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The only "societal order" that the conservatives I know want to preserve is the order of the poor being poor and the rich being rich, and they have no qualms about saying so. Let's face it, that's why most supported racial segregation 50 years ago, and are happy with the current state of affairs because they were able to make sure that integration didn't upset the apple cart too much. A black president though, that might be pushing it, especially if he knows people who act all black and that. Anyway, these conservatives didn't sign up to be swept along in a movement driven by a few evangelical nutjobs in Colorado Springs. They understand evolution, they see the economic sense in environmental conservation, support stem cell research, and see no threat to their societal order by gays getting married. As long as there are plenty of poor people around to make money from, they're happy.
But then again, I don't associate with the NASCAR brand of conservative, so I'm probably quite blinkered.
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