So, is liberalism the same as conservatism??

Question

I don't know the difference!

Answer 1

2 differen't economic ideas....liberalism=society pitches in to support the less fortunate/disabled. conservatism=favoring unregulated markets, survival of the financially fittest.

Answer 2

The discussion starts with economics. Liberal thought usually is associated with government activism -- programs designed to help the have-nots through the redistribution of income by a third party. A more general title would be "Let's try to make things better."

Conservative thought is usually associated with the government staying out of the way of the private sector, allowing the free market to do its work. A more general description would be "Things are O.K. and usually get beter when we leave them alone."

Conservative thought used to be more libertarian, but those two sides seem to split off in the late 1970's. Barry Goldwater, the grandfather of conservatism in this country in a sense, was pro-gay rights and pro-choice, so he might not fit in with today's conservatives.

Now those are gross oversimplifications, but you get the idea. The idea of government activism really didn't get started until Teddy Roosevelt became President, and really became developed under Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson. We have swung back a bit in philosophy since the Great Society Days of the 1960's, but there is a general consensus that some government action is necessary (limits on work weeks, minimum wages, social security, health care for the elderly, etc.) .

Answer 3

Classical liberalism is the same as conservatism. Modern liberalism is not.

Answer 4

conservatism is a mental disorder