[politik] No conflict.
Jan. 21st, 2012 08:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mangosteenAt first blush, it's a bit hilarious that Gingrich is a "Family Values" candidate, given his questionable personal record on that whole marriage thing. How can someone be such a hypocrite and manage to win the South Carolina GOP primary (which happened about 15 minutes ago, as of this writing)?
The answer? There's no conflict. Take a look at a few of the "Family Values" stances, as typically put forth:
- Opposition to same-sex marriage
- Overturn Roe v. Wade and make abortion a state-by-state issue (the second order effects of which work out to "criminalize abortion")
- Abstinence education, to the exclusion of safer-sex education.
All three of those represent an elimination and/or reduction of freedoms. For a Republican candidate to successfully campaign on "Family Values", they have to show that they're willing to remove those particular freedoms from others. If the candidate can execute on that, they can be as bad at practicing what they preach as, well, Gingrich.
The answer? There's no conflict. Take a look at a few of the "Family Values" stances, as typically put forth:
- Opposition to same-sex marriage
- Overturn Roe v. Wade and make abortion a state-by-state issue (the second order effects of which work out to "criminalize abortion")
- Abstinence education, to the exclusion of safer-sex education.
All three of those represent an elimination and/or reduction of freedoms. For a Republican candidate to successfully campaign on "Family Values", they have to show that they're willing to remove those particular freedoms from others. If the candidate can execute on that, they can be as bad at practicing what they preach as, well, Gingrich.
