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Differences between Conservatives And Liberals

passin thru

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10 Differences between Conservatives And Liberals
By John Hawkins
Friday, April 27, 2007

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Conservatives and liberals approach almost every issue with completely different philosophies, underlying assumptions, and methods. That's why it's so hard to find genuine compromise between conservatism and liberalism -- because not only are liberals almost always wrong, their solutions almost always make things worse.

With that in mind, let me take a few moments to explain some of the key differences between liberals and conservative to you.



President Bush, accompanied by members of military families, gestures while making remarks on the Iraq war supplemental, Monday, April 16, 2007, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Bonus) Conservatives believe that judges should act like umpires instead of legislating from the bench. That means that judges should determine whether laws are permissible under the Constitution and settle debates about the meaning of laws, not impose their will based on their ideological leanings. Liberals view judges as a backdoor method of getting unpopular left-leaning legislation passed. They don't want umpires, they want political partisans in black robes who will side with them first and then come up with a rationale to explain it.

10) Conservatives believe that individual Americans have a right to defend themselves and their families with guns and that right cannot be taken away by any method short of a Constitutional Amendment, which conservatives would oppose. Liberals believe by taking arms away from law abiding citizens, they can prevent criminals, who aren't going to abide by gun control laws, from using guns in the commission of crimes.

9) Conservatives believe that we should live in a color blind society where every individual is judged on the content of his character and the merits of his actions. On the other hand, liberals believe that it's ok to discriminate based on race as long as it primarily benefits minority groups.

8) Conservatives are capitalists and believe that entrepreneurs who amass great wealth through their own efforts are good for the country and shouldn't be punished for being successful. Liberals are socialists who view successful business owners as people who cheated the system somehow or got lucky. That's why they don't respect high achievers and see them as little more than piggy banks for their programs.

7) Conservatives believe that abortion ends the life of an innocent child and since we believe that infanticide is wrong, we oppose abortion. Most liberals, despite what they'll tell you, believe that abortion ends the life of an innocent child, but they prefer killing the baby to inconveniencing the mother.

6) Conservatives believe in confronting and defeating enemies of the United States before they can harm American citizens. Liberals believe in using law enforcement measures to deal with terrorism, which means that they feel we should allow terrorists to train, plan, and actually attempt to kill Americans before we try to arrest them -- as if you can just send the police around to pick up a terrorist mastermind hiding in Iran or the wilds of Pakistan.

5) Conservatives, but not necessarily Republicans (which is unfortunate), believe it's vitally important to the future of the country to reduce the size of government, keep taxes low, balance the budget, and get this country out of debt. Liberals, and Democrats for that matter, believe in big government, high taxes, and they have never met a new spending program they didn't like, whether we will have to go into debt to pay for it or not.

4) Conservatives believe that government, by its very nature, tends to be inefficient, incompetent, wasteful, and power hungry. That's why we believe that the government that governs least, governs best. Liberals think that the solution to every problem is another government program. Even when those new programs create new problems, often worse than the ones that were being fixed in the first place, the solution is always....you guessed it, another government program.

3) Conservatives are patriotic, believe that America is a great nation, and are primarily interested in looking out for the good of the country. That's why we believe in "American exceptionalism" and "America first." Liberals are internationalists who are more concerned about what Europeans think of us and staying in the good graces of the corrupt bureaucrats who control the UN than looking out for the best interests of this nation.

2) Conservatives, most of them anyway, believe in God and think that the Constitution has been twisted by liberal judges to illegitimately try to purge Christianity from the public square. We also believe, most of us anyway, that this country has been successful in large part because it is a good, Christian nation and if our country ever turns away from the Lord, it will cease to prosper. Liberals, most of them anyway, are hostile to Christianity. That's why, whether you're talking about a school play at Christmas time, a judge putting the Ten Commandments on the wall of his court, or a store employee saying "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays," liberals are dedicated to driving reminders of Christianity from polite society.

1) Conservatives believe in pursuing policies because they're pragmatic and because they work. Liberals believe in pursuing policies because they're "nice" and make them feel good. Whether the policies they're advocating actually work or not is of secondary importance to them
 

nonothing

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It is funny to me That a conservative can write what a liberal thinks....Would he not have to be a liberal to know how one thinks?...Seeing things through the eyes of a conservative one could not understand the liberal mind set enough to even make a fair assessment...This guy is just a fiction writer,he could not possibly know how a liberal thinks...
 

Mrs.Greg

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I'm writing this to nobody in particular. MAYBE the writer was a liberal then saw the error of his ways and became a consevative hence trying to help all the poor misguided Libs in the world,and knowing exactly how a liberal thinks{is that a oxymoron} :D
 

aplusmnt

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nonothing said:
It is funny to me That a conservative can write what a liberal thinks....Would he not have to be a liberal to know how one thinks?...Seeing things through the eyes of a conservative one could not understand the liberal mind set enough to even make a fair assessment...This guy is just a fiction writer,he could not possibly know how a liberal thinks...

Sounded like he was making an assement based on the fruits of their actions.

Mrs. Greg said:
and knowing exactly how a liberal thinks{is that a oxymoron}

:lol: :lol:
 

passin thru

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You know why this PO'd the lib here.

The old saying:
You know how to make a conservative mad................lie to him

You know how to make a lib mad..............tell him the truth.
 

aplusmnt

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CattleArmy said:
Can you be a conservative liberal? What are you if you go with some of it but not all of it?

I don't think you can be a conservative liberal, kind of contradicts each other. You can be a far left Liberal or a Moderate Liberal. You can be a fiscal Liberal and social conservative or a Fiscal Conservative and Social Liberal.

But if you are confused you are most likely in your 30's and soon as you mature more in your 40's and 50's you just might leave the dark side all together and Just be a Conservative :wink:
 

Soapweed

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CattleArmy said:
Can you be a conservative liberal? What are you if you go with some of it but not all of it?

It would be better if you were a liberal conservative rather than a conservative liberal. I would rather the dorky word "liberal" was merely an adjective rather than the main noun. :wink:

It goes back to the word "independent," which in Chinese mean "wishee-washee." :wink: Remember, you've got to stand for something or you will fall for anything.

Good to see you and your family in Rapid City a few days ago. :)
 

CattleArmy

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Soapweed said:
CattleArmy said:
Can you be a conservative liberal? What are you if you go with some of it but not all of it?

It would be better if you were a liberal conservative rather than a conservative liberal. I would rather the dorky word "liberal" was merely an adjective rather than the main noun. :wink:

It goes back to the word "independent," which in Chinese mean "wishee-washee." :wink: Remember, you've got to stand for something or you will fall for anything.

Good to see you and your family in Rapid City a few days ago. :)

Nice to see you too! How was the concert? He's one of my Dad's favorites and after riding in the car with him at least I knew who it was.
 

Soapweed

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CattleArmy said:
Soapweed said:
CattleArmy said:
Can you be a conservative liberal? What are you if you go with some of it but not all of it?

It would be better if you were a liberal conservative rather than a conservative liberal. I would rather the dorky word "liberal" was merely an adjective rather than the main noun. :wink:

It goes back to the word "independent," which in Chinese mean "wishee-washee." :wink: Remember, you've got to stand for something or you will fall for anything.

Good to see you and your family in Rapid City a few days ago. :)

Nice to see you too! How was the concert? He's one of my Dad's favorites and after riding in the car with him at least I knew who it was.

Ray Price put on a great show. He is one of my favorite singers. I put a few photos of the concert in the Coffee Shop.
 

Tap

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nonothing said:
It is funny to me That a conservative can write what a liberal thinks....Would he not have to be a liberal to know how one thinks?...Seeing things through the eyes of a conservative one could not understand the liberal mind set enough to even make a fair assessment...This guy is just a fiction writer,he could not possibly know how a liberal thinks...

I don't wade over here very often, but this post caught my eye. You have proven the point that conservatives usually see things in black and white, while liberals look at the world through rose colored glasses.

I would also add that most conservatives see the potential in people, rather than trying to make excuses for their shortcomings and try to "level the playing field" to prop them up. When you take away one persons rights for the benefit of another, I cannot see that as a positive. :???:

Awesome post PT.
 

loomixguy

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passin thru said:
You know why this PO'd the lib here.

The old saying:
You know how to make a conservative mad................lie to him

You know how to make a lib mad..............tell him the truth.


Truer words were never spoken! :D
 

andybob

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Unfortunatly, modern liberals bear no resemblance to those of the past, consider the difference between todays' limp wristed liberal leaders, and the lifelong liberal statesman C J Rhodes, whose strong leadership and personality makes him one of the most hated historical figures by modern liberals ( which doesn't prevent them from applying for Rhodes scholerships).
 

Frankk

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Tap quote said:
I would also add that most conservatives see the potential in people, rather than trying to make excuses for their shortcomings and try to "level the playing field" to prop them up. When you take away one persons rights for the benefit of another, I cannot see that as a positive. :???:

Awesome post PT.

I agree with this. One of our local board members almost begged me to sign up for any subsidity. He said I would surely qualifiy but that would be leveling the playing field wouldn't it?
 

aplusmnt

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Tap said:
I would also add that most conservatives see the potential in people, rather than trying to make excuses for their shortcomings and try to "level the playing field" to prop them up. When you take away one persons rights for the benefit of another, I cannot see that as a positive. :???:

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Must be a Liberal trying to mess with my kids baseball team. They have always played were they use a pitching machine one game a week and then use a Kid to pitch on the second game of the week.

Well now they are going to change it to pitching machine both nights with just one special inning of a Kid pitching.

Parents say it is to hard for the younger kids to hit the ball from a Pitcher so they want the machine more. They are trying to level the playing field instead of working with their kid at home to help him hit better.

And then the bigger, older and better playing kids go to District with the All Star team they will not have anyone that can pitch and they do not use a pitching machine at districts.

Dang Liberals got me mad now, they infiltrated my sons sports and trying to wussafy our kids. :mad:

Ps. I also blame this on the fact of the ever growing single moms raising the kids. The are so afraid their poor babies will get hurt or not be as good as everyone else. :roll:
 

CattleArmy

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loomixguy said:
passin thru said:
You know why this PO'd the lib here.

The old saying:
You know how to make a conservative mad................lie to him

You know how to make a lib mad..............tell him the truth.


Truer words were never spoken! :D

Disagreeing with a conservative can ruffle his feathers too. :wink:
 

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