Okay. Let’s say that you have some conservative views on things. Here’s a few possibilities.
1. You see a lot of government inefficiency and regulatory stupidity and you think some of your tax dollars are going to waste or being used in dumb ways. You think that enough of this is an unavoidable part of the human condition whenever bureaucracy is involved that you generally lean more toward lowering taxes than improving the performance of government.
2. You think that communities differ in what kind of social standards, tax policies, educational strategies, etc., that they want to see, and therefore you are opposed to one-size-fits-all federal solutions to many problems.
3. You’re a religious conservative and think some things, like protecting the unborn, are appropriate federal issues because you consider them universal human rights.
I could list more examples, but it’s possible to reasonably believe the above things without being an asshole. But that is not what the conservative movement is all about it. Is it?
