ever worked in any advanced economy that's in a liquidity trap? No. Actually there is no conservative model of any sort (the reasonable conservatism or the radical brand of "conservatism"
that even allows for the possibility of a liquidity trap--a zero bound situation like we're in right now.
But try to explain this to an Eric Canter or a Paul Ryan. Dare them to provide a single example where someone created jobs under these conditions with austerity. Ask them to back up their "arguments" and you will get ad hominem, very much like what you're offering up here.
Go right down the line. Ask them why gays and lesbians shouldn't be allowed to marry. Ask them why the top 1% needs tax cuts.
Do you get a reasonable argument from them? Do they actually engage? Will facts affect them in the slightest?
You want to be an apologist for them? Well, let's see it? I'm waiting for a real argument from you in favor of "conservatives" and convincing me that it's a good idea to act as their enablers. So have at it.