Conservative Politics... How About Liberal Politics?

According to Webster dictionary, as an adjective, conservative means tending to preserve established institutions, opposed to change, moderate or cautious. When used as a noun, it describes a conservative person. Webster's thesaurus variously offers nuances on the word, such as traditional, reactionary, conventional, taking no chances, fearful, unimaginative and in a rut!

Apparently, there are so many implications, it's hard to know where to begin. Whereas you might like conservative politicians if they tend to preserve the established institutions, would you like the same candidate who is opposed to change? If you want to nit-pick, how about an unimaginative, reactionary, conservative politician?

In the past three years I've read a blog regarding on political blogs and I feel like they have really enhanced my understanding of current events. We live in such a conservative society that much of the real news of what is going on is censored by the mainstream media. Unfortunately, political blogs don't have the budget to do some of the things that the more mainstream news outlets do. They cannot have correspondents all over the world, for example, ready to report any event that happens. News analysis is a valuable service, and one that is completely neglected by the mainstream media. Thanks to political blogs, we can get beyond the the facile analysis provided by most of the news pundit shows.

But, of course, the problem with personal blogs is that they do not have the same standards of proof as some of the media outlets do. While most political blogs are at least as dependable as Fox news, when they are compared to legitimate media outlets, many of them falls short. This is why have to pick and choose carefully when you are reading blogs. Anyone can write anything they want on a political blog, and it is very hard for someone to call them on it.

Well, no matter what your political affiliation is, it probably isn't represented by the mainstream media. By trying to please everyone, the media – like the political establishment it has come to serve – pleases no one. For most Americans, until recently they just had to put up with this situation. Until the invention of political blogs, there was simply no good news analysis that didn't try to tow a moderate party line. No matter what ideological position you are coming from, you can find a political blog that is written for you.

As we look on the other side. You like the Democrats, the liberal candidates. According to Webster's, these liberals are tolerant, broad-minded and favor reform or progress. Hey, what's not to like? Now for other liberal connotations. If you favor the liberal politician, does this mean you abide by Webster's thesaurus and give your vote to the radical, wide-awake and rational candidate?

However, if you are to rely on the dictionary and thesaurus, one who favors conservative politics might be fearful and unimaginative. On the other hand, a conservative politician might be imbued with characteristics more favorable, such as one who is moderate, traditional and conventional. Yikes! What does it all mean?

When you also consider that the opposing parties hurl these labels like weapons and slurs against their opponents, you find that these words don't stand up to a dictionary. No wonder it's considered bad manners to discuss politics.

Unfortunately, whether you are a supporter of conservative politics or liberal politics, you need to thoroughly read between the lines of political speeches and assess the candidates' worth on what they say in no uncertain terms. Or is that an oxymoron?

The reason for this is as simple as the issue it raises is complex. More constant definitions of “liberal” and “conservative” inform that, simply put, a conservative believes in “maintaining the status quo” while a liberal believes in changing it.

After all, free speech is a right, and posting on the Internet is simply an extension of that right. People have just as much right to blog political fiction as fact, and rumormongers abounds. As always, it is up to you to separate the wheat from the chaff. Unfortunately, none of the candidates seem to be caught saying the same thing twice. Positions can change at the drop of a hat. In the end, the labels essentially are meaningless.
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Conservative Politics And Capitalism Are The Only Moral Standards Of Progress

The morality and purpose of the Conservative-capitalist program is obvious. One should not forget that the modern form of Western capitalism and Conservative political processes ended child labour [which occurred in every society pre-1750]; slavery [only abolished in the West and still in existence in the Arab and non-Western world]; female subservience to the male; and has forced a realignment in how people view society and ‘classes’. Since both Conservatism and capitalism exist on a contractual basis there is no benefit in viewing for instance a class or race as the determining factor in human affairs. Quality, price, ease of use or supply, functionality or some other factors militate against a race-centric or tribal view of life. Anyone of any race can succeed or fail based on merit. A true ‘raceless’ meritocracy is the logical outcome of the Conservative-capitalist state.

Indeed the Conservative ideals of the Western Enlightenment led to a thorough recasting of all aspects of social assistance including welfare; health; education and infrastructure, not to mention the destruction of age old feudal structures of class, elite privilege, and oppression. There has never been another system which has benefited the human race more than the political expression of Conservatism and its economic component of capitalism. Importantly such benefits thrive only in environments that are stable, lawful and respectful of rights and freedoms. These prerequisites mandate the creation of a civilised and cultured society. It also leads to political reformation.

In the Conservative view as society develops and people acquire wealth they demand and obtain an equal voice in political affairs. Politics thus becomes not just the playground of the elite, but a means for those with private property and personal wealth to guarantee their freedoms. In this regard Conservatism and capitalism become the great levellers and both lead logically to some sort of democratic pluralism protected by laws and strong constitutions. Without the impetus of capitalist or Conservative ideals and institutions true transparent democracy is impossible.

Not only is the Conservative-capital construct the basis for the modern and advanced nation state it is also a philosophy of security and military preparedness interested in protecting trade, investment and ultimately peace. Conservatism and capitalism are engrossed in utility, profit, progress and security. Outside of guarding borders, national survival or pre-emption to ward off attack, the Conservative has little interest in war for war’s sake. If you cast an eye back over the history of the past 200 years you will see that all major wars were started by despots, socialist states, or fascist creations attacking those more free or vulnerable. These wars were campaigns of plunder, hate, egoistic designs of control, and destruction for the sake of destruction.

Yet what do we have in the West? Almost the opposite of what an intelligent analysis would dictate. We have a soupy mixture of hyperactive socialism and sensitive feminism with a dash of eco-fascism thrown in with the odd leftover of appeasement informs our governance. Tax cuts? Surely you jest you rich corrupted land owner. Spending cuts? Surely you are mistaken you loathsome anti-social snake. Reduce government size? Surely not you capitalist criminal and fascist baby eating moron. Conservative ideals? Ah you must be a racist white man who reads too many history and economic books. Tsk Tsk.
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