Conservative, Moderates, and Liberals.?

Question

What are their beliefs or views cause I want to know what I am.

Answer 1

A Conservative in modern-day America - which I'm assuming you're from - is generally in favor of:

Less government and government programs/spending.
Less regulation of everyday life for individuals and businesses.
Less taxation.
Fiscal responsibility (Don't spend more than you have or take in.)
Control of borders to prevent terrorist incursions.
Private property rights.
Individual responsibility for maintaining social order.

Typically, the Conservative holds the individual above the collective, and tends to want to preserve individual freedoms, even if it means society at large is inconvenienced, or stopped from doing something. They typically believe man has a right to keep as much as possible what he earns, and do not like wasteful government programs whose "benefits" are unproven and unprovable and which never go away. They resent having their pockets picked to pay for non-productive programs and ingrateful people.

The "home" of the modern Conservatives is traditionally the Republican Party, although some may associate more with the Libertarian Party, because of the Libertarians' more pronounced anti-government stances.

Liberals, on the other hand, traditionally favor the group or collective over the individual, and believe that "might makes right" in terms of governance. They generally favor bigger government and larger public expenditures on programs and causes, believing that government's "wisdom" is greater than individuals' rights to live their own lives. They typically entrust the governance and social programs to "elites," who, they believe, are better able to run things, certainly better than individuals can. Individuals are 'out of control," that is, they don't adhere to the dictates and strictures of the group of elites running the government or the program that's administering life at the moment, and Liberals hate not having absolute control.

Liberals typically believe that mankind is controllable, and through proper control, the good can be brought forth for the benefit of society as a whole. Anyone that doesn't subject themselves to that control contributes to the chaos in society, and should be dealt with, through mild social penalities (i.e. ostracism or boycott), or larger penalities associated with the legal system, (i.e. fines, imprisonment, death).

Liberals find their "home" in the Democratic Party.

A Moderate holds views that may be common to both "extremes," or some that belong to one or the other, adopting a "midway" stance between the two other parties, or even holding an "undecided" stance concerning difficult choices or issues.

Answer 2

Ok here it is in a nutshell. Libs believe that the government's roll is to create and distribute wealth. They by in large believe that the average American citizen must look to the government for survival. This is apparant in their taxation policies and in their social welfare programs. The libs have a long history of attempting to take from the rich and give to the poor. A noble idea perhaps, but can anyone really argue that the welfare state has NOT been an abject failure?
Conservatives on the other hand believe in a very limited roll of government. They understand that the government's roll is to simply create an environment where each individual has the best chance to succeed on their own. They believe in less centralized power by the fed, and in more power to individual states. So while the libs think that government should provide for the people from cradle to grave, the conservatives basically want the government to deliver the mail, protect the borders, and leave us the hell alone. LOL.....These are a bit over simplified, but accurate. As for moderates....there is no such thing. Moderates are usually people who for whatever reason (intellectual, peer pressure, etc) will simply not admit to being aligned with either party. EVERYONE has a hot button issue: abortion, taxes, etc. And more times than not the way a particular party votes on that issue defines where a person stands. For the most part so called moderates are people who lick their finger and stick it in the air to see which way the wind of popular opinion is blowing today.

Answer 3

To answer this question properly I would basically need to volumes of books, but here is the short answer.
Traditionally Conservatives are for smaller government (less intrusion in peoples lives), protecting family values, pro business (open economy), lower taxes and more business like fiscal policies.

Liberals tend to be for bigger government with more government programs and government intervention. They tend to believe that the government should play a larger role in peoples lives (ie. government funded health care) and that the definition of family values should change with the times to reflect modern society (ie. gay rights).

Now with that being said, special interests can attach themselves to a political party and shape the agenda of any given party at any time. Right now conservatives are associated with the National Rifle Association (NRA) and with many religious groups. This has a big impact on their policies. Liberals are associated with the abortion movement and within the last decade really taken up the environmental cause.

Moderates may hold some views from either side or their views may not be as stong as some (ie. Someone believes in abortion but does not agree with violence to get their point across).

Often, a Liberal party will have conservative elements to it's platform and vice versa. Also, since many parties do not actually do what they campaigned on, it is hard to tell what party to choose.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Basically:

Conservatives are typically Republican while Liberals are usually of the Democratic party. With that said:

Conservatives are usually for a small government controlled by the people, they are against abortions, are for tax cuts for a better economy, and belIEve in keeping everything traditional (ie. marriage). At the current time, most Conservatives are for the current war on terror.

Liberals are for a bigger government with larger tax cuts, they are for abortions, they do not believe that religion should be allowed anywhere public, and most support gay marriage. They don't really want to keep everything traditional, as that is not what they see best fit. Most Liberals believe that we should not be fighting the war in Iraq as well.

As for Moderates, they can fall anywhere in between those two descriptions.

That would be the "politically correct" description.

Answer 5

Nobody follows these anymore, but here goes:

Conservative: believes in smaller government, more federal fiscal responsibility, greater personal responsibility. To a conservative, the goal of change is less important than the insistence that change be effected with a respect for the rule of law and traditions of society.. Edmund Burke described it as as "a disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve".

Liberal: individual rights trump the rights of the State, society must protect liberty and opportunity for all citizens,
governments must provide a basic level of welfare or workfare, health and education, supported by taxation, intended to enable the best use of the talents of the population, prevent revolution, or simply for the perceived public good. Hubert H. Humphrey described liberalism as "emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from discrimination... from poverty.”

Moderates (most people) fall somewhere in the middle.

Very few people actually follow these philosophies anymore. Most just use them as a way to attack those who disagree with them. I tried to be unbiased, unlike some...

Answer 6

Conservative. The tremendous, vast majority of this usa is classic, Judeo-Christian, and conservative. if you're speaking about inhabitants the country is chop up very gently, besides the undeniable fact that the liberal aspects tend to be centred in inhabitants centers. click on the hyperlink I printed below and it is going to coach you a county by county map of election effects for the 2004 Presidential election, a race that became very, very polarized. you'll see that very few counties are blue (Democratic) while countless the map is purple (Republican). The blue counties, besides the undeniable fact that, are centred on San Fransisco, l. a., lengthy island, Chicago, Boston etc etc. those aspects represent a small element of the country yet they include about 0.5 of the inhabitants. because of this we've an electoral college - To offset the disparity between city and rural electorate and small states and massive states.

Answer 7

All of them are right when you take a look at their main point of view . CON. want to keep the old good things .Liberals want to adopt the new good-things. the Moderates want to keep both old and new good things. The problem will a rise when we have acting people who are none of the above. If you look at USA Political Parties both parties are acting CONs and LIBs to get ppl votes only.

Answer 8

Moderates (Centrists) believe in free market, helping those who CAN'T help themselves while trying to avoid aid to those who don't need it. For the most part, we're what you'd call a "to each his own" party.

Liberals stay out of the bedroom and believe in helping the helpless, albeit helping those who could possibly help themselves.

Conservatives believe in forcing people to live by the bible and giving the money to bluebloods and hoping they'll give a penny or two to the little people.

Answer 9

http://www.politicalcompass.org/questionnaire.php

This web address will give you an idea. But you should research the beliefs and views of each...before deciding through a questionnaire. After your research, go with the way you truly feel that represents your beliefs and views. And then vote.

Answer 10

Conservatives: We'll give the wealthy a lot of money and hope that they'll provide jobs for everyone else. And if they don't, well, shame on them; we tried.

Liberals: We'll give poor people a handout because, oh my gosh its JUST SO SAD.

Moderates: We'll give poor people a safety net but we realize that this is a short-term solution to a long-term problem. The real work will be to find AND IMPLEMENT the long-term solutions, like job training, drug rehab, tax breaks and tax incentives to companies to hire those who need jobs, child care, and so on.