Why are you a conservative? Why are you a liberal? What are your viewpoints?

Answer 1

conservative because I am on the right side.

Answer 2

I'm an idie. I prefer to look at the questions and research the questions myself. I just find that the liberals are much closer to the truth and have a better vision than the conservatives. I've seen that conservatives are much more close minded and prone to blame everyone but themselves for what is wrong in the world. Liberals look at the root cause of the problem, whereas conservatives just want the problems to go away.

Answer 3

I tend toward being conservative, but I'm not going to drink Kool aid with either side. The reason I favor conservatism is because I believe we ALREADY pay enough taxes. The government doesn't need a tax increase. If the politicians spent what they already have WISELY, they would have a surplus, even in a time of war.

Other reasons for being conservative are: my social values tend to be conservative. I also believe in a strong national defense. It is the number one job of government to provide for the defense of its citizens. Everything else comes after that.

I believe the government's job is to provide a hand UP, not a hand OUT.

I also feel that liberals are becoming less and less friendly to Christians, even to the point of being anti-Christian in a lot of cases. For instance, many of them seem to think that keeping "God" in the pledge seems to violate the constitution by creating a national religion. The left leaning ACLU and many libs have taken things way out of context to suit their own agenda.

Liberalism is not for me. I will remain a conservative, even though I am disappointed in many of them who choose their pork over good, sound fiscal policy.

Answer 4

I was origionally a conservative. Like, the ones who believed that social welfare was bad, because it permitted people for being idiots and blaming the government for their idiocity. However, the recent rise in, "Moral," republicans moved so right that they left me left.

They even went against my social welfare contention, with the tab of Katrina (should be state's responsibility, not national). And with the republicans using money that we don't have on fools errands like Iraq, I left for the left.

While the left believes in social welfare, they at least believe in tax and spend, rather than borrow and spend. I am still a fiscal conservative, meaning I don't like it when we spend money we don't have. I don't like the borrow or spend, or even the, "we'll get it next tax time."

But that's only at an American standpoint. In Europe, my political compass is very conservative.

Cut spending.
Flat tax rate.
Move the taxes to the laffer curve.

That's all I truely believe in.

Answer 5

I take the iconoclastic position. Conservatives and Liberals don't provide or advocate enough freedom for my taste. Conservatives are all too ready to give up my civil liberties for security purposes. Here's a founding fathers quote on the subject: “Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” -Benjamin Franklin

While liberals are all too ready to take my money and redistribute it. This is socialism and according to FA Hayek, socialism leads to totalitarianism. It leads to that because your property rights start to be eroded similar to whats happening now, ie Kello v. New London and also we don't own our property in order to own your property you have to all an Allodial Title. Here's another founding fathers quote: "The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is no force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence. Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist." -John Adams

Overall I take liberty as my highest standard, if you were to give me a label then it would be libertarian.

Answer 6

I'm conservative because I believe you should provide for yourself as much as you can and accept the outcome of your choices, good or bad.

I believe that when you succeed, you should be able to enjoy your success.

I believe that government is too large and wasteful. Most often, the private sector is more effecient and more skillful and providing what people need (except for things like national defense).

Answer 7

I am a liberal because I support the programs that give a helping hand to the poor and the elderly. If we as a race, aren't going to be concerned about our elders or the impoverished, then what good are we?

I am also a liberal because conservatives are so obnoxiously over the top with their hatred for liberals, that they don't have credibility with me.

Answer 8

You can't lump me into either category. I am a free thinker.

Until the Liberals get a true leader that is not a kook, I will be more open to listen to them.

Conservatives have views that I believe make sense. The Liberals spew fantasies of what if... and try to draw people in to their way of thinking using emotion.

Answer 9

Both

As stated by someone above I do not believe it is our government's responsibility to coddle us (welfare, affirmative action, etc), but by that same regard I don't believe they have the right to regulate our behavior as much as they try (gay marriage, abortion, etc). I don't believe in taxing the rich more - I think a flat, not progressive tax would be great, but won't happen. I believe in gun control because the right to hunt is far less important than the right to life that can be taken away by a gun. I believe in very free markets (not trying to regulate hedge funds, less subsidies for farmers, etc).

As such, I am both.

Answer 10

i'm an american.

those silly labels describe nothing about my views.

i believe in freedom and the pursuit of happiness, then vote accordingly. usually it is for democrats, but i try not to notice the parties.

for an example: gay marriage.

we have a first amendment guaranteeing free association and free exercise of religion. to me, that means that i should be able to choose my mate freely, and if i can find a priest who wants to perform the ceremony, then he or she should be able to exercise his right as a religious officiant. and the rest doesn't matter, because it has nothing to do with the constitution. we already decided that all men are created equal and should be entitled to freedom and choice.

we get very distracted with these ideas, but they are so bright and shiny to me, that i can't help fixating on them as the focal point of all my political choices.

Answer 11

I am conservative.
Believe in moral behavior, private enterprise, death penalty, freedom of belief (all matters) and speech, self sufficiency, states rights, less government intervention, lower taxes, business without unreasonable government dictates,.....