Liberalism vs Conservatism
People views the Democratic Party’s ethics as opposite to the Republican Party’s. 58 percent believe that the Democratic Party tends to be very liberal on issues while 56 percent of people believe that the Republican Party is either conservative or very conservative. However more people view the Democratic Party as very Liberal than see the Republican Party as very conservative. The Democratic Party is considered a Left Wing party because of its liberal ideology while the Republican Party is a Right Wing because they tend to be associated more with conservative ideology. The Democratic Party believes in the right of every individual citizen. These rights include life, liberty, dignity, and security, equality of opportunity, justice and private ownership. They believe each citizen should be able to attain all these without the interference of other citizen or the government. Democratic beliefs support the freedom of individuals- freedom of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of expressions, and freedom to choose. Each individual has the responsibility toward society and the nation. Each of us by Democratic beliefs has the obligation to respect human life, to respect the life of others, to be tolerant to others, to have self- control, to respect others’ properties and to participate in the Democratic processes of this nation. In the issues of economy the Democratic Party believes that a market system in which the government regulates the economy is best. The government must protect citizens from big businesses .Liberal policies summarize the need for government to solve problems. On the other hand the Republican Party believes in personal responsibility, limited government, free markets, individual freedom and traditional American values and strong national defense. Believe the role of government should be provide people the freedom necessary to pursuit their own goals. On the issues of economy Republican believe in
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