Indeed, conservatives are the consummate defectors: individualists who detest and ridicule cooperation and community endeavors, at least by governments. Conservatives detest the United Nations. They detest the International Court of Law. Conservatives avoid paying taxes, but typically like spending money on wars, both domestic (e.g., the wasteful and disastrous war on drugs) and foreign. Conservatives oppose laws and regulatory agencies that deter their antisocial behavior. They under-fund the IRS, encouraging tax cheats. And they underfund Congressional staff, so that lawmakers are dependent on lobbyists and outside groups for information. Like parasites, conservatives destroy the body politic, all in the name of "freedom."
Conservatives and their ideology can be defeated only when enough people wake up to the lies and the half-truths behind their movement, and when enough people realize that we'd be better off in the long run by cooperating on building a government that works for everyone, that makes sound environmental, health, and safety policies, and that makes sure tax cheats pay their fair share.
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