One last observation... I thought it was conservatives who are supposed to want things to remain the same, and be afraid of change, while the liberals are rushing forward to embrace the brave new world. Setting aside issues of morality -- liberals are all for abandoning morals -- it seems to me to be the opposite.
Take the Walmart phenomenon, for example. Here you have a tremendously successful corporation which brings affordable goods to people all over the country. What is the liberals' take? "Oh, it hurts the Main Street mom & pop businesses and changes the dynamics of downtown." (This isn't about Walmart, or I'd take the time to share all the statistics which show that while some competing businesses go under, complimentary businesses thrive near the big stores.)
In the article on Prince Charles, he is lauded for trying to preserve traditional lifestyles, and keep certain breeds of animals and plants pure. Why? Because they have some necessity or value? No, just because it's the way things used to be. And in fact, seeing these poor farmers in the Duchy of Cornwall work long and hard to scratch a living from poor soil, while paying rents so Charles can live a lifestyle of wealth and luxury is the kind of 'traditional' lifestyle that should be abandoned.
Speaking of National Geographic, every issue of the magazine weeps and wails over some lost lifestyle or environment. I bet the current editors would have printed long, heartrending articles on the plight of buggy makers, the drastic changes the horseless carriage would bring, etc. etc. ad nauseum. Maybe they should sue Boston and the Netherlands and force them to 'unreclaim' the land which used to be water!
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