Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs

[aka_human]

По моему хорошо и кратко сформулировано:

http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/other/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs/

Comments

Conservative -> ? <- Liberal

[(Anonymous)]

Is there a grey color?
Beg your pardon ;)

Re: Conservative -> ? <- Liberal

[aka-human.livejournal.com]

Несомненно, многие голосуют как консерваторы по одним вопросам и как либералы по другим. Я, например, против запретов на аборты, хотя бы потому, что такое решение всё равно не будет работать. Тем не менее, на мой взгляд странно, если распределение "между" не сильно коррелирует ни с той, ни с другой стороной.

[mme-n-b.livejournal.com]

If you say this is a fair representation of your beliefs than it must be. It's not a fair representation of mine.

[aka-human.livejournal.com]

Well, can you give me better representation?

[mme-n-b.livejournal.com]

Yes.

"generally emphasize the need for the government to solve people's problems"
False.
"often recognizes that some problems can be solved easier by groups than by individuals"

"Due to prevalent racism in the past, minorities were deprived of the same education and employment opportunities as whites. We need to make up for that. "
False.
"Due to a number of reasons minorities are often..."

"based on the belief that America is still a racist society"
False

"The death penalty is inhumane and is ‘cruel and unusual' punishment."
False

" Imprisonment is the appropriate punishment."
False

"We need government to protect us against big businesses."
False
"Against certain actions of big businesses, such as, for instance, price-fixing, prohibited by the Sherman Anti-Trust act"

"Conservatives don't care about protecting the environment. "
False

"Industrial growth harms the environment."
False
"Some types of industrial growth, particularly growth of industry without environmental protection..."

" Guns kill people. Guns kill children. "
Guns do kill people, that's what they are for. Some of these people are children. D'uh. The inclusion of this, however, shows an attempt by the author to discredit liberal ideas by presenting irrelevant facts as sentimental beliefs.

"Oppose the Patriot Act"
False
"Oppose the Patriot Act because it contains unacceptable parts"

"Believe that regardless of how they came to the U.S., illegal immigrants deserve:
- U.S. government financial aid for college tuition.
- visas for spouse/children to come to the U.S. Families shouldn't be separated. "
Blatantly false

"Generally oppose change to the current Social Security system."
False

"Support a cap on Social Security payments to the wealthy."
This would be a "change to the current system". D'uh.

"Support higher taxes and a larger government"
False.
"Support changes to the current taxation system in some cases that result in higher, lower, or same total tax amounts depending on the individual case" Btw, my family got $900 back as part of the stimulus tax decreases that you said were a figment of the imagination.

"We need high taxes for social welfare programs, to provide for the poor."
False. "Providing for the poor" is not really an issue. It's more like "providing for the incapable", i. e. children, seniors, handicapped etc.

"The U.S. should submit its national interests to the greater good (as defined by the UN)."
False

"This is Bush's war for oil. Saddam Hussein was no real threat. "
False. The author attempts to pass off the opinion of some liberals as opinion of all.

"A democracy can't succeed in Iraq."
False

"Not everyone wants to live in a democracy."
D'uh.

"9/11 was caused by America's arrogant foreign policy. America needs to stop angering other countries. The threat posed by terrorism is exaggerated by President Bush for his own political advantage."
The author switches from to outright lies here.

"Conservatives oppose welfare because they are not compassionate toward the poor"
False

" We have welfare to bring fairness to American economic life."
False

"Without welfare, life below the poverty line would be intolerable."
D'uh.