Conservatism Vs. Roosevelt's New Deal

Conservatism is defined to be “a set of political beliefs that include a limited role for the national government in helping individuals and in the economic affairs of the nation, as well as support for traditional values and lifestyles” (Sidlow & Henschen, 2016). During the 1950s and 1960s, conservatives emerged in opposition to Roosevelt’s New Deal. Conservatives are found on the right wing of the political spectrum, so they are in favor of limited government intervention, the free enterprise system, individual liberties, and retaining their traditional American values and beliefs. In today’s society, the population is divided between Democrats and Republicans based on their preferences. Both political parties utilize mass media to express and promote those opinions to the general audience.
Most people in rural areas or the suburbs are conservatives while liberals are mostly found in the city. Because of their long distance from the urban area, conservatives are responsible for their well-being and are isolated from the majority of the people. Since most of them are not updated with modern technology, one of the only ways they can connect with the rest of society is by listening to the radio while they are driving. Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity are some of the famous conservative talk show hosts.
Conservatives dominate this medium because they have sponsorships from big companies and most of the conservative beliefs benefit these large corporations.
For example, liberals believe that the wealthy should pay higher taxes; however, companies support conservatives because of their opinion on lowering taxes and limiting government regulations on their businesses. In addition, conservatives encourage free enterprise and competitive capitalism to create economic opportunities for everyone while liberals want the government to regulate the economy so major businesses won’t dominate over the others. These conservative ideas would provide advantages to
corporations.
In conclusion, the country’s population remains separated by left and right on the political spectrum due to their different preferences; in fact, the division between these two political groups is increasing as time goes by. Additionally, the political beliefs could alter or evolve, causing the groups to switch sides. For example, in the past, liberals made up the Republican Party while conservatives made up the Democratic Party. Due to certain events in history, support for each side shifted, but this occurrence may happen again because history repeats itself. Since society changes over time and new improvements and innovations are emerging, our government could be modified for the better in the future. Although citizens have different ideologies, they cannot agree on just one side. Our country will always be composed of both because without the existence of one side, chaos and rebellions may happen since there will always be people who would disagree.