I think where you wander away from the initial quote is that conservatives believe government should be as small as possible, not that there be no government.
"Leaving me alone" doesn't necessarily mean I don't want to do my part in supporting those things best handled by the body of a nation. It means that as long as I am not hurting anyone, government should not regulate what I'm doing.
You also conflate "social justice" with "government action". Conservatives believe in fixing social issues. They just don't necessarily believe government is the best provider of solutions, in particular because most government actions have to be pretty much "one size fits all" - which it never does.
As part of this, please understand that I believe the Republican party left the conservative train a long, long time ago. Using arguments that "Republicans did this or that" won't matter because that's the wrong target for this discussion.
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"Leaving me alone" doesn't necessarily mean I don't want to do my part in supporting those things best handled by the body of a nation. It means that as long as I am not hurting anyone, government should not regulate what I'm doing.
You also conflate "social justice" with "government action". Conservatives believe in fixing social issues. They just don't necessarily believe government is the best provider of solutions, in particular because most government actions have to be pretty much "one size fits all" - which it never does.
As part of this, please understand that I believe the Republican party left the conservative train a long, long time ago. Using arguments that "Republicans did this or that" won't matter because that's the wrong target for this discussion.