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choices for themselves, that they need the malevolent guidance of a supra nanny state backed by the threat of an Old Testament God in order to keep their vision of morality alive while at the same time reject any sort of regulation on the market forces that are designed to punish and reward in harsh and shocking ways...
Liberals have their idea of social justice as well. From what I understand, give the benefit of the doubt toward the quirks that make people individuals as long as they don't hurt others. The individuality of Americans, what I believe has been the engine of progress, should be, according to liberals, nurtured.
And when it comes to the market place, the liberal democrat is more interested in keeping the consumer from being cheated. This extends to the individual as well as the market place where liberals want to recognize all the hidden costs of doing business and hold accountable those who willfully profit off the harm of others.
So the Republicans trust business interests to have "our" best interests in mind. Never mind that they also worship the relentless movement toward maximizing profits which holds inherent dangers to the individual, the community and the environment.
So my basic question is this; why don't Conservatives trust people as individuals but give carte blanche to individuals collected together as an economic entity?
While we are at it, the religion of the right is more concerned with the morality of the many, the prime example is to prohibit abortion, and yet continually let charlatan preachers and "men of god", acting as individuals, steal and cheat as long as they repent and cry in front of the congregation.
Profit is king and the rights of the individual to freely express himself is to be mooted at all cost.
This, I believe, is the inherent conflict within the Republican Party.
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