Today's "Conservatives" have one major thing in common with today's Dems/libs & that's a hatred of Free Trade while the promotion of Free Trade was a cornerstone of the Goldwater-Reagan conservative revolution. So how can today's "Conservatives" call themselves conservatives if they don't believe in Free trade?
Today's conservatives have much more in common w/ the old "southern Democrats" than traditional GOP conservatitves in that socially they are conservative but economically they are 100% liberal Democrats.
So to all those conservatives out there, come up w/ a new name or start using the old Southern Democrat one because you AIN'T conservatives!
2007-05-08 03:41:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes, with many of them formally switching over to the Republicans beginning back in the late 1960s after President Lyndon Johnson got behind the voting rights act and other civil rights for Blacks in the south and elsewhere. Those that didn't switch are often referred to as Blue Dog Democrats but not recently from what I've seen.
2007-05-08 03:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by Ben 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm from the south and I don't call myself a democrat or a republican. I am a social conservative and an economic/enviromental liberal, though my heart apparently doesn't bleed anywhere near as much as most liberals. I think we need family values, more restrictions on big business, especially the oil companies, and a way to promote a cleaner environment. I don't think a lot of conservatives today even compare to the old dixie-crats of the 1950's and 1960's. Strom Thurmond was probably one of the greatest, and also one of the biggest hypocrites as well considering his views on civil rights versus his own personal taste in women.
2007-05-08 03:58:42 · answer #2 · answered by Robert L 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Some of them are, actually. At one time the South was pretty much solidly Democratic, but that began to change during the 60s, thanks to the Democratic Party's support of civil rights legislation. Also, much of the South is in what could be called the "Bible Belt", and during the 80s, more Southerners turned to the Republican Party, because of its anti-abortion platform.
2007-05-08 04:11:28 · answer #3 · answered by tangerine 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Which conservatives are against free trade?
Also, when I claim to be a conservative, I have those of the Reagan/Goldwater era in mind.
2007-05-08 03:49:42 · answer #4 · answered by Time to Shrug, Atlas 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Sure seems like it. Thier actions might even suggest it to be true. I think bush carried most of the southern states in the election. Southern lack of mentality. Moved south during my junior year of high school the seniors down there were taking freshman courses when compared to northern schools. Gald I moved again.
2007-05-08 03:59:44 · answer #5 · answered by Bud W 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wait a minute. I live in the South and I do not want the image of the South further tainted by being associated with conservatives. They are worse than the stain slavery left on us. Go away with that idea. Just call them repugnicans, neonazis, retarded wanna be democrats, anything, just don't associate them with the South.
2007-05-08 03:50:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Where do you get your information that conservatives are against free trade?
You AIN'T got your facts right!
2007-05-08 03:47:45 · answer #7 · answered by Whatup??? 2 · 5⤊ 2⤋
unfortunately I think you are right. Todays republicans do resemble yesterdays democrats. And todays democrats resemble yesterdays communists.
2007-05-08 03:56:57 · answer #8 · answered by archangel72901 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yep. And if this was 50 years ago and I was black they'd call me the N-word to my face. Garaunteed.
2007-05-08 03:48:51 · answer #9 · answered by Jim W 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋