richardhutnik said:
In attempt at irony, Coulter's belief system implodes in a puff of illogic. The basic point that I thought conservatives argued was that individuals are responsible for themselves, and that if people make it or fail, it is due to their own decisions and their own person conduct. This is why you punish criminals in the name of justice. For Coulter to then go ahead and try to engage in irony to say it is the welfare system that produces crime would totally undermine what else she tries to say. But anyhow, no one counts Coulter as being able to hold anything logically consistent, particularly when you make a career in the political area of biting the heads off of bats, or try to be the Lady Gaga of political commentary so people pay attention to you. |
Well, apparently you don't understand social conservatism at all, then. I doubt there is anyone on Earth who believes that people develop in a vaccuum completely independent of the culture around them, but that isn't to say there still isn't an aspect of personal responsibility. Regardless, you still have to punish criminals, because to do otherwise creates a culture of tolerance for bad behavior, which in turn will only lead to more bad behavior. All Coulter is doing here is pointing out that, in her opinion, these riots prove the point that conservatives have long made: moral relativism and the welfare state are destructive things. It's fairly amazing to me that you don't understand this. I suspect your disdain for the messenger has rendered you unable to comprehend her message.
