A friend of mine proclaims every chance he gets: ‘the poor should never be of conservative beliefs’. From an economic point of view that is true enough. In America conservative values strive for limits on government, enforcing and practicing financial discipline, promoting big business, keep a strong national defense, and ensuring strong traditional family values leaning strongly towards those that align with christian values. In a nutshell it is the special interests of big business that win out over the rights and protection of the individuals except for ticket issues such as gun, abortion, and religious rights. And it is the big ticket issues which are what get conservatives elected. It is a balancing act between the interests of big business and the special interests. Big business pays the bills, people win elections. If there was a way to just flat out ‘buy’ election votes…then I’m sure those complex and tough ‘ticket’ issues would get the boot.
Here is an interesting article discussing why the religious right are on the wrong side politically and morally: How Do Christians Become Conservative?