Let's be blunt!
Would you like to conserve things as they are? - vote conservative
Would you like to change things as they are? -vote for someone else
Would you like to change things as they are? -vote for someone else
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MartinII · 70-79, M
Surely the opposite is the case. Liberal ideology has been dominant in the west for decades. If you are happy with that, vote for left of centre parties. If you are not, and want to change things, vote for conservative parties. (Of course, the words liberal and conservative have become somewhat misleading.)
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@MartinII: [quote]Liberal ideology has been dominant in the west for decades.[/quote]
Its the post-Thatcher and post-Reagan consensus.
Its the post-Thatcher and post-Reagan consensus.
MartinII · 70-79, M
@Burnley123: Hmm. Good point. Liberal economics plus liberal social and political policies. Interesting that the ancestors of the latter aren't as obvious as Thatcher and Reagan. Jenkins? As a civil servant in the 80s and 90s I was busy peddling left-wing social ideas, with at least tacit Ministerial approval, as well as Thatcherite economics.
JovialPlutonian · 36-40, M
@WhisperingBanshee: yeh I was referring to wether we choose to change or resist it, which is what we seem so good at (resistance).
thatscottishguy · 26-30, M
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thatscottishguy · 26-30, M
Ummm the guy has a post calling conservatives pussies.
MartinII · 70-79, M
@thatscottishguy: Yes, I noticed that. But still, I thought it was an interesting question, whatever the motives of the author.
JovialPlutonian · 36-40, M
@MartinII: I think what is more important is are the motives of conservatives
Heartlander · 80-89, M
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
Speaking of the UK; if the Conservatives win the election then things will change for the worse because of their version of Brexit.