Does anybody realize the consequences of "Conservatism"?

I am not advocating for socialism or communism. I am advocating for reflection.





For example, when the Religious Right attempts to ban science in school, we need to ask, what are the longer term effects?





We lose our ability to perceive reality. Science explains how things exist through theory, observation, and experimentation. Furthermore, why do you think that the US is the world's superpower? The idea that the US was blessed by god or something is absurd. The British thought that before waging WWI. The Dutch, once a leading European power, once widely practiced Calvinism. It seems to me that nations that lose their privileged status eventually secularize when people realize that no deity blesses it over other nations. America's leadership in technology along with its economy allow it to gain political power, wealth, and the ability to support a powerful military.





Likewise, examine "crony capitalism". It has surely played a role in contributing to the national debt, the lack of accountability, and the current economic crisis. Too much regulation, as the conservatives endlessly emphasize can be bad, but what of too little regulation? Or even no regulation? What of the endless lobbying going on? How can such policies be sustained? Shall we return to the Gilded Age where organized labor was banned and "freedom" meant child slave labor? We are moving in that direction. Meanwhile, what of the nation's manufacturing industry? Sent away, sent away be the ideologically blinded. Soon, it will happen to America's high tech sector as well. And we are helping make it happen.





All that the United States has previously achieved is now at stake thanks to Conservatism. It is no longer looked upon as a model nation, nor a "city upon the hill".





And I ask you why we continue to support such individuals that allow this?





Not just Republicans, but a large number of Democrats. We vote like the elite, and yet the elite act so against our own interests. We demand very little for ourselves, wasting our time over useless subjects such as "flag burning". Why?|||The Question being asked is implicitly philosophical.So in attempting to respond to such a question,one needs to be philosophical rather than be so biased.This is because, from my analysis i came to discover that, my sister there was a bit rough as she was much sensative on the part concerning Christianity.





I also think that its true that Christianity or in a broad sense religiions do not reconcile with Science as religions address the reality in an experimental manner rather than historical and cultural.lol. |||You lost me in your second paragraph!





I didn't read anything else because, you incorrectly stated that all conservative Christians do not want science taught in school.





This is a ridiculous and incorrect statement.





If you want a serious response to your questions, you may not want to alienate the very ones you are asking the questions to.





My husband and I are both Christians. He is a physician and I am a teacher. Neither one of us advocate that science not be taught in school.