Liberal or Republican. Can you give me a detailed description of there core values?

Question

I saw someones 25 point (roughly) detail on a Liberal but failed to save it before deleting; but I would also like one for a Republican. Thanks.

Answer 1

Liberals= we are all in this together
Conservative= Every man for himself

Answer 2

I'm a Conservative first, and a Republican second. Right now, the Republican party is the one viable party that most closely reflects my values.

Those values are:
1) Individual rights, and individual responsibility.
2) Self-esteem cannot be given, it can only be earned through accomplishment.
3) The Constitution should be followed as written and amended.
4) No person has a 'Right" to place a claim on my property, or the fruits of my labor.
5) Equality means equality of opportunity, not equality of outcome.
6) Free Market economies are fairer and work better than Command economies.
7) Wealth is not finite, and the economy is NOT a zero-sum game. Wealth is created whenever labor becomes fixed as a component in tangible goods.
8) National Defense is the first priority of government because without it, the nation will soon cease to exist.

I reject the notion that individuals should be compelled to sacrifice for the good of the group. The group is an abstraction, an artificial construct based on whatever parameters the people in charge find convenient. Groups become strong as a result of the individuals within that group being strong, and individuals become strong only when there are incentives and rewards to do so. A certain amount of pragmatism is required, when you're dealing with instincts borne of 500 million years of evolution.

Answer 3

This is as close as I can come to how I feel about being a liberal.

Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value.[1] Liberalism has its roots in the Western Enlightenment, but the term now encompasses a diversity of political thought.

Broadly speaking, contemporary liberalism emphasizes individual rights. It seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, free public education, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of all citizens are protected. [2] In modern society, liberals favor a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed[3].

Many liberals advocate a greater degree of government interference in the free market, often in the form of anti-discrimination laws, civil service examinations, universal education, and progressive taxation. This philosophy frequently extends to a belief that the government should provide for a degree of general welfare, including the dole for the poor, housing for the homeless, and medical care for the sick. Such publicly-funded initiatives and interferences in the market are rejected by modern advocates of classical liberalism, which emphasizes free private enterprise, individual property rights and freedom of contract; classical liberals hold that economic inequality, as arising naturally from competition in the free market, does not justify the violation of private property rights. However, modern advocates of classical liberalism do advocate a heavier taxation on the corporation, as opposed to the current trend of the burden of income tax resting on the shoulders of the individual worker, as did the early classical liberals.

Liberalism rejected many foundational assumptions which dominated most earlier theories of government, such as the Divine Right of Kings, hereditary status, and established religion. Fundamental human rights that all liberals support include the right to life, liberty, and property. Liberalism has its roots in the Western Enlightenment, but the term now encompasses a diversity of political thought, with adherents spanning a large part of the political spectrum.

A broader use of the term liberalism is in the context of liberal democracy (see also constitutionalism). In this sense of the word, it refers to a democracy in which the powers of government are limited and the rights of citizens are legally defined; this applies to nearly all Western democracies, and therefore is not solely associated with liberal parties.

Answer 4

Sure. Each of the major political parties focuses on different aspects of the Constitution as most important. In the Preamble to the Constitution, there are five goals (values) of the US government: "establish Justice, to ensure domestic Tranquility, to provide for the common Defense, to promote the general Welfare, and secure the blessings of Liberty"

Conservatives think the most important are "to ensure domestic Tranquility" (meaning to promote conformity with 'traditional' ways) and to "provide for the Common Defense". Most conservatives are Republicans, who (nowadays) want group rights (conformity with 'traditional' values) and a large government to ensure domestic tranquility (by enforcing those conservative majority beliefs). Moderate republicans (originally called fiscal conservatives) want a small government, just large enough to provide for the common Defense.

Liberals think it's more important to "promote the general Welfare, and ensure the blessings of Liberty". Most liberals are Democrats, who want individual rights and a large government to promote the general welfare. Moderate democrats don't want a lot of wasteful spending, and want to achieve their goals without causing too many problems. Democrats do have a Conservative wing, which focuses on better ethical leadership and greater protection for both groups and individuals. The main difference is that conservative democrats still don't believe in enforcing their views on the minority, even if their own personal choices would be the same as what conservative republicans would make.

The concept of promoting Justice is important to both camps, but their idea of justice differs. Most camps of the liberal parties believe ensuring Justice requires favoring defendants, preferring the guilty to go free rather than sending the innocent to prison. Republicans and conservatives believe the promoting Justice requires being harsh to those accused, even if that occasionally inflicts sentences on the innocent.

Interestingly, the spectrum is not linear, and has more than one dimension. There are other political parties who focus on different combinations of those values. For example, Libertarians want a small government (no wasteful spending) and very little Welfare (few if any entitlements), but strong on Defense. Libertarians also want lots of protection for individual civil rights, to secure the blessings of Liberty. They feel that Tranquility will take care of itself, and doesn’t need government enforcement of morality. As such, they are moderate about most issues, except for being adamant that the majority should not impose its beliefs on the minority, as part of their way to promote Justice.

So, it basically comes down to which sets of Constitutional values each group thinks are most important.

Answer 5

Republicans want smaller government, less interference from the Feds (usually!) They were founded on the principles of abolishing slavery and expansion of the west. Lincoln was the first.

Answer 6

You are mixing labels.

It should be Liberal/Conservative and Democrat/Republican.

Answer 7

Both parties have become McDonald's. Think about the Libertarians.

Answer 8

You ask for it, you got it. Finally some actual intellegent posts!!

Answer 9

sorry but your question makes no sence, you need to list some core values

Answer 10

This should cover it.

http://www.aboyandhiscomputer.com/Dem_Rep_compare.html