Israel Is a Very Simple Conservatism Test

Pay attention to those failing, as they are not people you could depend on to protect America

I’d say one of the most important aspects of conservatism is understanding the right of and the importance of defense. If you won’t defend what we have, what is the point in building up civilization and prosperity? How can the common man live in peace if the people in charge won’t protect him from savagery?

Another very important aspect of conservatism is that you are responsible for your choices, and it’s better that you suffer the consequences for them than anyone else. If you choose to be a thief, it’s good that you suffer the consequence of prison, rather than others who suffer from having their property stolen. If you don’t like those consequences, you can always make better choices.

And thus we come to Israel. A lot of people scream at Israel and say it’s bad. A lot of other people say everyone else is bad. Where you come down on this shows whether you are a conservative or not because of those two previous principles.

Now, this isn’t talking about what funding or material support (weapons) Israel should get, which I find to be a completely separate issue with lots of arguments for and against of varying quality. This is about whether, when people accuse Israel of genocide, you say, “Shut up, stupid.” Or when the U.N. tries to pass a resolution against Israel for the 80 millionth time, whether we vote against.

Because if you’re not on the side of Israel, then I don’t see how you’re a conservative.