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A few chilukim/points:
Re: Political Coservatism – I think right wing politicians are usually in line with our views on Israel, general morality in the US, and even economics. However, I’m not sure that their opinons on stem cell research and abortion is in accordance with the general piskei halacha… So as a whole, it’s a winner, but not 1 for 1 exactly what we feel.
Moving to the ‘right’ needs to strike a good balance. On one hand, it’s a tremendous accomplishment that more people are shomrei mitzvos. Some halachos which fell to the wayside in previous generations are being revived. Checking for shatnez, for instance, was unheard of 50 years ago. However, even as we learn and observe more, we should always remember that klal yisroel encompasses a large spectrum and so does the frum community. That being the case, we always have to differentiate between chumros and halacha as not to overburden the masses and alienate those that can’t hack such a restrictive lifetsyle.