tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post5614563524059806815..comments2023-04-12T11:48:27.153-04:00Comments on Authentic Bioethics: Pope Francis vs His Predecessors on Capitalism, Part 1Authentic Bioethicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192253252072145833noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-87264926477605414922013-12-14T16:56:37.319-05:002013-12-14T16:56:37.319-05:00Yeah, that's the political description. Conser...Yeah, that's the political description. Conservative approach to government. But if unbridled capitalism is liberal, according to more than one pope, then conservativism would bridle capitalism, no? Governments should be small enough to manage. But to keep government small, people really must govern themselves effectively. If everyone is law-abiding, we don't need much police. If everyone obeys traffic lights, we don't need traffic cams. If big businesses don't use exploitative or harmful practices to keep profits high, then we don't need regulations. Conservative government steps in when it has to, to the degree it has to. I am a free-markets, small-government kind of guy, but to make that work, people in business and government must be virtuous and honorable and have more than their own profits or power but also the common good as a goal of their efforts. Authentic Bioethicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192253252072145833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-84506861558689935892013-12-13T17:56:00.877-05:002013-12-13T17:56:00.877-05:00What is conservativism then? In an American contex...What is conservativism then? In an American context:<br /><br />It is the difference between The Articles of Confederation & the Constitution.<br />It is the difference between Anarchy and Rule of Law<br /><br />Conservatism is about limited government rather than unlimited government or no government. Government that upholds and defends self evident truth and individuals' God given unalienable rights and all that necessarily derive form these.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-80706243098015822322013-12-11T13:35:02.380-05:002013-12-11T13:35:02.380-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404263429983838122noreply@blogger.com