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Originally Posted by Benipete
A conservative by definition conserves, you can call them what you want Labour Tory Liberal There is no differance.They all conserve and they all conserve for themselves,we are but pawns in a game.Yes I know It's sad but never the less It's true.
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This is not what the Conservatives are about. I've met a lot of parliamentary candidates, and they don't take this view, the vast majority are there to help people less fortunate than themselves.
I'm certainly not in Politics to conserve for myself, I am getting involved because everyone should have the chances in life I have had so far, I am there because pragmatic common sense approaches to policy are a good way to make policy, not looking at a book of ideology. I am there because I believe we have the right to liberty, this should be respected by the state, for it exists because of us and not the other way around.
It annoys me when the Conservatives get mis-represented in this way. If they were the party of aristocrats 200 years ago then so what? because today is today, Conservative is only a party name, what matters is what the candidates believe, whether the policies are good and whether they can make a real difference to the lives of the electorate.
I honestly think the people I have spoken to are good people, I honestly believe they mean what they say, they're genuine and really do care about fixing the way certain segments of society are heading.
- Andrew