It's a job to protect higher values from Conservatives.
All I try to do with my rants against American failings and practices is point out that We can and should exist on a higher plane than the worst humanity has to offer.
And I'm not including the RobVG brand of conservative. I know if we sat down and discussed matters we would wind up finding common ground. I believe we say the same thing from different perspectives. I know him to be a reasonable, very interesting guy.
And keep running into "He made me do it" excuse.
(I wonder if Conservative's kids get away with that.)