| richardhutnik said: You see, due to what comes out of Republican talk, the idea that somehow conservative = "smaller government". You hear over and over this out of some political talk. But, reality is that it is not. You have conservatives who will advocate for more government in the area of morals, more military and other things. You see on the left also, anarchists who want no government. Conservatism is about preserving the past, or return to times seen as superior. Liberalism is about moving forward and advancing, and throwing out what is seen as standard form. The real argument for size of government is more of a Libertarian vs Statists. It can be argued that there has been a Conservative-Libertarian political fusion going on, which has confusing issues. Ugh, out of time. Will let others comment. |
You mean Progressive, not Liberalism. Liberalism is actually synonymous with Libertarian views. Democrats in the 60's were accused of being Liberals, but it was a miss use of the word by Republicans.
Progressives, both Republican and Democrat, have always been...well...progressive. Doing things that caitor to the needs of US citizens. Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, even Richard M. Nixon were progressives within the Republican Party. Nothing on the scale of Lydon Johnson or Franklyn D. Roosevelt, but they'd have a harder time finding a place in today's Republican Party than Susan Snowe.
