Originally Posted by djplong

If a modern-day conservative believes in God, however, he wants to make sure everyone else does. And if one suggests, for example, taking prayer out of schools, this is "an attack on God". A modern-day conservative christian also makes false claims about the United States being established as a Christian Nation. A modern-day conservative needs to read some Thomas Jefferson.



However, if a modern-day conservative doesn't like abortion, he wants to outlaw it.
If a modern-day conservative doesn't like gay marriage, he wants to outlaw it.
If a modern-day conservative doesn't like certain books, he tries to get them banned from the library.



Here, at least, I agree with you completely.

Modern-day liberals dont "get" the following points.

- in some places, guns are 'tools' (like where my mom lives in rural Indiana) frequently used to eliminate varmints.
- 'back in the day' a gun *was* the then-modern-day equivalent of an assault rifle.
- kids used to have GUN CLUBS in SCHOOLS. (Gee, how did we EVER survive?)

These days, a modern-day liberal has an uncontrollable urge to get into your wallet because they "know better". A modern-day conservative has an uncontrollable urge to make proclamations on what goes on in your bedroom for precisely the same alleged reason.

Please note my use of "modern day". Used to be Conservatives believed in leaving people alone as long as nobody else's rights were violated. Liberals, at least from my point of view, used to believe in a more active government, but not the "government always knows best" attitude we see today.