Comparing Liberals and conservatives is comparing apples and oranges. Conservatism is a state of mind and way of life. Liberalism is a theory on the relationship between government and governed. Americans are completely unaware that we are all liberals. If you believe in inalienable individual rights to life, property and pursuit of self interests as opposed to a monarchy, feudalism, dictatorship or communism, you are a liberal. Our revolution was founded on liberalism.
Republicans are generally Classical Liberals, and Democrats, Social liberals. Some of the views on role of government have change and politicians tend to enact laws/acts that somewhat exacerbate problems they intend to fix, but the bases are still the same. Classical Liberals believe in very small government intervention and free markets. Social Liberals believe in additional rights to health care, education and min. wages. R's and D's just differ on how individual rights are viewed.
in truth there is no such thing as "liberal" and "conservative". it is the mechanism of a monolithic two-party system to divide society against itself by assigning some values for these guys and some values for those guys. these values change over time and are completly superficial.
As an etymological conservative, I say that I am a literal liberal.
Donatellangelo 7 months ago
Comparing Liberals and conservatives is comparing apples and oranges. Conservatism is a state of mind and way of life. Liberalism is a theory on the relationship between government and governed. Americans are completely unaware that we are all liberals. If you believe in inalienable individual rights to life, property and pursuit of self interests as opposed to a monarchy, feudalism, dictatorship or communism, you are a liberal. Our revolution was founded on liberalism.
thomasst2 3 years ago
Republicans are generally Classical Liberals, and Democrats, Social liberals. Some of the views on role of government have change and politicians tend to enact laws/acts that somewhat exacerbate problems they intend to fix, but the bases are still the same. Classical Liberals believe in very small government intervention and free markets. Social Liberals believe in additional rights to health care, education and min. wages. R's and D's just differ on how individual rights are viewed.
thomasst2 3 years ago
in truth there is no such thing as "liberal" and "conservative". it is the mechanism of a monolithic two-party system to divide society against itself by assigning some values for these guys and some values for those guys. these values change over time and are completly superficial.
markiz2002 4 years ago 8