Conservatives, Liberals and the Radical Left Perspectives

Conservatives, Liberals and the Radical Left Perspectives

Mariah Adrianna Munoz
The University of Texas at San Antonio

Conservatives, Liberals and the Radical Left Perspectives

Conservatives, Liberals and the Radical Left Perspectives

In politics, people take a stand on what the government should be run on. People
voice their opinions and thoughts on how their views of government would be the most
efficient is society. People agree, disagree and agree to disagree. Although they have
opinions, it is important to voice every single relevant one. One thing every group or
party has in common is that their viewpoints are embedded within the context of both
democracy and the free enterprise system.
One view, the conservative view, believe that the past is a store of wisdom
developed by countless generations who have faced many of the same questions and
issues that we face today. The point of view from the conservative party is that traditions
should be respected and things that we learn in the past should be conserved. Hence the
name conservatives. Those who identify themselves as a member of the conservative
party are often associated with family and religion (Macionis 2010).
Conservatives believe in personal responsibility, limited government, free
markets, individual liberty, traditional American values and a strong national defense.
They also believe that the role of government should be to provide people the freedom
necessary to pursue their own goals (Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs 2010).
Another view to be discussed is the Liberal view. Unlike conservatives, liberals
feel that people should be free from the past to decide, on their own, questions about how
to live their own lives. In their point of view, the perfect society to them is one where
people are able to make choices for themselves under the inspection that the society be
both tolerant and respectful of individual rights (Macionis 2010).

Conservatives, Liberals and the Radical Left Perspectives

Liberals believe in government action to achieve equal opportunity and equality

for all. It is the duty of the government to alleviate social ills and to protect civil liberties
and individual and human rights. Believe the role of the government should be to
guarantee that no one is in need (Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs 2010).
Although liberals and conservatives differ in some important ways, but they both
accept the current political system In contrast, comes the last group of relevance. The
Radical left view. Those who identify as radical have more extreme views and seek basic
change in society (Macionis 2010).
These parties have their own opinions on very sensitive subjects of matter that
occur in the United States. Some include: Abortion, the death penalty, global warming,
gun control, immigration and same-sex marriage. For example: Conservatives view that
same-sex marriage is the union of one man and one woman and requiring citizens to
sanction same-sex relationships violates moral and religious beliefs of millions of
Christians, Jews, Muslims and others, who believe marriage is the union of one man and
one woman. While liberals feel that Marriage is the union of people who love each other
and that it should be legal for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, to ensure
equal rights for all. Liberals highly support same sex-marriage and feel it should be a
right to those regardless of their sexual orientation and Prohibiting same-sex citizens
from marrying denies them their civil rights. Finally, Radical left individuals are
primarily worried about ending homophobia and allowing homosexuals to be full
members of society. They believe that legalizing gay marriage is necessary, if not
sufficient, to normalize homosexuality (Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs 2010).

Conservatives, Liberals and the Radical Left Perspectives

References
Macionis, J. J. (2010). Social problems. Boston: Prentice Hall.

Conservative vs. Liberal Beliefs. (2010). Retrieved September 09, 2016, from
https://www.studentnewsdaily.com/conservative-vs-liberal-beliefs/