POLITICS AND NATURE

Biill Buckley died recently and I wrote a message wishing him eternal Rest in Peace. He was great man and he fashioned an ideology which was solid and thoughtful. Whatever our disagreements, I respect the man and his convictions. He was a great American. The problem arises out of the reluctance or refusal of those grasping conservative ideology to respect others who stand on my side of the theoretical aisle. Buckley apparently held this respect from what I understand.

The entire purpose of this journal is to enhance our national dialogue relating to government, nature, and politics in general. In order to come to an understanding, we have to listen to one another and look at our history realistically and with a clear head. Conservative ideology is easy to understand and simple to discuss.

Low taxes. Less government. Personal responsibility. Morality. Who does not believe in these principles? I do. I may even convert to conservative thinking if I did not understand that conservatives spend the same money but they borrow it to make us think taxes are low. They want government to be used for their own purposes, including supporting corporate control over our lives. Their view of personal responsibility recommends government oversight of individual moral choices. Their view of morality is a centralized vision which relies on oversight of our decisions.

I'm willing to listen to anyone claiming less government is truly appealing to the majority of society and I'm willing to hear out those who argue logically for less government. I don't believe they know how to do it. I don't understand how they can continue to claim, in the absence of all evidence, that this ideology will work or how it can work. I think most liberals are all ears. And since their ideological foundations are in freedom, it is possible to have a national discussion.