Differnce bewteen Conservatives and Liberals

[CaptaiN_JacK]

Conservatives believe everybody in the world is born with the exact same opportunites, and therefore we shouldn't help them. Liberals see through this arguement and do something to close the gap between the rich and poor.

[Ov3rmind]

This used to be the way the republican party was run, and as such it used to be one of the qualities of the republican party that I embraced. However, that is not the way it's currently working in America, as the Bush administration has taken away heaps of power from the American people and placed into the hands of himself and the rest of the government. This is the "government knows whats best for you" approach that conservatives often try to write off as liberal policy.

I think most people have noticed this as well. With my original remark I was referring to how the Conservatives traditionally felt.

[Kevmaster]

conservatives are selfish hotheads

liberals are whiney children.


it works out well....they both oppose each other and we get stuck with no progress....thats congress!

[Phobos]

Liberals tend to make thier jugment using emotion.
Conservitives tend to use logic.

Get a job!

[BobTheCow]

Simple answer:

One is right, and the other is wrong. Duh.

[Jack_Dubious]

Being a Liberal can get you killed.....just ask Jesus.

I agree with Overmind. Neither ideology is fully correct, and the extremes of either are completely wrong. Mankind has always benefitted from contributions of both liberals and conservatives.


JDub

[Destructo6]

Arguably, the basis for the modern version is John Locke for little, 'l' liberalism and Jean Joucques Rousseau for big 'l' Liberalism.

The USA was based on the Locke version, France's many republics was based on the Rousseau version, and was later built upon by Robespierre and Marx.

Locke's Two Treatises of Civil Government and Rousseau's The Social Contract are pretty good reads. The nature of the relationship between individual and "the people" or state is critical.

[Hasty8]

Be nice, or you will get banned

I fielded this question at work last week and thought it appopraite to post here. I am finding the difference more and more clear as things heat up in the race. Intresting to see what elphants and donkeys will do whne the pressure is on. Although those are party differences rather than idolgies, in any case:

What is the differnce bewteen Conservatives and Liberals? Or what does each camp believe?

A liberal is a conservative who has not yet been mugged.

[Phobos]

ya, but a really bleeding heart liberal would be like "poor crackhead, had to mug me for my hard earned money because I didn't give 99% of my paycheck to crappy social programs, like needles for heroin addicts."

[Hasty8]

ya, but a really bleeding heart liberal would be like "poor crackhead, had to mug me for my hard earned money because I didn't give 99% of my paycheck to crappy social programs, like needles for heroin addicts."

That's pretty much how I describe one of my co-workers.

[Konigballer]

liberals think guns kill people.

conservatives think people kill people.

--conservatives refuse to believe that inanimate objects, instead the actions of free thinking individuals, cause violence. I concur!

[Miscue]

Liberal = Rob from the rich, give to the poor.

Conservative = Increased taxing of businesses means less jobs.

Liberal = More government. We can have social programs galore, raise taxes for the rich (which translates to businesses, but they always say the "rich" because this paints a picture of fat cats), promise to lower taxes for low/middle class, create better paying jobs, create more jobs, Basically, moving the government towards socialism.

Conservative = Sounds great, where does all the money come from? How is this possible? Not only are you spending more, you decrease the ability for businesses to make money. Is Canada and the USSR any hint to what happens when you try this?

[lord1234]

liberal: anti bible in politics
conservative: probible in politics

[tony3]

Parties suck, I wish neither candidate had a party or anything and people just voted on what they like about the person. So many people vote because they have the word Democrate or Republican infront of their name.

[1stdeadeye]

liberals think guns kill people.

conservatives think people kill people.

--conservatives refuse to believe that inanimate objects, instead the actions of free thinking individuals, cause violence. I concur!

Neither is correct! Bullets kill people!