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Defining a 'neocon': A satirical look at conservative republican values

by Kerry Brooks

Created on: March 02, 2007   Last Updated: April 03, 2011

Conservative Republican Values in action an easy read guide to what your government is doing for (to) you.

1) Fiscal responsibility means:

a. We are only responsible for our own. We are under no obligation from God or any moral code to help any of our fellow humans. If they can't get the way out of the path of the hurricane, tsunami, earthquake or other natural disaster it's their own fault. Or it is retribution from God, so why should we help?

b. Giving tax breaks to millionaires makes perfect sense. They are obviously the only ones with a clue about what to do with their money (like give it to us) so we need to make sure they can keep all of it. Why should they have to pay the same percentage as the "masses"? They are obviously superior humans or God would not have blessed them with so much cash.

c. What do you mean you want to declare bankruptcy? How irresponsible can you get? Of course it's your fault your company went out of business and laid you off. You should have worked harder. What? You had a medical emergency? Come on suck it up and get back to work. The credit card companies need the money (they are one of the biggest campaign supporters we have).

d. Deficit? What's that?

e. Look at how much money we made for the drug companies with the new Medicare bill! Aren't we efficient?

2) Smaller Government means:

a. We eliminated several separate, efficient and historic government agencies and created one big, bloated inefficient and unwieldy agency known as the HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT. See! And everyone knows one is less than 10.

b. We don't need to worry about whether or not parents are paying their child support so we can eliminate the Child Support Enforcement agency.

c. We the state knows what is best for you, that includes having all of the unwanted children that God blesses you with. Birth control is not an option because the pill "might" cause a fertilized egg to not attach and be flushed out of your system. WE MUST PROTECT THE FETUS.

d. What do you mean you cant' support all of your children? If you can't support them don't have them! We don't owe your children anything. Tell them to get off their lazy 2 year old butts and get a job!

e. If a hurricane hits your city and the levees break, you are on your own. We don't want the expense of rescuing you. And if you happen to be in a lower economic level to begin with that's all the better, we then don't have to support you any longer. See how well it's working out for you?


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