The Bubba Effect
Grandmaster
During this difficult chapter in our country's history, I find myself taking an inventory of my values and political beliefs and wondering where I fit in, politically. Some of the things I value most are family, defense of the innocent, right to self defense, right to self determination, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, small government, control over one's own body and perhaps the most important, personal freedom.
In contemplating these values and my place in the Conservative tradition, I try to put a fine point on exactly what kind of conservative am I.
I looked up different types of conservatives: Regan Conservatives, Jeffersonian Conservatives, Paleo Conservatives, Fiscal Conservatives, etc, etc. None of these really "felt right" to me. Many had pieces that I agreed with, but most also had bits that made me shudder and wonder how they got so far off track.
Then, while listening to my Waylon Jennings station on Pandora, it hit me.
I think I am a "Charlie Daniels" conservative (Charlie Daniels' letter to Obama). If you listen to "Long Haired Country Boy" and "Simple Man", you get a decent representation of probably 90% of my political stance in just those two songs.
So that's me, I'm a "Charlie Daniels Conservative". What kind of conservative are you?
In contemplating these values and my place in the Conservative tradition, I try to put a fine point on exactly what kind of conservative am I.
I looked up different types of conservatives: Regan Conservatives, Jeffersonian Conservatives, Paleo Conservatives, Fiscal Conservatives, etc, etc. None of these really "felt right" to me. Many had pieces that I agreed with, but most also had bits that made me shudder and wonder how they got so far off track.
Then, while listening to my Waylon Jennings station on Pandora, it hit me.
I think I am a "Charlie Daniels" conservative (Charlie Daniels' letter to Obama). If you listen to "Long Haired Country Boy" and "Simple Man", you get a decent representation of probably 90% of my political stance in just those two songs.
So that's me, I'm a "Charlie Daniels Conservative". What kind of conservative are you?
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