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The first post to this question noted that liberals and conservatives have differing ideas on the role of government. This post specifically addresses their differences on social issues.
Liberals and conservatives have always disagreed on what government should do and how it should do it. In the past, a lot of this disagreement has been based on government spending and military policy. However, in recent years, we have seen an even greater schism between liberals and conservatives on social issues.
Socially, liberals generally advocate for a more inclusive, tolerant society. Issues such as gay marriage, abortion, universal healthcare, and immigration have been keystones of Democratic party platforms and proposals.
Conservatives, on the other hand, usually prefer to maintain the status quo. We see this with their attempts to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman, or their opposition to Obamacare legislation. Sometimes they go beyond maintaining the status quo and propose reverting back to a previous condition, as when they consider repealing Obamacare. We have also recently seen a fracturing of conservative ideology along religious lines, with parties such as the Tea Party and the Constitution Party seeking to frame their political views within a religious context. You might consider these parties to the be the more "radical" conservative wing.
The social aspects of political ideology have become more divisive than ever before. How these divisions are addressed by the existing political parties will have a lot to do with how political power is won and exercised in the future.
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What are the ideological differences between liberals, radicals, and conservatives?
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The first post to this question noted that liberals and conservatives have differing ideas on the role of government. This post specifically addresses their differences on social issues.
Liberals and conservatives have always disagreed on what government should do and how it should do it. In the past, a lot of this disagreement has been based on government spending and military policy. However, in recent years, we have seen an even greater schism between liberals and conservatives on social issues.
Socially, liberals generally advocate for a more inclusive, tolerant society. Issues such as gay marriage, abortion, universal healthcare, and immigration have been keystones of Democratic party platforms and proposals.
Conservatives, on the other hand, usually prefer to maintain the status quo. We see this with their attempts to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman, or their opposition to Obamacare legislation. Sometimes they go beyond maintaining the status quo and propose reverting back to a previous condition, as when they consider repealing Obamacare. We have also recently seen a fracturing of conservative ideology along religious lines, with parties such as the Tea Party and the Constitution Party seeking to frame their political views within a religious context. You might consider these parties to the be the more "radical" conservative wing.
The social aspects of political ideology have become more divisive than ever before. How these divisions are addressed by the existing political parties will have a lot to do with how political power is won and exercised in the future.
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https://www.diffen.com/difference/Conservative_vs_Liberal
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LIBERALS
Liberals wanted a nation which tolerated all religions.
They opposed the uncontrolled power of the dynastic rulers.
They wanted to safeguard the rights of individuals against governments.
They argued for a representative elected parliamentary government subject to laws indicated by a well-trained judiciary that was independent of rulers.
They did not believe in universal adult franchise and felt that only men with property should have the right to vote and oppose vote for women.
RADICALS
Radicals wanted a nation in which government was based on the majority of a country's population.
They supported women's suffragette movements.
They opposed the privileges of great landowner and the factory owners.
They were not against the existence of private property but disliked concentration of property in the hands of a few.
CONSERVATIVES
Conservatives were opposed to radicals and liberals.
They had opened their minds to the need for change after the French Revolution.
By the 19th century, they accepted that some change was inevitable but believed that the past had to be respected and change had to be brought about through a slow process.
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