| BTFeather55 said: This is just my opinion, but I don't think the Republicans and conservatives are aware or they seem to ignore quite a few things in our society that can keep lower class citizens from really being able to elevate their standings in our society, so it paints a picture of conservatives and Republicans being much more sympathetic to the richer citizens while largely appearing to be ambivalent to the plight of the poorer citizens. Their telling poor people to work harder and they will improve their lot in life just doesn't work as many citizens in our society work at very grueling and inhumane jobs in very poor conditions, and their bosses have a vested interest many times in keeping them from being able to advance up the ladder. When religion is thrown into the formula it becomes, "you peons better have an unquestioning faith in Jesus, because your life's aren't ever going to get much better than they are in this world. While we're partying in Monaco and at the Playboy Mansion, you had better be worshipping Jesus. We ain't going to help you out, but HE said he would in that old book that we rich don't need anymore because we have the moolah, brother."
The Democrats that many people refer to as socialistists, at least they have some idea in their heads that the plight of poorer people in our societiy should be improved and that bosses, etc, aren't really interested in doing it, so some government programs should be established to help out certain people. They are criticized for establishing these programs by the bigwigs that don't give a ____ if their workers ever improve their lives or not as long as they are at work everyday to break their backs and risk their health, so the bosses can become wealthier. |
See that's untrue.
The difference between the republicans and conservatives basically boils down to this.
A conservative sees someone on the street who's poor and thinks "People should do something."
The liberal sees someone on the street and thinks "The government should do something."
Conservatives donate more of their time and money to charity then liberals.
Also... if your proffesor believes that. I gotta think he's never read the communist manifesto... One could argue he wouldn't of preached such extreme needs if he knew that we would get to where we are today where working people are treated well and can be made rich... but it's an arguement that can be made either way and in reality the dictatorship in russia is EXACTLY what he suggested. A brutal brainwashing dictatorship that generations down the line would change the way people think naturaly. At that point said government was suppose to disapear.
Conservatives are just more willing to give up their own money to help the poor. While liberals are more willing to give up other peoples money... or if they are in the effected tax bracket, make sure other people are giving up as much as they do so they don't fall behind others because of their own good deeds.
