wobblies
Mayor
One Republican member of the House recently said he had to stand on principle; to him, that meant not voting to raise taxes on anyone. So, what are principles? The best definition I found is a "guiding sense of the requirements and obligations of right conduct: a person of principle".
Can a person have contradictory principles? Is it a principle of society that we ought to care for the elderly? Is it a principle that one must avoid passing on debt to one's heirs? Is it principled to start a war that we don't pay for? Is it a principle that economic actors should be allowed to pollute or degrade the environment in order to make a profit? Is the capitalist law of profit more important than the standard of living of our neighbors?
It would appear that some principles take precedence over others. Conservative Republicans seem to believe that they must support the status quo. Their status quo seem to be a society composed of a privileged elite whose status must be insured by others. Further, many in their party would seem to believe that representative government is not a guiding principle for their party. This sub-group seems to think that limiting the vote to one's allies is an acceptable means of standing by those principles.
Conservative Republicans would threaten the country by not passing the debt ceiling for the sake of that elite. These people would rather see the elderly have to work longer before retiring. These people would rather see working people earn less at work in order to insure a higher profit for the elite. It seems clear that people have different principles even if we share a more common sense of values.
Liberal principles seem to dictate that we should provide for the general welfare. The publc seems to consider that principle and constitutional mandate more important than maintaining the social status of our elite. Liberal principles seem to be coalescing the public while Conservative principles seem to be colliding and dividing Conservatives.
God Speed,
David
Can a person have contradictory principles? Is it a principle of society that we ought to care for the elderly? Is it a principle that one must avoid passing on debt to one's heirs? Is it principled to start a war that we don't pay for? Is it a principle that economic actors should be allowed to pollute or degrade the environment in order to make a profit? Is the capitalist law of profit more important than the standard of living of our neighbors?
It would appear that some principles take precedence over others. Conservative Republicans seem to believe that they must support the status quo. Their status quo seem to be a society composed of a privileged elite whose status must be insured by others. Further, many in their party would seem to believe that representative government is not a guiding principle for their party. This sub-group seems to think that limiting the vote to one's allies is an acceptable means of standing by those principles.
Conservative Republicans would threaten the country by not passing the debt ceiling for the sake of that elite. These people would rather see the elderly have to work longer before retiring. These people would rather see working people earn less at work in order to insure a higher profit for the elite. It seems clear that people have different principles even if we share a more common sense of values.
Liberal principles seem to dictate that we should provide for the general welfare. The publc seems to consider that principle and constitutional mandate more important than maintaining the social status of our elite. Liberal principles seem to be coalescing the public while Conservative principles seem to be colliding and dividing Conservatives.
God Speed,
David
