CONSERVATIVES - believe in personal responsibility, limited government, free markets, individual liberty, traditional American values and a strong national defense. Believe the role of government should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals. Conservative policies generally emphasize empowerment of the individual to solve problems.
LIBERALS - believe in governmental action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all, and that it is the duty of the State to alleviate social ills and to protect civil liberties and individual and human rights. Believe the role of the government should be to guarantee that no one is in need. Believe that people are basically good. Liberal policies generally emphasize the need for the government to solve people's problems.
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Pat, I copied your definitions of the elephant and the donkey--and with your permission I'll send this to several Peeps, simply because I could not answer their questions.
Thank you for what seems to me an unbiased post, but who knows what Peeps will make out of it--grin!
PEACE!
Send it to whom ever you want.
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