Before I begin to speak of the two parties let us first discuss the society we live in. We do not live in a Democracy, I repeat we do not live in a Democracy ... a Democracy would be what we call 'mob rule', i.e. 51% of the country see's it this way the other 49% get the shaft. No ... we live in a Representative Republic. We vote for representatives that most closely match our beliefs, and the ones with the most votes win ... sounds simple, but of course it is not, nothing is. In this Republic we have what can be called an orderly civil society where we live together with the rule of law ... but not under the rule of law. We are free, we have liberty, we have personal property rights, and we have morals and ethics that guide us. None of us are perfect ... I am not that's for sure (my wife would agree!), but we all have these rights and in our nation we all can pursue our own paths ... within the rule of law. In this society we decide how we are governed via free and fair elections ... is it a perfect system? Of course not, but it is the best system in world bar none.
We are still a very young nation and yet look at what our society has achieved ... look at it! We are the most prosperous nation on the planet, we are the nation that does the most good on the planet, we have immense power yet we apply it very rarely. Only our military is run by our government, everything else this nation has done ... has been done by us! By you, by me, by your neighbor, brother, father, mother, by your sister, your friend, your aunt, by your uncle, by your co-worker, your client, by your boss, by his/her boss, by your priest, your shrink, your bartender, your mechanic, your lawyer, by your doctor, your dentist, and yes .... your children. None of the magnificence of this nation is because of our government ... we are the government ... or used to be. Lately however, and over the last 80 plus years, a lot of our greatness is in spite of the government. I am not anti-government, I am for limited government to ensure we have a civil society, a government that follows our constitution. This model has been slowly eroding over the years and now the growth of this massive government is accelerating at an alarming rate.
Conservatives and Liberals ... what do they believe, boy that is a tough one ... for the Liberal. Conservatives keep it pretty simple; we believe in freedom, liberty, personal property rights, personal responsibility, morals, ethics, the rule of law. I did not mention God because we have freedom of religion in this nation (not freedom from ... would the ACLU please take note of that!). Pretty simple huh. Liberals ... I'm not sure I know what the hell you believe in ... you say you believe in freedom and liberty yet you're so quick to deny it. You want to tell me what light bulbs I can use, what car I can drive, how much water I can have in my toilet bowl, whether I can change the lights on the front of my house, I could go on and on. Take a look at my Loony Liberals / Losing Liberty Link List and see the examples of how the liberal wants to tell you how to live. You see the liberal is for equality ... not equality that we are human beings with the same inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ... but equality meaning we all need to be equal, the have's have too much, and the have nots need more. The liberal says he is for personal property rights and yet he is so quick to take ones property and give it to another ... not directly mind you but via confiscatory taxes, and laws that erode our ability to acquire and keep property and wealth. The liberals say they are for morals and ethics and many are and some are not ... just like conservatives ... there will always be bad apples in any bunch. Liberals say they are for the rule of law ... but only when it drives their agenda. They welcome the judiciary branch to legislate from the bench and advocate a living and breathing constitution. I reject that notion.
There are stark differences between conservatives and liberals ... so take the survey and find out what you truly believe ... and then get engaged and get involved. But first remember ... before you retire for the evening on this fine spring day ... after you run your fingers through hair of your sleeping child ... after you hold your wife or husband close to you ... say these words; 'I live in the greatest nation on Earth', come on you liberals who think your nation has done so much wrong and continues to do wrong, say it! I promise you will start to feel the hate slip away ... give it a try. God Bless.
The Survey (Are You A Conservative or Are You A Liberal)
Question #1
How Do You Define Freedom? (Choose A or B and choose statement that most closely matches your belief system)
- A) My right to pursue happiness within our civil society
- B) All in our nation must be free and many are not.
Question #2
How Do You Define Liberty?
- A) There are too many people in our nation that can't achieve it as they do not have the means to do so and we must help them so we can all live better
- B) I am an individual and I have the right to take care of myself and my family and should work within my community as well
Question #3
How Do You Define Personal Property?
- A) It is my right, given by God, a Supreme being, or by nature, that I can acquire personal property and wealth from the fruits of my work either through physical or intellectual means or by both and that my property is mine and my family's and when I die I can pass it on to my heirs.
- B) I have a right to own personal property but that right should be within limits so that I do not own too much and someone else has little or none at all
Question #4
How Do You Define Personal Responsibility
- A) I am responsible from caring for myself and my family and no one else is responsible for me or my family
- B) We are all citizens of this nation and we are collectively responsible for one another
Question#5
How Do You View Government?
- A) The government looks to protect all citizens and to ensure that they get their fair share of the wealth of this great nation and as our country has grown it is important for government to continue to grow to ensure that its citizens are governed appropriately
- B) The government has power only because it is given to them by the people and that government should remain only as big as is necessary to perform its essential functions
Question #6
How Do You View the Constitution
- A) It should be interpreted exactly as how it is written and if there are any changes to be made that they are made through the current amendment process only and not through the court system
- B) It is a 'living and breathing' document and must change as the nation changes
