Liberal Compassion VS Conservative Compassion By Stan Fletcher
There are two kinds of compassion in this country. The compassion of the left and the compassion of the right. The compassion of the Democrat and the compassion of the Republican. The compassion of the government and the compassion of the individual. I believe that this is at the heart of a lot of the discourse that we’re hearing from the right and the left about the size of our government. There is a brewing storm of big government vs. small government sentiment. It’s been simmering since the New Deal, but has really come to a head with Obamacare.
Those on the big government side see the government as a means to provide for the less fortunate. Those on the small government side see providing for the less fortunate as the responsibility of the individual.
It’s a fact that conservatives are more charitable givers than liberals. Al Gore gives about 0.2% of his income to charity, which is only one seventh of the average of donating households. Even by 'liberal' standards (the irony of the word liberal here is worth noting), Al Gore sucks as a giver.
“People who reject the idea that ‘government has a responsibility to reduce income inequality’ give an average of four times more than people who accept that proposition.” George Will - 2008
The average conservative gives $1600 per year while the average liberal gives $1227 per year. This is about a 30% difference. I’m not trying to paint with a broad brush here. If you are a liberal and give ‘liberally’, this is not written with you in mind.
Please don’t use the excuse that conservatives are rich and liberals are poor. Liberal families’ incomes are 6% higher than conservatives.......................>>>>......................>>>>....................http://hubpages.com/hub/Liberal-Compassion-VS-Conservative-Compassion
Conservative Compassion is the sorrow that's felt when a billionaire is reduced to being JUST a millionaire. It's a very sad event.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
Want to see an oxymoron? Check out definitions 2 and 3 of Liberalism, per dictionary.com. I think they are truly oxymoronic.
lib·er·al·ism /ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm, ˈlɪbrə-/ Show Spelled [lib-er-uh-liz-uhm, lib-ruh-] Show IPA
–noun 1. the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude. 2. a political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual, parliamentary systems of government, nonviolent modification of political, social, or economic institutions to assure unrestricted development in all spheres of human endeavor, and governmental guarantees of individual rights and civil liberties. 3. ( sometimes initial capital letter ) the principles and practices of a liberal party in politics.
Want to see an oxymoron? Check out definitions 2 and 3 of Liberalism, per dictionary.com. I think they are truly oxymoronic. –noun
2. a political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of the individual, parliamentary systems of government, nonviolent modification of political, social, or economic institutions to assure unrestricted development in all spheres of human endeavor, and governmental guarantees of individual rights and civil liberties. .
As compared to "conservative", the 2nd definition is quite accurate: Conservatives advocate: * restricting choice, *promote violent modification of political institutions, *restrict who Americans can marry, * and restrict civil rights.
The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. John Kenneth Galbraith
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