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12-08-2004, 02:11
Liberal – According to the Columbia Encyclopedia Third Edition, liberalism “is based, in general, onfaith in progress and in the ability and goodness of man, and on firm belief in the important of rights and welfare of the individual.” Also, “liberalism advocates steady change.” Social freedom; Economic encroachment
Conservative – Says the same source, is “the desire to maintain, or conserve, the existing order. Conservatives value highly the wisdom of the past and are generally opposed to widespread reform.” Social encroachment; Economic freedom
Moderates – Between Conservative and Liberal, they believe in social AND economic ENCROACHMENT, to a lesser degree.
Juris Naturalis – This is a long-forgotten belief, in which the Founding Fathers believed in, and based America on. Whereas Moderates are located in the center, Juris Naturalists are in the center, too, though with different beliefs. Instead of social and economic ENCROACHMENT, they believe in social and economic LIBERTY. Notice, I said liberty, not freedom. There is a difference.
Freedom – Freedom is a weak word, it can mean that you have an inalienable right to do something, but it can also mean you have only permission to do it. Permission is necessarily granted by someone, which means freedom can be revoked by that someone. It is different with liberty.
Liberty – Liberty was described by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence when he wrote “all men are endowed by their Creator” which certain rights. Liberty is a right endowed by the Creator. It is a part of you, like your mind and emotions, it cannot be revoked. That is was we have in America. Be careful when you hear people speak of liberty and freedom.
Capitalism – Capitalism is another word for free markets. It is an economic philosophy in which says factories, land, office buildings, and the other sources of production and jobs should be owned by private individuals and companies, not government agencies. Capitalism says trade should be unrestricted, the forces of competition will prevent abuses much more effectively than government officials can it the officials permit competition to exist.
Socialism – No free trade or any other kind of freedom. Socialism, says Marxist theory, is a transitional stage between capitalism and communism. It is a “dictatorship of the proletariat” (dictatorship of the working class) in which everything and everybody is owned and controlled by the government for the “good of society.” The purpose of socialism, says Marxist theory, is to prepare the way for communism; this justifies whatever brutal means are necessary to make socialism work. The nations of the old Soviet Empire were the test beds for various degrees of socialism. They all fell apart.
Communism – This, says Marxist theory, is the utopian end-stage of socialism in which government has vanished and we all live happily ever after under the rule, “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” You work as hard as you can to produce as much as you can, and contribute it all to the “common stock.” You take from the common stock only what you need. The only places where true communism has ever appeared were a few religious monasteries, hippie communes, and other gatherings of idealists. Such cases have rarely lasted long. Realistically, a person can only be a communist only in the sense that he is striving for the Marxist utopia. But the point to emphasize is the communism is an ideal in which there is no government. It’s a form of anarchy, in the original sense of the word – no government. If the old Soviet Union had been genuinely communist, with no government, it would have been the least threatening nation on earth.
Welfare statism A form of socialism; it is the most common kind of leftism in the U.S. Almost everyone has come kind of pet socialist program. If it isn’r Social Security it’s Medicare, Aid to Families with Dependent Children or something else.
Until the 1930’s, few Americans believe in any of this. They supported private charities. In fact, Americans had long been known as the most charitable people of earth. But during the Great Depression they were so deeply shaken by an unemployment rate of 25% that most are now afraid to be without some knid of government “safety net.” This has left a leftward bias on the U.S. economy, and conservatives did little to stop it, they were to busy tilting at communist windmills.
Fascism - This is unique among the "isms" in that it has no intellectual leadership. Conservatives have Adam Smith, socialists have Karl Marx and welfare statists have John Maynard Keyenes; fascists have no one. Fascism is anti-itellectual. Its basic premise is that all truth is a matter of opinion and there's no sense discussing it; what counts is action.
The fascist worships power. Because all truth is mere opinion, right and wrong are, too. There's no real good or evil and no hustice. The onlu thing that counts is who wins. Might makes right. History books are written by the victors. Because they believe right and wrong are opinion, the leader decides what is right and what is wrong. Everything he says, goes.
~ Much of this is parts from the book "Are you Liberal? Conservative? Or Confused?" by Richard J. Maybury - "An Uncle Eric Book" (highly suggested you read his books!)
If you think of something missing, please post and I will add it.
Conservative – Says the same source, is “the desire to maintain, or conserve, the existing order. Conservatives value highly the wisdom of the past and are generally opposed to widespread reform.” Social encroachment; Economic freedom
Moderates – Between Conservative and Liberal, they believe in social AND economic ENCROACHMENT, to a lesser degree.
Juris Naturalis – This is a long-forgotten belief, in which the Founding Fathers believed in, and based America on. Whereas Moderates are located in the center, Juris Naturalists are in the center, too, though with different beliefs. Instead of social and economic ENCROACHMENT, they believe in social and economic LIBERTY. Notice, I said liberty, not freedom. There is a difference.
Freedom – Freedom is a weak word, it can mean that you have an inalienable right to do something, but it can also mean you have only permission to do it. Permission is necessarily granted by someone, which means freedom can be revoked by that someone. It is different with liberty.
Liberty – Liberty was described by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence when he wrote “all men are endowed by their Creator” which certain rights. Liberty is a right endowed by the Creator. It is a part of you, like your mind and emotions, it cannot be revoked. That is was we have in America. Be careful when you hear people speak of liberty and freedom.
Capitalism – Capitalism is another word for free markets. It is an economic philosophy in which says factories, land, office buildings, and the other sources of production and jobs should be owned by private individuals and companies, not government agencies. Capitalism says trade should be unrestricted, the forces of competition will prevent abuses much more effectively than government officials can it the officials permit competition to exist.
Socialism – No free trade or any other kind of freedom. Socialism, says Marxist theory, is a transitional stage between capitalism and communism. It is a “dictatorship of the proletariat” (dictatorship of the working class) in which everything and everybody is owned and controlled by the government for the “good of society.” The purpose of socialism, says Marxist theory, is to prepare the way for communism; this justifies whatever brutal means are necessary to make socialism work. The nations of the old Soviet Empire were the test beds for various degrees of socialism. They all fell apart.
Communism – This, says Marxist theory, is the utopian end-stage of socialism in which government has vanished and we all live happily ever after under the rule, “from each according to his ability, to each according to his need.” You work as hard as you can to produce as much as you can, and contribute it all to the “common stock.” You take from the common stock only what you need. The only places where true communism has ever appeared were a few religious monasteries, hippie communes, and other gatherings of idealists. Such cases have rarely lasted long. Realistically, a person can only be a communist only in the sense that he is striving for the Marxist utopia. But the point to emphasize is the communism is an ideal in which there is no government. It’s a form of anarchy, in the original sense of the word – no government. If the old Soviet Union had been genuinely communist, with no government, it would have been the least threatening nation on earth.
Welfare statism A form of socialism; it is the most common kind of leftism in the U.S. Almost everyone has come kind of pet socialist program. If it isn’r Social Security it’s Medicare, Aid to Families with Dependent Children or something else.
Until the 1930’s, few Americans believe in any of this. They supported private charities. In fact, Americans had long been known as the most charitable people of earth. But during the Great Depression they were so deeply shaken by an unemployment rate of 25% that most are now afraid to be without some knid of government “safety net.” This has left a leftward bias on the U.S. economy, and conservatives did little to stop it, they were to busy tilting at communist windmills.
Fascism - This is unique among the "isms" in that it has no intellectual leadership. Conservatives have Adam Smith, socialists have Karl Marx and welfare statists have John Maynard Keyenes; fascists have no one. Fascism is anti-itellectual. Its basic premise is that all truth is a matter of opinion and there's no sense discussing it; what counts is action.
The fascist worships power. Because all truth is mere opinion, right and wrong are, too. There's no real good or evil and no hustice. The onlu thing that counts is who wins. Might makes right. History books are written by the victors. Because they believe right and wrong are opinion, the leader decides what is right and what is wrong. Everything he says, goes.
~ Much of this is parts from the book "Are you Liberal? Conservative? Or Confused?" by Richard J. Maybury - "An Uncle Eric Book" (highly suggested you read his books!)
If you think of something missing, please post and I will add it.