tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237113.post709993298578254843..comments2024-02-10T00:21:03.699-08:00Comments on Embracing the Risk: Conservative is to Liberal what Republican is to Democrat... or is it?MarkChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14783588922999884233noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237113.post-57384355702394248592009-09-09T10:12:29.587-07:002009-09-09T10:12:29.587-07:00Travel abroad and try explaining to someone from a...Travel abroad and try explaining to someone from a different culture and language the differences between Republicans and Democrats -- it is not as easy as it seems!Elizabeth Mahlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334700057953625321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237113.post-5809669233484834602009-07-07T00:57:50.573-07:002009-07-07T00:57:50.573-07:00Interesting point about liberals in academia. One...Interesting point about liberals in academia. One could also say that there are conservative extremists, but they aren't as accepted or mainstream. I wonder if that paints the two sides differently, making the conservative moniker more centrist by nature.<br /><br />I think you're probably right about the reviving role of government in the economy and people's unease with it spurring a rise in self-identification with conservatism.<br /><br />Thanks for building on this idea. <br /><br />MBDouglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16064119946449926285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27237113.post-6296499953977963292009-06-25T21:23:42.128-07:002009-06-25T21:23:42.128-07:00You analyzed it well. They should do some polls w...You analyzed it well. They should do some polls which try to narrow down what these terms actually mean to people.<br /><br />A classical liberal and a social liberal are two significantly different animals. Liberal and liberty are strangely different now. Maybe this confusion is also contributing to moderates shying away from the term?<br /><br />I think concern over the government's role in the economy is what is giving conservatism an ideological uptick. Social liberalism and fiscal conservatism are largely at odds. Plus, I think "conservative" may be more well-defined, which is ironic since its literal meaning is ambiguous in denoting political principles... i.e. "conservative" relative to what? In that sense, maybe "conservative" is opposite "progressive".<br /><br />Another semi-arbitrary and loosely related data point that comes to mind is that the faculty in universities leans so far to the left that moderates relative to that culture are actually liberal relative to the rest of the US.<br /><br />I think you're right that people have felt alienated by elected Republicans, so they're latching onto an ideology that they feel has not been implemented. The persistent divide between theory and practice may be key here. In the case of the economy, I think it is far easier to adopt a laissez-faire belief system than to actually implement it by standing by and allowing catastrophes.<br /><br />KevinKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244577723092436958noreply@blogger.com