In my experience, liberalism is like this beautiful lagoon. As a conservative, I know that just below the surface of that placid scene lies a multitude of hungry sharks. As a conservative, I refuse to jump in. You as a liberal will readily jump in (and drag me in with you if I don't dispose of your sorry behind first). After having jumped in, you scream and thrash about and curse the conservatives for not saving you.
If the government takes away all of the conservatives resources and gives those resources to the liberals, in a year's time the conservatives will have recovered and liberals will be right back where they started from - broke and sitting on square one waiting for another handout.
IBTZ