Quote Originally Posted by Oneironaught View Post
See Universal Mind's post for a good head start of where I'm coming from.

Conservatism is the exact opposite of what you portrayed it to be. Conservatives believe that the way to empower people is to encourage and expect them to improve themselves.

Conversely, the Liberal ideology thrives on the heels of keeping people dependant on government and the social programs.

Conservatism is based on the principals of independence and understands that private entities almost always handle almost everything far better and more efficiently than government ever dreamed of.

Conversely, Liberals get their power from dependence. Liberals believe that government is the answerer of all prayers and that people are smart enough to handle their own destinies.

Conservatives believe that each individual has the potential to make something of himself.

Conversely, Liberalism is an ideology of victimisation. Every one is a victim in their eyes. Victim mentality is very self-destructive and does not allow the "victim" to make things better because, after all, "it's some one else's fault."

Conservatives believe that each person is responsible for their own actions and that this is what keeps order and causes people to strive to be their best

Conversely, Liberals believe that no one should be held accountable for the things they do because it's not their fault. It's the fault of society's woes and that to enforce rules and expect people to be responsible is wrong.

That's a quick overview to illustrate that you are uninformed about what Conservatism is all about. In fact, as I said, you are completely inverted in your impressions. Liberalism is the seed-planter of poor education, lax learning and teaching, and cookie-cutter mistakes by local and national governments/school boards in the form of allowing the quality and expectation imposed upon students and teachers to fall lower and lower.

After all, if we expect little Tommy to actually pass his classes then it may make him feel bad about himself when he fails. So, rather than push him to be his best, we'll just excuse not trying. See the fallacy of that kind of thinking? That's Liberalism for you: enjoy being pampered into failure.

This may be the best explaination of liberalism i have ever read. These beliefs they hold extend to far more than just education, too.

Its because of these ideologies, especially victimization, that has and will continue to dilude American culture. Everything in your explaination shows how liberals are forcing us away from Individualism and leading us toward Socialism. Trying to make everbody happy will only have disasterous effects, and feeling sorry for people will only make them soft.

I also wonder if liberals really care about other people, or if they just try to appeal to everybody to get more votes. The best way to get people on your side is to portray them as victims and then say you are going to help them.