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How about the entire modern conservative movement? I'll reiterate my "generally speaking" qualifier because I'm not trying to pigeonhole any individuals, but I'd say that "in favor of nationalistic wars and cutting domestic spending" is pretty much the 1 sentence description of anyone who gets a good reception on Fox News.

The modern chinese pretty much stay out of the war thing. They got Tibet and that's all they care about.

Communism, well, yeah they said that, but it was really only true for a brief period in between China going communist (solidarity!) and Nixon going to China (they're enemies now!).

EDIT: Also, re: nationalistic wars, I agree on all except for Nixon not wanting to leave Vietnam. There's no other explanation for "peace with honor" besides nationalism and pride. That only half counts since he didn't start it, of course.




You are pigeonholing and you are uninformed. Ron Paul just won the straw poll at the biggest conservative conference in part because of his opposition to the endless wars. Nixon pulled out of Vietnam, a war that Democratic presidents started and expanded. There is a long tradition in the American conservative movement that opposes foreign wars and entanglements. This wing is ascendent at the moment.

In the last 60 years China fought wars of aggression in Tibet, Vietnam, North Korea, and the Indian border. China constantly threatens Taiwan and to some degree Japan as well. I don't understand your Nixon/China comment-- you need to learn some facts, Nixon began America's slow detente with China. (They're friends now!)


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Maybe you should get a bit more informed yourself before derailing the discussion into gambling on candidates and bashing others on topics you clearly don't understand.


Apparently you are only paying any attention to what "conservatives" say on Fox News, not the policies they implement.


The policies they implement??????

Bro. The Iraq war happened. John Boehner is speaker of the house right now, they're in a huge budget standoff over slashing domestic spending (while ignoring military spending and entitlements).

Hence, "the modern conservative movement is about nationalistic military stances and cutting domestic spending". This isn't really a hard statement to substantiate.


Ehh, let's be real. Republicans spend just as much domestically as Democrats, they just favor different industries and utilize different accounting scams.

We effectively have a one-party system in the US.




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