Conservative Hypocrites

Let me sum this up with one easy example. Let's say a conservative believes in spanking and regularly spanks a child because, "You don't spare the rod." Later that day, the child is hitting her little sister and the parent says, "Don't hit," while hitting the child.

Want another example? A conservative claims they are compassionate but does everything in her power to keep poor people poor and deny everyone healthcare.

Want another example? A conservative gives a turkey to a starving family at Christmas or Thanksgiving once a year and votes for the same people that will reduce funding for programs to help that family get ahead.

Want another example? A conservative believes in fighting those who attack us but also supports a policy that gets people so mad at us that they are more likely to attack us over and over in the future.

Want another example? A conservative says they are for fiscal discipline and doesn't blink an eye when fully one quarter of the entire budget goes to defense and the country is plunged into unthinkable debt.

Want another example? You get the point.

Debunking Conservatives

Try this sometime. Ask a conservative to explain one of their points of view by walking you through a logical breakdown of how it works. For example, cutting taxes. Ask them to show you how all this money gets given by the rich people to the poor. Make sure they tell you about all the ways the poor are benefiting and how great all the jobs and benefits are for the working class. Ask them to elaborate on how we will pay for growing services to a growing population with a shrinking tax base. Ask them who benefits the most from tax cuts. I'm sure it's the person working at the fast food place.

I think you will find it interesting what happens when you ask a conservative to explain something beyond ideology. It's one thing to say, "The tax cuts have grown the economy," it's another to describe what sectors have grown and who has benefited. I'm sure the fast food worker is enjoying the benefits of the food and gas prices these tax cuts have helped bring about.

Always ask yourself, "Who is really benefiting from this policy?"