Social conservatism

to be a Conservative, TR followed a political philosophy that differed from the Conservative orthodoxy. Actions speak louder than words, and TR’s actions revealed his true intentions. The fact that TR made decisions that blurred the line between Conservatism and Progressivism is the primary reason why Hofstadter called Roosevelt; Conservative as a Progressive. While Roosevelt distrusted the power…

day America, liberals and conservatives are always arguing usually never coming to a middle ground on a bill, in which it either gets completely changed or it gets vetoed. Liberals and conservatives have complete opposite views on many things like social welfare, prisons and abortion. Conservatives oppose change not because they don’t want it but because they doubt the change will make things better. The core assumptions do influence how major ideologies shape and implement their policies, both…

passionately believed in cutting social programs to lower taxes for individuals with money. However, hearing about how the men’s struggles of addiction, debt, illness, and crime lead to poverty compelled me to change my views. I no longer viewed poverty as a curse, but rather a trap: a trap that warrants help the community and the government, too. Hearing about their ongoing needs of shelter, clothes, and food enraged me. I finally understood the argument for social welfare programs, for these…

Liberalism is a complex ideology that supports individual freedom, the right to use reason and rationality to pursue independent interests and inherent dignity and worth of every person (58). The broad ideology encompasses a number of smaller sub-categories that all support the greater ideal of individualism and representative government, but in unique and specific ways. Liberalism is identified by the text to have three main ideological branches that work towards the same greater goal of…

Advocates mainly for: • The development of individual rights and, from these, the progress of society. • The establishment of a rule of law, where all persons are equal before the law (formal equality), without privileges or distinctions, in compliance with a minimum framework of laws that protect the freedoms and well-being of people. Liberalism grew out of the struggle against absolutism, partly inspiring the organization of a rule of law with limited powers - ideally it would have to reduce…

can be broadly defined as belief system that places distinct value on the rights and freedoms of the individual and how political power is exercised to uphold those freedoms. Liberalism is often separated into two strands; Classical Liberalism and Social Liberalism. Classical Liberalism, which itself encompasses Economic Liberalism, is a philosophy that concerns itself with the limitation of the power and scope of government and its interference in the free market economy. It promotes the…

For some time there seemed to be little overall variation in the share of people identifying themselves as conservative, moderate, liberal, and other political ideologies, with conservatives either a majority or tied with moderates ( ). However, in 2015, a shift has occurred and the American people are leaning towards the left side of the political spectrum, identify themselves among the main values of liberalism. The actions and thinking of those of this nation in recent years is evidence that…

fate of the tea party movement, the Constitution, and the future of conservatism. Kesler believes the Tea Party was a non-popular movement, which was carefully organized through the Sons of Liberty to strike against taxes on tea. It was an act of civil disobedience, and wants to be a main part of conservatism and an ongoing movement. The Tea Party was right in its diagnosis of the problems of American government and conservatism, but wrong in its prescriptions. One thing all the Tea Party…

of different liberal theories have evolved over the past few centuries, they differ on a wide range of issues but they all share some common principles such as social liberties, representative governments, private property, and political equality. Liberal countries that have those principles as the foundation of their political and social systems tend to maintain peace among themselves and prosper economically. In modern times, there are over one hundred countries in the world that share key…

In this quiz, I am considered a “core conservative” which for the most part I agree with. Personally, I would call myself more of a hard-right libertarian but my differences with core conservatives are few and we agree on most things. The biggest disagreement that I have with core conservatives is on diplomacy. Only 13% of core conservatives believe that “Good diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace” and I think this is incorrect. I believe that it is tyrannical and wrong for countries to use…