Libs vs. Cons, Please read the whole question first.?

Question

I posted this same question earlier and just got a bunch of crap from partisan people about why their party is better than the other. It was pointless, not at all what I was looking for. So once again, and this time lets turn on our brains here and come up with a unique response, not some regurgitated response from Bill Marher, Rush Limbaugh etc etc... What do YOU think the difference between liberals and conservatives is.

Answer 1

It's just a difference in political ideology. In most cases, you'll discover that on average, we comprised of moderates more than anything else. In this forum we tend to see more who lean to the extremes of both parties.

Conservatives (true Conservatives), are for smaller government, less government interference and fiscal responsibility. Right now we have no true conservatives representing us.

Liberals tend to go for more laws that are 'good for us' type things, more entitlement programs, and as a result, higher taxation, it seems.

Answer 2

They think differently. Otherwise they face the same issues that every other human being stuck on this rock faces. They are in need of food, shelter, and clothing. The liberals want to take the money that the conservatives worked so hard for and do that. An if the conservatives believed in the good of humanity wouldn't it make sense to spread some of that wealth around and do some good with it.

Okay I'm a little out of the scope here but don't you feel that no matter what your political view is that you are being lied to by the officials that have been elected? They are people that have their own agendas and therefore they will say whatever they must to get elected to further their personal interests. They will spend BILLIONS of DOLLARS to do this and since we are all a slave to the monetary system wouldn't you want that MONEY to go somewhere other than a campaining charade?

To answer the question there really isn't a difference between Libs or Cons as far as a politician goes. The people that choose side only fuel the fire that is the for profit organization of government.

We live in what is the greatest nation on the rock of Earth, yet we are despised worldwide for fighting the unwinnable wars on Terror and Drugs. Neither of these entities has a flag or a border? So let's keep pumping money into the government agencies that are out there fighting them. Forget about curing cancer or blindness or dealing with starving children, but make sure that we send some more young people to KILL other people in Iraq!!!!

Sorry about the tanget, but we are all in the same boat and unfortunately it's going nowhere.

Answer 3

Short answer: Nothing.

Long Answer: Modern "conservatives," more accurately called "neoconservatives," and modern "liberals," more accurately "American Liberals" or "neoprogressives," are simply tools for the Republicratic Party; that is, both have the same ideology. They want nothing other than power, but what they never do anything with it but spend money. The GOP and Democratic establishments do nothing but stifle dissent, a la Joe Lieberman, Ron Paul, and Mike Gravel. Democrats have forgotten that Kennedy cut taxes and didn't shy away from using the military on Cuba. Republicans have forgotten Nixon ended Vietnam and didn't go to war with China or the Soviet Union. While there are still paleoconservatives, they are few and far between, and they have no true liberals to oppose them. This is the reality of modern America.

Answer 4

I personally don't like the words liberal or conservative because to me they both mean the extreme left or right. Anything done in extreme is wrong. What happened to just the Democrat party and the Republican party that used to try and meet in the middle somewhere? Nothing Will ever be accomplished by just saying everything one party does is wrong or right. I can find some good from both party's but do not like everything both stand for. That is why people take a vote but anymore our representatives are expected to vote for anything their party puts up.

Answer 5

The fist thing we must do here is definte our terms. I'm assuming that you are associating "liberal" more with the Democrats and "conservative with the Republicans. The term liberal has changed its meaning over time. Our founding fathers were all liberal in the classical sense, following the tradition of people like Adam Smith, John Locke, and John Stewart Mill. In economic circles, the word liberal used to (and in some cases still dose) define individuals who adhear to a more hands off approach. In other words, "liberal" means someone who was/is against centralized government planning. Today, the connotations we associate with these two words has changed somewhat. That being said, the question seems to imply the definitions which stated at the outset. I believe the basic difference is political philosophy. Modern day conservatives (excluding what are refered to as "moral conservatives") seem to agree with what President Jefferson described as the role of government. In his first inaugural address he envisioned "a wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned." Modern day liberals seem to be pursuing a more aggressive role for government to play. While certainly, even the classical liberals, admitted that government does have a good and neccessary purpose, today's liberals are going beyond that and saying things that are very similar to statements made by Karl Marx.

Answer 6

Words,words,words all we want is words. They mean so little and so much. In this case good luck looking because there are Liberal Conservatives, Conservative Liberals, Liberal Liberals and Conservative Conservatives. So many combinations to get one definition is asking to much. We won't even speak about those who jump, around depending what the issue is. Historically Liberals want more government control and Conservatives want less or States rights vs. big government. Good luck. Peace

Answer 7

The difference between liberals and conservatives is the difference between new money and old money.

Conservatives are old money - tradition, little or no change, wants to keep the status quo and keep those with lesser education in servitude

Liberals are new money- progressive change for the better of all society as a whole and not for just a selected few

Answer 8

Technically speaking, conservatives seek to preserve the status quo while liberals seek changes to the system.

In the U.S., liberals tend to be more concerned with watching out for the little guy. Conservatives feel people should earn what they get and shouldn't need government programs to support them.

Conservatives tend to believe in minimal government influence in our lives. Liberals tend to welcome government interference -- as this is how you protect the little guy. Oddly enough, conservatives in the US lately are heavily influenced by the Christian Right and are seeking heavier government oversight of certain private activities. This would be contrary to more traditional conservative views of minimal government.

Answer 9

Well, In a way, its just a superfical difference. Good people are good people. But Conservatives believe in a stronger government and the reinforcement of tradition, while Liberals want a more equal society.

Answer 10

From a psychological perspective I believe liberals are motivated by ideals, and conservatives are motivated by pragmatism.

The liberal ultimately yearns for a world where everyone is "equal", where no one goes hungry, and where everyone treats each other nice. Unfortunately idealsm doesn't work unless everyone plays.

The conservative is concerned with keeping the established order, and they fear those things that threaten the established order. Unfortunately, this results in them paying lip-service to such principles as equality, charity, and compassion. All too often the policies they advocate involve giving more to those who already have and believing it will "trickle down" to those in need via the sheer benevelance of people like themselves.