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- Subject: Re: The "L" word
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 03:12:51 GMT
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- Robert Johnston (rj24@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu) wrote:
- : Economically speaking, a liberal is someone who thinks that it is the
- : governments role to allow for the greatest median standard of living,
- : while a conservative feels that it is the governments role to allow for
- : the greatest mean standard of living
- :
-
- My most simplistic (i.e. shortest amount to type) definition of liberalism
- and conservatism:
-
- 1. Liberals believe in active government
- Conservatives believe in passive government
- 2. Liberals would have governmental legislation telling us what to do.
- Conservatives would have governmental legislation telling us what
- NOT to do
- 3. Liberals believe government can force people to be equal
- Conservatives believe that people should have equal opportunity
- to succeed
- 4. Liberal agenda seeks short term solutions to current problems
- Conservative agenda seeks long term solutions to current problems
- 5. Liberals believe that global solutions by the central government
- work equally well for Californians as for Arkansans
- Conservatives believe in that California and Arkansas have their
- own unique problems that are better solved on the local level.
- 6. Liberals believe that the government knows how to spend the money
- we earn better than we do.
- Conservatives believe in exactly the opposite.
- 7. Liberals believe that the government should drive the social agenda
- of the nation
- Conservatives believe that people in smaller groups should drive
- their own social agenda
- 8. Liberals believe that the quality of life is determined by share of
- the nation's GNP
- Conservatives believe that quality of life is improved by increasing
- the nation's GNP
- 9. Liberals believe that because of obstacles, people can not succeed.
- Conservatives believe that in spite of obstacles, people succeed.
- 10. Liberals believe that the free market fails because the rich get
- richer.
- Conservatives believe that the free market succeeds because those
- everyone gets richer in the long run.
- 11. Liberals use "emotional appeal" arguments to further their agenda.
- Conservatives use logic and common sense to further their agenda.
-
- When a liberal realizes #6 above is true, he becomes a conservative :)
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