Liberal vs. conserative vs. moderate desis

[diwana]

Re: Liberal vs. conserative vs. moderate desis

@Southie

Good point Diwana. Liberal vs conservative viewpoints is not necessarily which party one belongs to. The president Lyndon Johnson was a democrat. Passing the civil rights act was liberal - going to war was not.

So yes, a democratic president palyed an active role in the vietnam war - but the biggest protestors of the war during those days were the true liberals.

In general, you will find that among the general population, liberals instinctively opose war - they need a rock solid reason to show war is a last resort.

Leaders on the other hand have other forces that guide their decision making process. They tend to become “moderates” once in power.

There are not too many liberals one can think of who have been in power - they aretoo nice to rise to the top.

The phenomenon you described simply adds confusion as if liberals being in power were not responsible of that war.

Also, for a lot of people liberals and conservatives are the the different sides of the same coin.

The elections just make people divide and make them emotional. Results are largely the same for common man.

Both do and can ruin economy and both can take pride in saving the country from turmoil, however. Faces and words change.

Q: In your opinion conservatives are more towards war and are not too nice but liberals are? And in order to rise on top, liberals have to become like conservatives (not too nice?)