Posted by:
Free Man
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Date: May 05, 2019 01:13AM
What does conservative even mean anymore? I used to think it meant spending less, but modern day "conservatives" spend more than liberals. At least when they control our government.
I've become more conservative since leaving Mormonism, having studied and discovered nearly all gov't programs and wars are scams, with unintended consequences making things worse. But government is now the new religion - like the gods of old, it can solve all our problems, if you just throw enough money around.
Don't see that many church members have a problem with the programs or wars. Most my TBM relatives are benefitting from some useless government program or job. The most recent of which is a bishop brother making money building government housing for migrant laborers, which benefits the Mormon farmers in the area also, so they can build their huge houses. Must not be big Trump supporters.
And of course, most members I know love war, and all that big spending.
The Constitution the church once promoted, was designed to put limits on government, but is largely ignored. Most Mormons I know have little understanding of the concept of limits.
https://www.hoover.org/research/unconstitutional-congressAlso seems the church likes spending money, also - malls, conference center, temples, etc.
As for social issues, the church shares many views with liberal feminists who consider men to be disgusting in their sexual interests. Lusting, objectifying women, rape culture, etc.
I recently read a thread on an LDS site where someone asked if it was a sin for a man to lust after his wife.
https://www.ldsfreedomforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=51387&sid=df0b3b08777b8daa93c0e9664bfa73d4Then you have the guys publicly shamed in the ward for porn.
Church generally supports socialism, as in our public school system. I often wondered about church families with 8 kids using public schools. Then someone with few or no kids forced to pay for them. Doesn't seem to be very responsible, which should be a conservative principle.
So I guess it depends on the issue, and how you define conservative.