In 49 years I have never seen any merit in the Conservative approach to politics even though it seems to be very popular in the UK. To me the Conservative Party seems to be a party of slogans and dogma and over the years these slogans and dogma have remained the same. Are Tories simply trying to get votes by listing simplistics concepts that any idiot likes the sound of? Tories seem to have a dim view of human nature such that they see a great need for carrots and sticks everywhere in society. Tories seem to think that the law of the jungle (the unfettered free-market) is highly suited to growth and progress. Perhaps the law of the jungle is a version of evolution and Tories like it because they believe that like evolution will produce good results in the long run. But I think that evolution is a cruel process where there are losers as well as winners and I think that human beings have what it takes to transcend it. Why won't Tories work at anything that is not tried and tested?
2006-08-08 21:00:19 · 1 answers · asked by optimaxim 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Pragmatist? Analyst? You? Sounds more like you're a flaming socialist to me.
Your mind is made up, so I won't bother you with facts.
2006-08-09 05:55:38 · answer #1 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋