When they do not believe in conserving the rainforest, the polar ice caps, endangered species and come up with alternative energy sources?
2007-07-24 09:19:16 · 8 answers · asked by Rainman 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
They want to conserve their money and don't know what to do with it all but want to have as much of it as possible. They are in favor of government paying for what they want, though, or other people - they love using Other People's Money rather than their own.
2007-07-24 09:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by Ben 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
It comes from the notion that conservatives want things to stay the same. This may be with respect to different things. But you could say someone is socially conservative if they don't want our socail standards to be altered. You could say that someone is financialy conservative if they are in favor of keeping the way money is distributed the same. People who are not conservative may be in favor of some big changes since they feel that the current situation should not be conserved.
Conserving a rainforest means to keep the rainforest the way it is. So that is another form of conservative. Equally valid.
I think what makes it confusing is that people who are conservative tend to implicily want to conserve their own way of life and perhaps what they see as the things that are important to society that are in danger of being lost. But in order to consrve that, they may have to destroy something else. For example, to keep the economy going, and keep the return on their stock market investments, we have to burn more oil. That may cause reduction in polar ice caps. But the thing being conserved is still there. If you are in favor of conserving the ice caps, you may have to admit to a trade off too. To conserve the ice caps, you may have to live in a depressed economy and have no money.
2007-07-24 09:34:12 · answer #2 · answered by brando4755 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They believe in conserving their place at the top of the financial ladder but making sure legislation gives them everything they want.
2007-07-24 09:39:24 · answer #3 · answered by Mitchell . 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do a Yahoo! search with the word "dictionary." Look up the definition of "conservative." Look up the definition of "conservationist." :You may find a difference.
2007-07-24 09:23:19 · answer #4 · answered by regerugged 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Conservatives don't like change.
2007-07-24 09:23:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Uggggh. I give up on this species.
2007-07-24 09:22:15 · answer #6 · answered by skullklipz 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why do people think that conservatives have to like bush? at least half of us DON'T, and DON'T SUPPORT HIS WAR!
2007-07-24 09:23:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Not true at all, but great trolling.
2007-07-24 09:21:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋