Alexander's Column
You Might Be a Conservative If...
And Especially If...
By
Mark Alexander ·
April 9, 2014
"Our conflict is not likely to cease so soon as every good man would
wish. The measure of iniquity is not yet filled; and unless we can
return a little more to first principles, and act a little more upon
patriotic ground, I do not know when it will..." --George Washington
(1779)
As a follow-up to my profile on the attributes of contemporary liberals, "
You Might Be a Liberal If...," I offer this look at the attributes associated with today's conservatives.
Too often, political "Left v Right" labels are applied without
conveying anything substantive about the beliefs or worldviews of the
individual upon whom the label has been conferred.
So what's in a name?
To answer that question, I've reviewed my own lists of conservative
principles in order to better profile those who identify as
"conservative." Again, with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy: