Conservatives? Christians? As it goes, it seems okay to have a conservative force within government and society, as it provides a measure of stability, a force for maintaining the status quo ... a benchmark against which the disgruntled can illustrate their positions ... against which the needs of minorities can be contrasted for all to see.
The problems might occur when, within the conservative population, there resides excessive pressures to hold strong the course of inaction to address increasingly stressful economic and societal issues ... to ignore the plight and the sufferings of a majority of those who, by whatever circumstances evolved within society, have become stuck in positions of economic need ... who’ve become dependent on the scraps of the system -- and who’ve found themselves without the freedom to choose their own lifestyle.
As societal wealth shifts increasingly to the conservative few as a consequence of an economic and tax mechanism designed by lobbyists and legislatures paid by wealthy conservatives, an increasing percentage of the population endures economic stress. Conservative inaction via obstruction of needed legislation allows more individuals, formerly entrenched in the middle class, to shift further toward borderline poverty.
But what about freedom ... about the recognition of the needs of individuals choosing to live out their lives without interference from legislation shaped by conservatives who traditionally find support in religious teachings? We might finally realize that while one might be a Christian, one should not feel qualified to control the lives of others by way of government legislation ... especially if the freedoms desired by any segment does absolutely no harm to society.
There seems to be a persistent coalition ... a happy family ... within the Conservative/Christian camp. The comforts offered by a favorable economic position, matched with an entrenched church / social association, provides the conservative with enough motivation to stubbornly stay the course. Why should the conservative wish change; that is, consideration of the misfortunes of the needy, or accommodation to the freedoms desired by many? Comfort, via a favorable economic position and a perceived rationalization of spiritual comfort, encourages the conservatives to engage only token moves to understand and resolve the evolved unfairness and inequalities in our society. Such is the power of comfort, both economic and spiritual, to allow inaction from those who possess it in abundance.
