Saturday 23 February 2013

Why Jon Huntsman Is Right

Although one does have to clarify that John regards Huntsman as right about the logical inevitability of support for same-sex "marriage" if one subscribes to that which now passes for conservatism, not as right about same-sex "marriage" itself:

Jon Huntsman makes the conservative case for gay marriage and I agree with him. If contemporary conservatism is actually a form of liberalism (and it is) then it makes sense to support gay marriage. Social liberalism is the natural partner of economic liberalism. Fusionism never made any real  sense, although for a time it was a successful part of the Republican campaign to attract socially conservative Democrats to the GOP. Now that the old Republican coalition is falling apart, maybe we will see a more libertarian GOP emerge.

Huntsman's comments on "crony capitalism" echo the statements of libertarian critics of big business. Even though I am not a libertarian, I have respect for the honesty of people like Huntsman who are willing to take their theories to their logical conclusions. As for social conservatives, I suggest they read some David Lindsay for a proper understanding of what traditional conservatism (not liberalism) means and what economic policies best fit the conservative framework.

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