Hy's Post

Hy's Post
Lower East Side

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

CONSERVATIVE

I have always been unhappy about the word "conservative" and its various definitions in the dictionaries to which I have access. After reading in the New York Times of the intention of the Republican majority in the House of Representatives to undue the new legislation that provides better health care for more Americans, I would like to offer yet another definition of conservative.

Conservative: one who benefits from current laws, beliefs and institutions, and who considers it his patriotic and religious duty to oppose any change that would decrease his own benefits and/or increase the benefits of those who do not currently possess them.