Well the question is what do conservatives believe when they hear democracy
In its simplest terms it is rule by the majority
Liberal - open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values. So when liberals here democracy (and it does not apply to all liberals) but it generally they are open to new things and will decide for themselves.
Conservative - holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation
when conservatives hear democracy well it does apply to all but generally it is the same old thing
yet you can't apply this simplistic view to everyone either liberal or conservative but the question is who has the best chance to change when needed
Progress is inevitable and it is what life is about. Time does not wait
Trying to hang on for the sole purpose of hanging on is not progress and ignoring the obvious
if you want to take the slow ride, that is fine but don't stand in the way of those who are in a hurry
Conservative or liberalism ?
Is time linear or circular ?
which one would be easier to answer
How about what makes America Great and why does it require to be again?
Some believe that it always been great whereas other believe that it is not great depending upon who is in charge.
Dear
Kilroy2
Democracy is not limited to just majority rule.
Rule by the people can mean by consensus or consent of the governed
which can INCLUDE majority rule, but is not restricted to that.
The difference between conservative and liberal approaches to govt
* Conservatives believe that the rule of law in the Constitution
limits govt to specific powers and duties UNLESS and UNTIL the
people and states pass Amendments expanding or adding to the agreed duties and limits on govt.
So people use the laws/Constitution to CHECK govt.
Govt is not used to check people.
Conservatives maximize the liberty of the people first, and minimalize govt to just what we
the people consent to authorize to govt. Not vice versa.
* Liberals believe in using Govt to secure rights, protections and will of the people.
So people use Govt not the Constitution to enforce their rights and beliefs.
and then they rely on Party, Media, elections, votes, campaigns etc to influence Govt
to establish the "will of the people."
This ends up coming across as expecting ALL programs to be run through Govt as the central authority,
which is criticized as pushing "big government" which is harder if not impossible to check.
Thus conservatives push to go back to enforcing Constitutional LIMITS on Govt
which is criticized as "deregulating" everything and "taking away access to benefits"
and blame Liberal politics for creating more Govt bureaucracy and dependence.
