Tue 31 Aug 2010
Why don’t USA Conservatives talk to Canadian Conservatives?
Posted by kaqchikel under Conservative party of canada
[5] Comments
I just think a lot of Conservatives can broaden their perspective on what it means to be globally Conservative if they merge ideas with the Conservative Party of Canada.
The USA Conservative people could take fiscal policy lessons from Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada, who is doing an outstanding job with managing Chrysler’s subsidiaries in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Why don’t USA Conservatives explore what it means to be Conservative in Canada? Canadian Conservatives have family values practices that can guide USA Conservatives.
For example, values where the health of family should be denied to nobody regardless of their ability to pay for insurance because it’s a fundamental right, just like the culture of life.
Also USA Conservatives believe in a right to life and likewise Canadian Conservatives do not support capital punishment for that reason.
USA Conservatives believe in freedom and liberty and so do Canadian Conservatives, that’s why you are free in Manitoba, Canada to Harvest Hemp seeds where in USA it’s illegal.
US Conservatives do not believe in government coercion and so do Canadian Conservatives, that’s why Canadian Conservatives would never coerce the leader of a foreign country, Iraq, to disarm or be disarmed.
USA Conservatives believe in profitable energy independence and so do Canadian Conservatives, that’s why Canadian Conservatives get their oil from Alberta crude and not from Saudi Arabia.
USA Conservatives believe in free enterprise, so do Canadian Conservatives. That’s why Canadian Conservatives believe not in “buy Canada only” or “Buy American” slogans but instead believe in supplying Softwood Lumber just like America freely provides Cinema.
So why can’t USA Conservatives assemble with Canadian Conservatives?
Also Obama people should be closer to Ignetieff.
And Ralph Nader should get to know Elizabeth May.
and Dennis Kucinich should become friends with Jack Layton.
And Sotomayor should become friends with Gil Duceppe.
and in Canada religion is valued highly enough that no Government or state has the right to intervene or use religion or faith as a tool for any legislative policy or initiative. What is this “faith-based” initiative stuff?
FYI I’m American, not Canadian, I just know a lot about my neighbors (neighbours) to the north
Nice try, buddy.
Because I think they’re mythical — like Sasquatch.
I don’t need to take advice from a liberal nanny state to do what’s right in the most successful free country on the planet that people with my ideology created.
Shhh, if they did, the electorate might actually start voting for them again! ;P
Sorry, this conservative doesn’t believe it’s a fundamental right to make other pay for your needs. That includes health care.
This Conservative is OK with hemp. Frankly, I don’t think it’s a big issue anyway.
Canada as a nation has chosen a non-confrontational path, not just Canadian conservatives. I’m not saying it’s a wrong path. Yet I’d hate to see a country and a people like Israel or South Korea get wiped out, just because we American conservatives didn’t want to stick up for them.
I find it interesting that you would not want to disarm a rogue country. Does that philosophy also apply to your own citizens as well?
If we had a big source of oil in this country and a limited population, we too would be pumping and exporting oil. If Canada had 300 million people instead of 30 million, you’d be importing oil from Saudi Arabia just like we do.
American conservatives aren’t all about buy American. Not sure where you got that from. Generally, we believe in buying the best product at the best price, whoever makes it. Although it’s good to at least consider the American product.
I am sure that some of the people you mention, mostly on the liberal side, do communicate across borders. But conservatism is the US, today, is much different than it is in other Countries. Most of the real Conservatives have left the Republican party for the Libertarian and even the Independent Party and some of those people do communicate across borders also. As for our politicians, currently in power, many of those who claim to be conservative are just agents of corporate interest and the extremists religious groups. They claim to be real conservatives and regard the Canadians, European and Australian conservative as too liberal because they are not extremist enough. Our problem is that we have too many extremists on both side dictating the Country’s Agenda, leaving little room for reasonable solutions to our problem. Most Americans are in the center and reasonable people but we keep electing the wrong people partly because our choices are very limited. Most sane people who would be reasonable legislators want nothing to do with our ferocious political system. It is really sad because hatred is now dividing people based on their belief. Just look at some of the questions and answers on this site. This is exactly what our Constitution was trying to prevent! A house divided on itself is doomed!