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In between his time as the governor of California and the president of the United States, Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) was interviewed by Reason magazine in 1975 about his political philosophy. The first question he was asked was about conservatism and libertarianism: “Governor Reagan, you have been quoted in the press as saying that you’re doing a lot of speaking now on behalf of the philosophy of conservatism and libertarianism. Is there a difference between the two?” Here is his response: “If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals — if we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is.”
Ice and Fire
I disagree- today is immaterial to yesterday, though relevant. Yesterday the root of conservative is to conserve- to conserve means to keep- to keep, in today's vernacular is status quo- liberal was anti state control- conservatives of yesterday preferred the status quo and took sides with the King- liberals didn't, thus, Federalist and anti Federalist-
What I see, today, and not just on political message boards, is; conservatives are militaristic- they applaud police force and military force vs reasoning or consensus of agreement- they claim they want less but their actions don't don't show it.
What I see from Liberals is; they ain't. They just claim to prefer a different type force- one that hasn't been tried yet-
BOTH want their whatever forced on whoever- neither applauds Liberty.
Ice and Fire
I disagree- today is immaterial to yesterday, though relevant. Yesterday the root of conservative is to conserve- to conserve means to keep- to keep, in today's vernacular is status quo- liberal was anti state control- conservatives of yesterday preferred the status quo and took sides with the King- liberals didn't, thus, Federalist and anti Federalist-
What I see, today, and not just on political message boards, is; conservatives are militaristic- they applaud police force and military force vs reasoning or consensus of agreement- they claim they want less but their actions don't don't show it.
What I see from Liberals is; they ain't. They just claim to prefer a different type force- one that hasn't been tried yet-
BOTH want their whatever forced on whoever- neither applauds Liberty.