distressed American flagConservative vs Liberal
If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one.
If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.
If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.
If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
If a conservative is down-and-out, he works hard to better his situation.
A liberal demands others take care of him.
If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.
If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.
A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced. (Unless it's not Christianity or Judiasm, of course!)
If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.
A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.
Admittedly, these examples of conservative versus liberal principles illustrate complex ideas probably too simply. As you can see, these mini-examples show that conservatives value self-reliance with a live & let live attitude. The liberals desire dependence and indicate a willingness to control others for their own good. To simplify further, these principles can be described as individualism versus collectivism.
But of course there are many degrees of freedom and control here -- all the way from the Libertarians [maximum personal freedom, minimal government control] to the Communists [no personal freedoms, total government control] and everything in between.
Take the shortest political quiz to see where you fall on the political spectrum. Check the recent Gallup poll for the latest statistical breakdown of self-identified party affiliation.
For more information about conservatives: America's Founding Fathers, Republican Party, Heritage Foundation, free US Constitution, US constitution online, Libertarian Party.
For more information about liberals: Democrat Party, Democratic Socialists of America, Communist Party USA.
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2 comments:
I have German friends who told me how dreadful it was while the 'Greens' were power sharing in national government...they became known as the Green Terrorists for their hardline, authoritarian attitude.
Fly!! thank you for your comment! That is very interesting about the German Greens -- we have something like that here. "Earth Liberation Front" I believe they are called. They ARE terrorists -- torching automobile dealers because they disapprove of carbon-based energy sources, destroying research facilities because they hated animal research [but killing those same animals in the process], destroying farms, that sort of thing. It would be horrible to be forced to "share" power with them, knowing they might go off on an arson or killing spree to exercise their share of the power. In this country many extremists have simply infiltrated the major parties and exercise their power that way -- also horrible. From my little corner of the world, it looks like the world is on the brink of something so bad we can't even imagine.
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