Thread: Why is dreamviews more liberal than society at large?

Originally Posted by Omnis Dei

But this ideology is incomplete. If you're too open and do not work toward some selfish ends then you're vulnerable to something that does. Until we reach the point we can merge these diverse organisms we've got to play the game this present stage of evolution has presented us with. People without strong self-interests get destroyed. I know liberals don't lack this value, but because they're so diverse they lack the core devotional attitude that anchors societies to their philosophies.

Well, I'm not saying that full-on extremist liberalism is the cure-all for everything. Not at all.


I'm simply explaining, at its most basic, the difference between liberal and conservative values. And for my example, for clarity's sake, I presented each at its most extreme.


I used to think of it as 2 different levels of maturity - imagine two children representing these two core belief systems. Basically it's "mine mine mine" vs "we can all share". But more recently I'm seeing conservative values in a somewhat different light - not so much "mine mine mine" as "everybody fend for themselves". Which if you happen to belong to the white upper middle class in America boils down to "mine mine mine". But assuming a level playing field where no minority group is persecuted or oppressed, then I suppose "everybody fend for themselves" is a valid outlook. Unfortunately we don't live in that ideal world.