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By The American Lion - 30 Jun 2004 07:42

- 30 Jun 2004 07:42 #371806

I dont think our descripton matches our forum. Whos with me and changeing it?

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By Demosthenes - 30 Jun 2004 21:15

- 30 Jun 2004 21:15 #372308

What do you have in mind TAL?

"When do you ask yourself, 'Maybe everyone else isn't wrong for using the definitions of words; maybe I'm wrong for making up new definitions of words and then using them as crude slurs' -TiG

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By The American Lion - 01 Jul 2004 03:09

- 01 Jul 2004 03:09 #372538

Demosthenes wrote:What do you have in mind TAL?

I dont know really. I dont believe "duty to the state" fits us.

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By enLight - 01 Jul 2004 04:50

- 01 Jul 2004 04:50 #372579

Now that you mention it, that is kind of true. Maybe replace it with "Patriotism" or something of the like.

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By Korimyr the Rat - 01 Jul 2004 08:43

- 01 Jul 2004 08:43 #372657

enLight wrote:Now that you mention it, that is kind of true. Maybe replace it with "Patriotism" or something of the like.

Patriotism is nothing more than the love of one's country, and (usually) by implication, the government of one's country.

Does love not require a sense of duty?

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By Smith 2.0 - 01 Jul 2004 13:38

- 01 Jul 2004 13:38 #372734

It's kind of hard to describe conservatism because this forum is meant to encompass so many different types. Personally, I take issue with it being in the Ideology catagory at all, but that is probably an issue to discuss another time.

There is already a forum for Nationalism - I personally don't see the need to emphasis this aspect of Conservative tendancies.

I don't see a major problem with what it says now -

Traditional 'common sense' values & duty to the state.

If you were going to alter it, my suggestion would be to re-emphasis the pragmatic outlook, i.e. 'common sense'.

Something like:

"Traditional 'common sense' values & and a rejection of explicit ideology"

All religions, nearly all philosophies, and even a part of science testify
to the unwearying, heroic effort of mankind desperately denying its
contingency. - Jacques Monod

Progress is fact. Even so, faith in progress is a superstition. – John Gray

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By Mark - 01 Jul 2004 13:49

- 01 Jul 2004 13:49 #372737

It's a description of traditional conservatism- as opposed to american conservatism or neo-liberalism.

Traditional conservatism: resistance to change

neo-liberalism: almost free market.

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By Pope Perseus Peptabysmal - 01 Jul 2004 19:05

- 01 Jul 2004 19:05 #372962

Just to throw one out there;
"The preservation of the status quo to ensure prosperity"

Ehh, waaaay too wordy for a simple description.

And since an admin/moderator might see this post, anyone mind moving my Libertarian thread from this forum to the Liberatarian forum?

Dignity and an empty sack is worth a sack.

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By Demosthenes - 01 Jul 2004 19:20

- 01 Jul 2004 19:20 #372976

You sure I didn't already do that?

If not link it...

"When do you ask yourself, 'Maybe everyone else isn't wrong for using the definitions of words; maybe I'm wrong for making up new definitions of words and then using them as crude slurs' -TiG

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By Pope Perseus Peptabysmal - 01 Jul 2004 19:26

- 01 Jul 2004 19:26 #372981

Demosthenes wrote:You sure I didn't already do that?

If not link it...

You did, my mistake. I didn't look down the list. :roll:

Thanks for moving it though.