Values: Conservative vs. Liberal

Aramike · 07-04-09, 12:00 PM

This is kind of why I don't call myself a conservative even though the majority of my views ARE conservative. I believe in families, accountability, limited government, etc. But I'm also an agnostic and a staunch believer in science. I believe that the abortion debate is filled with people on both sides who are full of it (pro-life and pro-choice are completely misleading descriptors).

I could go on but my point is that in general it should be fairly difficult to fit everyone neatly into one of two broad political views.

But I will make a generalization: conservatives tend to buy more completely into the entire package, while liberalism is saddled with more of the single-issue crowd, and is more likely to have divergent views within the group. For example, PETA is clearly a liberal organization as is the Meatpacking Union. Or how about Greenpeace and the UAW? Or how about the gay/lesbian community and the African-American demographic, which is decidely anti-gay?

The American Democratic Party consists of very strange bedfellows. This is why I sometimes muse that the Republican Party is about principles (although I don't agree with all of them) and the Democratic Party is about not having principles.

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Aramike Ocean Warrior Best of SUBSIM Chairman Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 3,207 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	This is kind of why I don't call myself a conservative even though the majority of my views ARE conservative. I believe in families, accountability, limited government, etc. But I'm also an agnostic and a staunch believer in science. I believe that the abortion debate is filled with people on both sides who are full of it (pro-life and pro-choice are completely misleading descriptors). I could go on but my point is that in general it should be fairly difficult to fit everyone neatly into one of two broad political views. But I will make a generalization: conservatives tend to buy more completely into the entire package, while liberalism is saddled with more of the single-issue crowd, and is more likely to have divergent views within the group. For example, PETA is clearly a liberal organization as is the Meatpacking Union. Or how about Greenpeace and the UAW? Or how about the gay/lesbian community and the African-American demographic, which is decidely anti-gay? The American Democratic Party consists of very strange bedfellows. This is why I sometimes muse that the Republican Party is about principles (although I don't agree with all of them) and the Democratic Party is about not having principles.