I always liked Rush’s definition of what is a liberal and what is a conservative.
“A liberal is someone who believes people are basically good. A conservative believes that people are basically selfish.”
I’ve thought about it a lot in the years since I first heard him say this and he’s right. It sounds simplistic but there’s so much territory it covers the statement is more truthful every day.
Another thing to consider: Conservatives think that human nature is static, and Liberals think that human nature can be changed through social constructs (so, through proper social change, we can perfect humans).
Perhaps but if people are basically good, why would Democrats need judges and scientific experts to tell them what to do all the time? If they really believed that people are basically good, then they would have more respect for the legislative process and people making their own decisions about abortion, homosexual marriage, etc.
Have you ever read Locke and Hobbes?
They are the two political philosophers upon which Rush based his comparison.
Also, in the card game of life, a liberal is someone who will do literally anything to get his way. A conservative uses the facts, good manners, and fair play.
Thus the liberals called the current Republican candidate, and the conservatives have found chicken manure in their chicken salad (to quote a wise man).
Though I hate to sink to the liberal’s low level, NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!