Phantom2828 wrote:
Please define liberal thinking. wtf are you talking about the freedom ideal on the left. One of my main beefs with the dem side is political correctness. If you think about it liberals are basicly communists. You work your ass off and make lots of moeny the gov takes it and gives it to some bum who dosnt want to work. They want everybody to have the same standard of living. This system in turn creates lots of slums because you basicly get rewarded for doing nothing.
yes, the freedom ideal is on the left. Lemme see if I can shed light on that. Edison was a liberal. (haha)
seriously though, American forefathers = freedom fighters,
freedom = less government control, equal civil rights
more government control fewer civil rights= right wing
therefore since freedom != more government control fewer civil rights
then freedom = left wing
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liberals promote a changing, evolving system where policies shift according to the public's need
conservatives promote a static govt that defines policies infrequently and policies shift according to the govts need, sometimes at the cost of the people.
the second amendment is a personal freedom, at the expense of the administration (liberal)
freedom of speech is a social institution that is above the control of democratic govts. (liberal)
the 'right' to affluence and pursuit of happiness: integral to the 'American dream', something that defines your nation, very much a liberal expression of individual freedom.
fighting a war to free people under opression is a liberal undertaking
isolationism is a common conservative approach (although this is not always a rule)
ending slavery: liberal
putting a man on the moon: in the name of progress, progress = change, change = liberal. Look it up if you like.
liberal systems change according to majority rule and what benefits the country's individuals.
conservative systems set the govt policies based on what's best for the govt and the govts creditors.
I don't know how your social systems work, but here people have to work to be eligible for welfare. It's no free ticket. It is a good way to keep students in school, which is the future of any nation, and to overlook that is to starve a nation's future. Education and Medical are high priorities for a liberal government, so a long term investment in the people, where cons priorities are in big financial institutions, and the investment is much more short term (per leader).