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In reply to the discussion: Getting more conservative as you get older? [View all]HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)The modern conservative has, in half a century, morphed from "reasonable Eisenhower" to downright mean, stupid, paranoid and neo-fascist. That's an anachronistic way to be in 2016. Politicizing human rights means you aren't evolved yet, sorry. And if you think "President Trump" or "President Palin" are good ideas . . . . no apologies, you're a fucking idiot who needs to get smarter.
Capitalism needs to be heavily regulated and needs to have a far better social safety net than we're graced with. Human rights aren't wedge issues. Paychecks aren't charity. Women's bodies aren't about you, men. We're not "punishing the wealthy"; sell that bullshit to the kids and idiots. We could close off all loopholes, close their offshore shelters, make them pay a 50% TMTR and they still wouldn't even be SNIFFING "punishment". COME on.