| Despite all the rather interesting surveys out there which try to determine ideological standings (with questionable results), it seems to me there's but one essential difference between a conservative and a liberal.
(I prefer to use the terms conservative and liberal rather than Democratic and Republican, because so often the parties stray from their promises to appeal to voters, or don't have definable platforms. Term limits all the way!)
A conservative believes that people are essentially bad; a liberal believes people are essentially good. This explains socialism. Liberals believe a human will work out of compassion and ethics, even if he doesn't have any motivation; thus, we have communism. Conservatives realize man is lazy at heart, and thus advocates capitalism, which forces man to work for status and survival.
Thoughts, anyone? |