It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
Originally posted by HabiruThorstein
reply to post by Renegade2283
1 point I diverge with what would be considered the conservative point of view is: legalize drugs. Eliminates an enormous black market, saves money by reducing unnecessary law enforcement and prison populations (always a positive!), adds to the public coffers via excise taxes, and a concurrent reduction in crime eliminates a lot of young people from going the black market system.
Also, I am probably more of a fan of reducing the size of the military than most of the Dems, much less Reps.
There's nothing in the Constitution stating we need to be the Arsenal of Democracy, the World Police, or anything else like that. I do believe in having a strong, indeed even prohibitively strong, defense ability but it's time that Europe and Japan defend themselves on their own, they are big boys and don't need Mommy US anymore. I doubt in today's world we can go totally Switzerland with no alliances and pure neutrality, but as close to that as is possible without being silly to our Canadian brothers for example. Unlike Ron Paul, I don't think we can realisitically disengage totally, and we do need to acknowledge that there are real threats
Another area where I think the standard conservatives would shout me down is eliminating the Fed, although a lot of the conservatives that I know are waking up to this bit of fraud. There's plenty on the illegality of the Fed elsewhere on ATS, along with the many ramifications of it's unsupervised activities.
These are just a few, if you're curious about anything else, let me know!
Originally posted by Renegade2283
Originally posted by HabiruThorstein
reply to post by Renegade2283
1 point I diverge with what would be considered the conservative point of view is: legalize drugs. Eliminates an enormous black market, saves money by reducing unnecessary law enforcement and prison populations (always a positive!), adds to the public coffers via excise taxes, and a concurrent reduction in crime eliminates a lot of young people from going the black market system.
Um, not to nitpick here, but isnt legalizing drugs a liberal point of view, not conservative? Just a little confused.
Also, I am probably more of a fan of reducing the size of the military than most of the Dems, much less Reps.
Isnt that too a conservative view point, not a democratic one?
There's nothing in the Constitution stating we need to be the Arsenal of Democracy, the World Police, or anything else like that. I do believe in having a strong, indeed even prohibitively strong, defense ability but it's time that Europe and Japan defend themselves on their own, they are big boys and don't need Mommy US anymore. I doubt in today's world we can go totally Switzerland with no alliances and pure neutrality, but as close to that as is possible without being silly to our Canadian brothers for example. Unlike Ron Paul, I don't think we can realisitically disengage totally, and we do need to acknowledge that there are real threats
I totally agree here, though I must clarify that Japan doesnt really have a choice in the matter. Are they not prohibited from having an actual military or something? As for Europe, come on, we are definitely in cahoots with Europe. And I see that it would be perfectly fine if we disengaged from the conflict in the middle east. All the countries that I see could become a threat, Israel could handle on their own considering how much support they have received from us already. Just a thought.
Another area where I think the standard conservatives would shout me down is eliminating the Fed, although a lot of the conservatives that I know are waking up to this bit of fraud. There's plenty on the illegality of the Fed elsewhere on ATS, along with the many ramifications of it's unsupervised activities.
Good man.
These are just a few, if you're curious about anything else, let me know!
With all that I don't see much room for you to be considered conservative. What are your views on gay marriage, or abortion?(I know they are petty social issues, but I am just curious.) Also, what are your thoughts on global warming, and separation of church and state?
edit on 17-11-2012 by Renegade2283 because: (no reason given)edit on 17-11-2012 by Renegade2283 because: (no reason given)
Is there any hope for our children and their future? Are any of us in the right anymore? Have we all become so infected with propaganda and rhetoric that the well is no longer viable?