Why I'm a Conservative

Yes, I'm a conservative. Jonah Goldberg has a wee essay about what a conservative is in quite general terms. The most fundamental reason why I am a conservative is that conservatives believe in a human nature that is NOT naturally good. They know how evil men can be, but more importantly they know WHY men are evil. From this understanding, they are in a much better position to tackle policy issues and foreign affairs. Reagan was right on when he called the USSR an evil empire. What Liberal would ever have said that? My problem with most Liberals is that they believe people are basically good and simply need more education or more money to do what is right in the event they go bad. Therefore, their first answer to most policy and foreign affair problems is to have the government get involved to spend more money, or to dialogue (educate) their opponent into submission. True these can be solutions, but only in a very limited number of situations. Unfortunately, most Liberals view these as one-size-fits-all solutions. They simply do not understand the human heart. The dividing line between good and evil passes through every man's heart. This the conservative knows. This the Liberal ignores.