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The Tooth Fairy, The Easter Bunny, and Compassionate Conservatives
Robert — (archived)

Now that I think about it, it's hard to see where we have anything to disagree about.

1) A fundamental and passionately-fought plank of Conservatism is the destruction of all government social spending.

2) We who take exception to that are told (after "STFU") that we shouldn't worry, because private charities will take up the slack, and there will always be a safety net for those in need.

3) According to all Conservative rhetoric on the subject, those in need possess a character flaw which renders them undeserving of aid.

4) Obviously, therefore, the safety net won't be created through the contributions of Conservatives.

5) Obviously, this is the "Compassionate Conservatives" way of saying "if y'all wanna go and have a damn social conscience, y'all can damn well pay for it yerselves."

I know you'd agree with #5, so why exactly are we arguing?.

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