Conservatives in America believe in a small, limited government where the citizen has the power, not the government.The definition of left wing and right wing, however, has not been updated. Now liberalism means support for a very powerful central government, as well as giving the government the power to interfere in any aspect of public life. That meant that in reality the government was all-powerful, in theory at least.In America, the definition of liberal has changed dramatically. Conservatives arose in a world that already aligned with their thinking, and they did not want to change it, but to conserve it, hence the name.Conservatives had the view that the king and government cannot be held to account by any earthy power, only God. Liberalism said governments should not be tyrannical, that rights came from God or nature and NOT the government or king, and that for government to be legitimate the people must have a voice in that government.Conservatives, on the other hand, held with the idea that all rights and privileges came from the King or government. Liberalism in this time was a reaction to the lack of civil liberties and rights for the vast majority of people. Thinkers such as John Locke and Adam Smith, and others, argued for rights and freedoms to be applied to all men, not just royalty or aristocracy. So to understand what left/right really means, we need to know what liberal/conservative actually means.Liberalism began as an ideology in the 18th century. The Liberals sat in the ''left wing'' of the chamber while the Conservatives (Whigs/Tories) sat in the ''right wing'' of the chamber. Trump != HitlerBy: Sir Craig Jones, Baronet of the No Agenda RoundtableListening to Thursday's show, the question came up while talking about the CNN race discussion, was Hitler a leftist? I have some information and context, if you are interested.The term left/right refers to where liberals and conservatives sat in the British House of Commons. Louis C.K.Īnne Frank's stepsister compares Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. Let him pay to put his name on buildings. But all this makes him horribly dangerous if he becomes president. And he pulls you towards him which somehow feels good or fascinatingly bad. Which makes him really really interesting. He can never ever have enough of either and he'll never stop trying. Trump is a messed up guy with a hole in his heart that he tries to fill with money and attention. The problem with saying that guys like that are monsters is that we don't see them coming when they turn out to be human, which they all are. And really I'm not saying he's evil or a monster. And really I don't mean to insult anyone. (And I know that I'm only bringing myself trouble with this shit.) Trump has nothing to do with politics or ideology. You don't want to know my political opinions. I swear this isn't really a political opinion. I'm an idiot and I'm sure a bunch of you are very annoyed by this. I know I'm not qualified or particularly educated and I'm not right instead of you.
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