Many of our children have been propagandized, mau maued, or followed the crowd into dismissing Conservative concepts.
I have had a number of friends whose children “disagree’ with concepts that have made their lives promising and prosperous. The reasons are multiple and we may expect that their children will also rebel against their families and re discover the American Constitution.
Conservativism has as many varied meanings to people as does the idea of religion. The complexity of modern life makes a common understanding of anything difficult or impossible.
I offer the following:
Assume you are on a long journey, say one of 75 to 95 years. You have chosen a good basic American car to take you though that journey.
The car is comfortable but not necessarily flashy. It does not offer every option plus a bag of chips. The car sometimes needs repair and mechanics along the way have no problem correcting small problems. You maintain it well, wash it regularly and treasure its reliability.
It serves you and your family well. You look around and see that your neighbors who embrace this type of car have a similar experience.
The car has never left you stranded and has even allowed you to give a helping hand to drivers of one of those flashy foreign jobs whose cars self destructed along the way.
The car took you to work, to school, on vacations and your children to a myriad of activities as you made their lives varied and rich in experiences.
Then comes along someone, maybe one of your children, who says..”Hey that car is too pedestrian I don’t like it. There is another car that is far superior. Scrap that car and I will bring you a better one.
You say, “It is okay that you think that but I am good. Just leave me alone. ”
They persist, “You are just misinformed and an old fogey.”
“Well” you say ” I have an open mind, can I see and drive it?”
No they say, you have to commit and destroy the old car and accept my promise that the new car will be better, and if you don’t I will disable your car so you have to accept this ” better car.” that all the rest of us will be driving, and then he tells you that he will own a dealership.
As you drive down the road over the next months, you notice that many of those suggested cars were actually in flames along the roadside.
Given all this, how would a Conservative respond to the demand that he trade in his old reliable car.
A conservative will say a loud and resounding “no.” He will; also build a garage with an alarm to defend his beloved car from those who would destroy it.
He may even buy a shotgun.