Public Conservatives used to be deep thinkers who could see all sides of a subject and with rationality and intelligence, present an argument or counterpoint to show their view against another. I think of WIlliam F. Buckley and George Will. Both were eloquent, both present their ideas in clear concise ways without fear mongering. And their definition of conservative was much different than what passes for conservatism today.
You can start there for great conservative creativity and therefore culture.

If you want to find great Conservative culture, look to the results of conservative legislation for it’s effect on the culture…

How did government deregulation work in different industries? How did that affect the culture and quality of life for the average American? ( Air quality, stock market, the shrinking middle class and growing poor)

How about conservative populist movements ? ( Book banning, censorship, the attempt to counter what is seen as liberal indoctrination). What culture or subculture did that produce? How are a generation of home-schooled children any different than their parents?

Look to quality of life issues! What effect will todays Conservative ideas have on :

the environmental and economic impact of unchecked population growth?

the dwindling and degredation of the American water supply?

How has conservative foreign policy affected the immigration issues?

We have fiscal conservative movements.
We have educational conservative movements.
We have Christian conservative movements.

All of these have been affecting culture for a long time. Look to the results of legislation and lobbying to see what conservative culture is today. Has it improved the quality of life and opportunity for all Americans? And if not for all, then what has it done for the people who have been affected by it. That’s a start.

The Libertarians say they are for personal freedoms, but they don’t seem to recognize their rhetoric is the SAME as the Leftist atheist culture who ALSO prize individualism. The attack on the Religious infuriates those who would be your allies. To become a force, the Libertarians better stop talking like the Left if they want to help grow the Conservative garden. The talk of “selfishness is good” is what got us in the mess we are. It is what created the “what can the government do for ME” mentality that Obamamaniacs personify. Libertarians would have a stronger argument if they would include responsibility with the talk of self-reliance.

On the other hand, the Christian conservatives snub their noses at anyone who isn’t JUST LIKE THEM, even when they hold the same political beliefs. Case in point is the Mormons, and Catholics before that. This isn’t to mention the Jews and the Muslims who should be Republican considering what the liberal Democrats have done. Conservative religions of any kind is more about division than actual conservative politics. Fractionalism can only lead to failure.

Until these two groups can somehow come together, there is no hope for the future of American conservatism. I don’t know what the answer is at this time. However, both sides recognizing and dealing with the weakness of themselves is a start. It would also be nice if there was a show of Respect and Listening to the other.

Oh no! Not when Little Trig Palin is the new symbol of the pro-life cause.”

See what I mean about not passing every litmus test? I don’t think conservatives need to embrace Spartan child-rearing practices, but does that mean that the rest of the movie is worthless? Can’t win for losing.

In reality, most repubs are authority worshipers or closet fascists — kochevnik

There are a LOT of people who think like that, regardless of party affiliation. However, I think you’ve got the Repubs mis-identified about their majority.

As Harry S. Truman—the last GOOD Democrat president—put it…

A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader. — Harry S. Truman

So. Based on a greater wisdom than your own….politically speaking….I think you’re accusing the wrong group of being “authority worshipers”. As I think a former president of the United States of the Democratic persuasion would be a tad more aware of what he’s talking about than YOU are.

Regards,

Chuck(le)
[From the time when the Berserkers ravaged all the coasts of western Europe and lay drunk in every conquered port it has been the same way: everywhere the nations that drink too much are observed to fight they fight rather well and not too righteously. -- Ambrose Bierce]

Programming computers or maths requires CONSISTENCY, a concept foreign to most repubs. Analyze any repub system and there’s always a point of magic, where a miracle happens to make all their inconsistency iron out. But that doesn’t happen outside of fantasy books, and makes the turmoil of their willful ignorance all the more poignant.

In reality, most repubs are authority worshipers or closet fascists [and closet gays]. No true conservative would identify with such cretins.

1. The science fiction of Lois McMaster Bujold, published by Baen Books;

2. Rudyard Kipling, who can sometimes seem downright prophetic (try ‘The Mother Hive,’ for instance).