-
- Liberals Only Moderator
- Posts: 252
-
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little :--- Franklin D. Roosevelt
-
- Liberals Only Moderator
- Posts: 252
-
The definitions of Conservative and Liberal have been hopelessly confused by..... 1 - A growing corporate owned takeover of government and..... 2 - The rise of a massive corporate propaganda machine designed to cultivate and encourage..... religious fundamentalists..... forced childbirth advocates..... racists..... gun enthusiasts..... sexists..... homophobes..... xenophobes..... the ignorant and superstitious. All the wedge issues have been used to allow corporations and their owners to get votes for their political mouthpieces in government who promptly make laws shoveling wealth to the top of the economic pyramid while giving massive lip service to their voters about the wedge issues.
"Conservative" authorities are inconsistent in their stated beliefs. Today's Conservative "principles" are designed to exploit the masses while further enriching the Plutocracy. They have nothing to do with actual Conservatism.
So today, anyone who rejects corporate propaganda is labeled a Liberal, Socialist or Communist by the corporate-owned mainstream media. The label being dependent on which corporate shill is holding forth at the time.
Small government, low taxes, a strong military (incredibly called "defense"), supporting the troops, being a Christian, emphasizing personal responsibility ..... None of these things are particularly Conservative or Liberal. They are designed to exploit.
The true meaning of Liberal is someone who is in favor of progressive ideas and not adverse to jettisoning the means and institutions of the past. Being Liberal, in many ways, means being pragmatic..... In favor of doing what works and moving on if it doesn't.
The real meaning of Conservative is someone who is in favor of keeping the old institutions and ways of doing things. And even bringing back old ones. Real Conservatives tend to see value in what has worked in the past and distrust the new.
But today's political reality has distorted the meanings of Liberal and Conservative beyond recognition.
So what would government look like in the US without the control and influence of Big Money? I think the terms Liberalism and Conservatism would begin to take on consistent meanings, based on more rational beliefs than now. To a large extent, the political crazies would be marginalized. And more than two parties would arise.
"Conservative" authorities are inconsistent in their stated beliefs. Today's Conservative "principles" are designed to exploit the masses while further enriching the Plutocracy. They have nothing to do with actual Conservatism.
So today, anyone who rejects corporate propaganda is labeled a Liberal, Socialist or Communist by the corporate-owned mainstream media. The label being dependent on which corporate shill is holding forth at the time.
Small government, low taxes, a strong military (incredibly called "defense"), supporting the troops, being a Christian, emphasizing personal responsibility ..... None of these things are particularly Conservative or Liberal. They are designed to exploit.
The true meaning of Liberal is someone who is in favor of progressive ideas and not adverse to jettisoning the means and institutions of the past. Being Liberal, in many ways, means being pragmatic..... In favor of doing what works and moving on if it doesn't.
The real meaning of Conservative is someone who is in favor of keeping the old institutions and ways of doing things. And even bringing back old ones. Real Conservatives tend to see value in what has worked in the past and distrust the new.
But today's political reality has distorted the meanings of Liberal and Conservative beyond recognition.
So what would government look like in the US without the control and influence of Big Money? I think the terms Liberalism and Conservatism would begin to take on consistent meanings, based on more rational beliefs than now. To a large extent, the political crazies would be marginalized. And more than two parties would arise.
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little :--- Franklin D. Roosevelt
-
- Liberals Only Moderator
- Posts: 252
-
Thanks Azalea.
Single payer eliminates the parasitic middle man :--- Namely, the health insurance companies. It eliminates reams of unnecessary paperwork by entire staffs employed by doctors offices and hospitals. And it keeps patients from getting fleeced by insurance which doesn't come through in times of illness and crisis.
That's why the entire First World has adopted some form of Universal Health Care. The US is the only holdout.
Single payer eliminates the parasitic middle man :--- Namely, the health insurance companies. It eliminates reams of unnecessary paperwork by entire staffs employed by doctors offices and hospitals. And it keeps patients from getting fleeced by insurance which doesn't come through in times of illness and crisis.
That's why the entire First World has adopted some form of Universal Health Care. The US is the only holdout.
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little :--- Franklin D. Roosevelt