I consider myself a conservative Christian. I believe strongly in personal responsibility, which is probably one of the biggest differences between Conservative and Liberal philosophy. I'm against abortion. I think all these taxpayer supported programs are wasteful. The list goes on. However, most people with my attractions fall into "the Liberal trap" and I have felt myself falling into it before too.

In the same way that Feminism afflicts modern Liberal thinking, Conservative thinking has been compromised by "Disneyfication". Disneyfication has been attempting to create an imaginary world where nothing bad happens and there is nothing offensive. Yes, I know, that sounds like a liberal concept, but with a  major difference. This world has no sex. Parents, so uptight about sexuality between anyone young enough to still be attractive (and, therefor, be sexual), have created the concept of "family first". Everything else, including friends, come last despite the fact that most parents can never Disneyfy their families into their children's' teen years. Most young people depend more on their friends because they know they are "real" and not trying to press an imaginary world on them. The problem with the precious "family unit" is that this Disneyfication of Conservatives excuses incest and attempts to deflect attention away from family abuse onto strangers. They would never admit that children are far more likely to die by their own parents hand than any stranger any more than they'd admit a parent is far more likely to sexually abuse their own child than even a close relative and a stranger is rare indeed (see US Department of Health & Human Services "Child Maltreatment 2002" statistics). "Family first" isn't necessarily a good thing. Though, you see, the problem is that modern Conservative thinking would consider this statement Liberal. An argument against the conservative witch hunts against child-lovers would be called a "leftist" view despite the fact that Liberal Feminists perpetuated the witch hunts. In that respect, I consider myself more of a classical Conservative Christian.

The Liberal trap is such an easy one to fall into for child-lovers because Christians are portrayed as judgmental and Conservatives are portrayed as out to get us. Many child-lovers and teen-lovers fear that a Conservative Republican government will pass numerous laws to try to destroy their lives. One example is Megan's Law, where even an eighteen year old having consensual sex with his girlfriend will forever be a "sex offender", forced to register wherever he moves for the rest of his life (so that "good Christians" can drive him out of town). While I'm all for personal responsibility, I do find the law unconstitutional. The government should not be so involved in consensual or personal acts, even drugs. There are plenty of natural consequences. Our government is becoming too oppressive and that is what many people fear. So, they say, "I guess I'm a Liberal" and begin following along with the party line. They see Liberals as "progressive" and for freedom. Unfortunately, they're not and that's why it's a trap.

For a philosophy of liberation, Liberalism is not very liberating. In Liberal states, such as California, there are surprisingly more laws than Conservative states. In fact, California has the highest age of consent (tied with a few other states) and is thinking of raising it even higher, to 21 or at the very least 19. You see, for every "right" Liberal thinking offers, other people's rights are trampled. Practice your right to abort your child and you take away his right to live. Exercise your right of free speech and you could be charged with sexual harassment (if you're a male). If you're White and happen to hate someone who isn't White, you're a racist ("hate crimes" can't be White on White). For every right women gained, men lost their freedoms. It's come to the point that there are so many laws that you could be arrested for anything and virtually no one goes without unknowingly breaking at least a few laws. With people being arrested for everything from consensual sex, to possessing a gun, to children not being buckled properly, we are becoming a police state. We have over six million people in prission--more than ever before. Yet, all major crimes (murder, theft, etc.) are down. People are in jail for possession crimes, whether theft, drugs, or pictures. There is no distinction made between rape, consent, theft, drug use, etc. The violent are locked away with the nonviolent. This "out of sight, out of mind" approach is what many people fear.

Another snare in the trap for people like myself is that males with attractions other than those of the "average straight male" often have higher estrogen and tend to be more affectionate than the "macho" norm. Higher estrogen tends to lead (in excess) to overly emotional fluff heads. So, the more emotional and less intellectual aspects of Liberalism become very appealing. I'm sure that if I didn't have the ever level headed Joey to keep me rational, I'd be campaigning for rights for boys in the same way women-lovers (like Bill Clinton) campaign to help women gain more power. Attractions can really get in the way of good judgment. The problem is that our society and especially White culture is feminizing. We all know that Feminist thinking (that men are evil, violent abusers and children are little angels who can't lie) has taken over our country, but there is also a biological feminization occurring. In Japan, higher estrogen levels are already leading to fewer births and we aren't too far behind. First, though, more girls than boys are being born and those boys that are being born are more likely to be effeminate than before. Other than a decline in American football viewership, over the next few decades, we may see an even greater swing to the left. The U.S. is led by Canada, Australia, and the U.K., which all have rising "gay" populations. Whites are especially vulnerable to feminization because of their naturally high estrogen levels higher than any other race) and, in turn, to the Liberal trap.

Feminism was the precursor of Disneyfication. Stay true to your own beliefs. The reason Conservatism isn't a trap is because it's not an easy philosophy to follow. It's much more dispassionately intellectual (to the point of being cold). As the old saying goes, "Conservatives have a brain but no heart and Liberals have a heart but no brain." It is possible to be rational and still be compassionate. Even strong Conservative Christians are falling into the Liberal trap in the form of Disneyfication. The founding fathers didn't blindly follow party lines the way today's congress does and true Christians are not judgmental. Be true to your faith and think for yourself. You can do both.