1. Values=Ideology=Party Politics Liberals vs. Conservatives
Dueling Ideologies
Values=Ideology=Party Politics
Liberals vs. Conservatives

2. Liberal Liber is Latin for free Human nature is good
Humans are rational – most people capable living freely
Part of this is economic “freedom” – remove economic privilege
Rescue people from poverty
Protect the weak
Competition works best when everyone starts at the same starting line

6. Liberal Split investors over workers Profits over People
Welfare Liberal
need active government to give equal chance to all to be free – People deserve many chances – Safety net programs – Kids most affected by poverty
Don’t Trust Big Business –
investors over workers
Profits over People
Libertarian
stop government from taking away our freedoms
to each their own
freedom is defined as so long as no one else is harmed or rights violated
victimless crimes shouldn’t be considered crimes
Keep Government out of our economy as well

7. Conservative – preserve traditional, customary way of life
Human Nature
Humans are deeply flawed
Neither as intelligent or as good as we think
No reason or rationality
Original sin
Freedom
Good like fire – small and controlled is great, can get out of control – since we are flawed, we need strict discipline
Economic Freedom is total – no limits – capitalism regulates itself – Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware)

8. Conservative Split Individualist Christian Right Neo-Conservative
Pull self up by bootstraps
Freedom to compete economically
Survival of the fittest
Too much government inhibits competition and rise to the top (Cream rises/poop sinks)
Christian Right
Morality based on the bible
U.S. founded on Christianity – need to return to roots
Moral majority
Less gov’t in economics, more in culture
Neo-Conservative
Active in foreign policy – need to eliminate threats
OK with government involved in domestic policies
Constitutional
Tea Party – go back to limited gov

9. Differences Human Nature Freedom Level of Government Involvement
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Freedom
Personal
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Economic
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Level of Government Involvement