Why We Hate Liberals

I am a moderate: one of those odd, fence-jumping, middle of the road folk who doesn't subscribe to the idea that our thoughts have to be color-coded or we are traitors to our country. I hold some liberal views, like equality for all, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. And I hold some conservative views, such as 'equality means equality, not minority advantage'.

For some time now, I've been trying to figure out why it is exactly that liberals and conservatives hate each other so very much; why it is that whenever a member of one side will take a stand on an issue, members of the other side will choose the opposite just on principle. It is idiotic, stupid, counter-productive, and is, more than anything else (even the terrorists), destroying America.

I think I've finally put my finger on the key difference between the two that's got them so polarized. Conservatives, as a rule, don't like new ideas. They want to 'conserve' the status quo. That isn't to say that they are opposed to change, just that change should follow the existing rules put in place for that change to come about. For example, conservatives believe that corrupt government officials should be taken from power by election or impeachment, not by revolution.

Liberals, on the other hand, are all about new and different ideas. Rather than focus on what they believe, they want to focus on what others think and feel. They advocate the idea of 'walking in another man's shoes' before judging him. For example, Barack Obama wants us to consider the hate and violence that Rev. Wright had to live through before we condemn him for his anger.

Think about it for a minute. If I'd had to live through what he did, I'd be [upset] too.

Both groups believe in freedom, they just have opposite philosophies in reaching toward that goal. Conservatives, of their nature, are centered on self; 'What do I believe?' Liberals focus on society as a whole; 'What is best for us?'