Conservatives, Amalgamation and Term Limits

A man cannot become a child again, or he becomes childish.
Karl Marx, Grundrisse, Introduction, p.31


The past is easy, it's the future that's the bitch. That, in a nut, is the problem of conservatism. A wonderful book by James John Guy called " People, Politics And Government " in its fifth edition no less, can fill us in...

"The term conservatism was coined from the French word conservateur, the label given to French writers and statesman who demanded a return to pre-revolutionary conditions after the fall of Napoleon. "(p. 87)

One of the biggest weaknesses of conservatism is this inherent backward view. And the eventual collapse due to the the ever growing belief  that the office becomes personal property. Have you ever noticed that it is always the conservatives squawking for term limits? It is only because of term limits that they get into office at all! Have you ever noticed that amalgamation is always done by conservatives? They cannot stand the concept of "countervailing power". When you amalgamate, it is so much easier to get your brat and your useless brother- in law a job. And you guessed it! The reason we still have child poverty and no national daycare is that if the kids grow up in a balanced and equitable environment, complete with good toilet training there would be no one left in 15-20 years to vote conservative!     

Also one of the standard phobias that eventually destroy a conservative government is paranoia!  Let us refer to James John Guy again....

"Conservatives knew they could be toppled by liberal political movements who hated them.They regarded themselves as surrounded by well organized enemies; they felt permanently on the defensive against the forces of liberalism, nationalism, and the unforeseeable consequences of popular sovereignty." (p.87)  

Also, and this really irks me, is that conservative party's are always second (or usually worse) raters. You always have moron ministers, a lot with no formal education after grade eight! Or flunk outs, a lot of damaged goods also that should not even be in public life! Cooked biographies are common. No?  

Jason Kenney knows! (Where the Commons Cafeteria Is...)
Jason Kenney does not know... What a good tailor is.... What a pig.....