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At times I post dictionary definitions of words that I took for granted as being words I knew the meanings of but then discovered that I did not actually know but only thought I did. And sometimes I post words that I absolutely know I do not know.
Well . . . I thought I knew the meanings of the words conservative and liberal, in the political sense. But when I looked up their definitions, I found the following:
An ideal conservative believes in the importance of the individual person and the family structure; that it is the responsibility for the individuals within each family to do as much as they can for themselves before asking for assistance. When assistance is needed the route taken is community, city, county, state and federal, in that order, with the federal government the avenue of last resort. A conservative believes in the least government possible.
An ideal liberal takes the completely opposite position to an ideal conservative vying for a socialistic form of government working from the top down wherein the freedom of the individual is compromised for the supposed good of the collective group.
A conservative believes that when government assumes responsibility it takes away the freedoms and incentives that make an individual productive. Whereas, a liberal believes an individual’s interests should be subservient to the collective interest of the members of society and thus minimizes reliance on personal responsibility.
Read more about this here . . .
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BORN ON THIS DAY
Born on March 2, 1917Died December 2, 1986
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I should not write about politics. Doing so depresses me. And it probably depresses all who happen to read my words. It would be better for all concerned if I were to simply write about the things I understand.
Good idea.
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Also Born On This Day
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Born March 2, 1931__________
Conservatives think liberals are stupid.
Liberals think conservatives are evil.
--Charles Krauthammer
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