Conservatism is a much better route to achieving a better country

I will be attempting to prove the idea of conservatism and how it could work for any great nation. Argument 1: Family- As we all know, family and upbringing play a huge role in a child's success. We can see that behind every self-made person there was a family that believed in them and inspired them. That is why I want to emphasize tradition on families. It is our traditions that made America so great. America in just 200 years went to space because of our conservative ideas. Now, I will present three people that represent why conservatism in family works. Bill Gates- Bill Gates's family was a very hardworking family. The father had an above minimum wage job and the mother was on board of IBM. They emphasized conservative traditions such as the Bible, hard work, good grades, humble, competitiveness, and not to brag. These words made Bill Gates one of the richest men on the planet. How did he become rich? He took the conservative lifestyle which governed his actions in his later life. Steve Jobs-Even though Steve Jobs was born in a very left-wing place, his father and mother made a promise to his real mother that they would be able to put Steve in a college. Now, how could they put him in a college. They followed conservative principles. They taught Steve the hard work, good grades, humbleness, competitiveness, and perfection. These were all the foundation of conservative principles and it worked on him. George Washington- George Washington was also raised in a very conservative lifestyle. His father taught him a lot of things about life. Most of them were conservative. If you ever read anything on George Washington, you would know the story of him cutting down a tree. If you don't know the story, than I will be happy to write antecedote on what happened. George got an axe one day and he wanted to cut a tree. His father told him not to cut the tree, but George wanted to cut down the tree. So, he went and cut it down. His father came home and George Washington had to make a decision. Would he lie to his father and get out of it or would he tell the truth. He told his father the truth and his Father was angry. Historians now agree that one of the things that kept George from doing that was the Bible. It helped him keep his pious ways, and helped him from going into a darker path. Argument 2: Black Protesters- As we all know there have been various riots in Ferguson and New York. They all are trying to send the message that cops are killing young black people. Now, I think that the question should be asked why are cops killing young black people. Is it because they are racist. Well, lets look at the facts. According to the Sentencing Project, even though African American juvenile youth are about 16 percent of the youth population, 37 percent of their cases are moved to criminal court and 58 percent of African American youth are sent to adult prisons. Racial Disparities in Incarceration " African Americans now constitute nearly 1 million of the total 2.3 million incarcerated population " African Americans are incarcerated at nearly six times the rate of whites " Together, African American and Hispanics comprised 58% of all prisoners in 2008, even though African Americans and Hispanics make up approximately one quarter of the US population " According to Unlocking America, if African American and Hispanics were incarcerated at the same rates of whites, today's prison and jail populations would decline by approximately 50% " One in six black men had been incarcerated as of 2001. If current trends continue, one in three black males born today can expect to spend time in prison during his lifetime " 1 in 100 African American women are in prison " Nationwide, African-Americans represent 26% of juvenile arrests, 44% of youth who are detained, 46% of the youth who are judicially waived to criminal court, and 58% of the youth admitted to state prisons (Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice). As you can see, blacks dominate the jail population. It is human nature to blame someone else for your own wrong doing. The protests are a perfect example of that. Dr. Ben Carson notes that it is not cops that are the problem, but it is the family that is the problem. It is the absence of the father and the mother. It is the absence of the conservative lifestyle that all the self-made men need today. Dr. Ben Carson is an example himself of a black man who was helped with conservative traditions. If you read his auto-biography you would see that Ben Carson was heading in the wrong direction. He was a TV Nut and he was lazy. He was a C grade student with no real values. But, his mother worked at rich homes, and she learned the difference between rich people and black people. Rich people have better upbringings. Rich people get values taught. Rich people have the conservative lifestyle. His mother decided to make a change in her household. He emphasized conservative traditions on her son. She emphasized hard work, the bible, honor, humbleness, and competitiveness. He stayed away from drugs because of these values, he almost killed someone but stopped because of his values. His values saved his life. Conservatism works. Argument 3: Liberalism- Liberalism is a new model and it has never really been practiced in the US government. However the liberal upbringing has been practiced and the liberal values have been practiced by our American people. Blacks have not embraced a conservative lifestyle and look what happened. " African Americans now constitute nearly 1 million of the total 2.3 million incarcerated population " African Americans are incarcerated at nearly six times the rate of whites " Together, African American and Hispanics comprised 58% of all prisoners in 2008, even though African Americans and Hispanics make up approximately one quarter of the US population " According to Unlocking America, if African American and Hispanics were incarcerated at the same rates of whites, today's prison and jail populations would decline by approximately 50% " One in six black men had been incarcerated as of 2001. If current trends continue, one in three black males born today can expect to spend time in prison during his lifetime " 1 in 100 African American women are in prison " Nationwide, African-Americans represent 26% of juvenile arrests, 44% of youth who are detained, 46% of the youth who are judicially waived to criminal court, and 58% of the youth admitted to state prisons (Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice). This is the reality of a household that does not teach conservative values. By Douglas Lyons 2 September 2014 The state of Colorado has been experiencing a rapid rise in homelessness. The homeless rate in the city of Pueblo has ballooned by 75 percent since January 2014. Before January 2014, there were 1,720 homeless people; as of August 21, more than 3,000 people are reported homeless. It is also recorded that the homeless have been smoking pot. Pot is now being smoked be these people and the government is now subsidizing free healthcare and welfare for these individuals which results in more government spending. For all of these reasons I ask for the judges to consider a better reality for our children.