The funny part is that Conservatives imagine themselves to be like our founders
As if you know
anything about our founders. You literally could not provide one accurate fact about them without using Google.
Our founders were the greatest Liberals of the day
Yes they were Classical Liberals, which is the polar opposite of Dumb Fuck Liberals, like you.
No such thing....Liberals are liberals are liberals
They fight for the issues of the day
Just because Conservatives are still struggling with the issues of all men being created equal does not somehow make them like our founders
There is such a thing. The classic liberal believes that rights CANNOT come from or be granted by the government. Instead strict guidelines NEED to be imposed on the government to protect "God given" rights. "Government is like fire, a troublesome servant, with a fearful master," the people being the masters. The bigger the government the smaller the citizen.
While today's "liberals" believe rights need to be asked of, granted, and controlled by government. Government needs to be heavily involved in business, medicine, housing, finances, diet, environment, transportation, drugs, and also needs to enforce its moral compass (which ever direction the winds blowing at that time) onto the population.
Classic liberal: less/small government= maximum individual self control. Very individualistic. People are self serving, there needs to be equality of opportunity (so no one has the upper hand), people in government when given more control will carry out self serving tendencies. Government is only good at a very few things, is not efficient, nor beholden to its "consumers" (as in, governments not going to run out of business if it does a bad job at something, it's just gonna ask for more money).
Today's Liberal: there are too many things I don't like in society = government needs to step in and fix what I don't like. Very socialistic. Seeks equality as an ends, not by opportunity. Governments job is to enact "social justice", not blind justice. Government is a tool for social causes, and humanity progresses therefore government should progress and make sure it's citizens do as well.
I feel like I fairly summed up liberalism today. As you can see, big difference from a classical liberal. If Jefferson was resurrected today, he'd probably torch the Whitehouse, and go Rambo first blood in congress.
