Trying to bring other people's social behavior under control and in line with a very narrow idea of "what's right" is a core conservative value, in my opinion.
I think that liberals are typically accused of this trait as well, particularly in the flavors of pcness and government regulation; and in fact I believe ideologues in both directions do engage in such behavior (that is, controlling) towards other people's beliefs and behavior. I tend to see a lot of hypocracy, though, in the case of right wing voices that won't acknowledge the issues mentioned above and in our conversation yesterday.
Also, I listened briefly the other day to an NPR show with a guest who, though self-described as conservative, opposed the Iraq war and a number of Bush's other policies. In fact, his new book is apparently about what he perceives as the imminent decline of "conservatism" in terms of political power, one of the main causes being its current hegemony and the hubris that tends to accrue.
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Date: 2006-07-07 03:22 pm (UTC)I think that liberals are typically accused of this trait as well, particularly in the flavors of pcness and government regulation; and in fact I believe ideologues in both directions do engage in such behavior (that is, controlling) towards other people's beliefs and behavior. I tend to see a lot of hypocracy, though, in the case of right wing voices that won't acknowledge the issues mentioned above and in our conversation yesterday.
Also, I listened briefly the other day to an NPR show with a guest who, though self-described as conservative, opposed the Iraq war and a number of Bush's other policies. In fact, his new book is apparently about what he perceives as the imminent decline of "conservatism" in terms of political power, one of the main causes being its current hegemony and the hubris that tends to accrue.
Thanks for the links.