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Originally Posted by nation-x
I find that, on many issues, people who identify themselves as conservatives and similarly lash out at liberals seem to feel that there is this great divide in general philosophy. There isn't really. Liberals do not advocate bigger government as a specific goal (only a means at times) and only the extreme left are Marxists. The extreme right is just as loony as the extreme left. It is the rhetoric that separates us more than anything... it is the way that politicians frame the debate that leads to the chasm between us. Yes... there are differences. Liberals believe strongly in personal freedoms... just as strongly as conservatives... the difference is that liberals think it is logical to consider the welfare of the whole country rather than individualism. America was not founded on individualism... "We, the people...".
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This is highly debatable. I can just as argue that classical liberalism conforms to modern conservativism, whereas modern liberals(which became the dominant leftist group since the 60s), are pretty much a perversion of the left.
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There isn't an organized secret plot among liberals as described by Beck and Brietbart... want proof? Democrats argue with each other just as much as they argue with Republicans. However, the current political landscape is a little scary and all of the rhetoric and misinformation is separating us... the people. Why is that? During the watergate scandal "Deep Throat" told the Wapo reporter to "follow the money". Who stands to gain the most from our separation? The government? I don't think so... I think it's the ultra wealthy and powerful who stand to gain. The new "Robber Barons".
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Nobody cares about Beck, O'Reilly', Marr, Pelosi, Limbaugh. These are all nut cases, both left and right wing.