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Are we talking politics? Or mindset? Politically, I'm not sure that anyone could tell the difference other than self-anointed liberals vote for Democrats and self-annointed conservatives vote for Republicans.
If we are talking about mind-set, it boils down to tradition vs adaptation.
A conservative mindset tends to default to tradition and status quo.
- Don't fix it if it's not broken
- If it's broken, when did it break and how did it work before it was broken?
- We used to live in Utopia. Let's go back there.
A liberal mindset tends to default on learning new things and challenging convention.
- Nothing is perfect
- There's always room for improvement
- Utopia is out there, we just need to get rid of the old way of thinking.
Very few people, when they are being honest, are only liberal or only conservative. Most people are some kind of blend.
Human nature is to hold onto known things. So, many conservative perspectives resonate with everyone.
Humans also tend to strive for something better. Parents tend to want life to be better for their children than they had for themselves. By definition, that requires change.
While nothing is universal, here are some typical patterns
"Conservatives" tend to be people who grew up protected:
- people who were born into wealthy families
- people who come from stable families and stable communities
- people who follow strict religion
"Liberals" tend to be people who have been challenged:
- people who are highly educated, particularly those who are first or second generation college educated
- people from repressed groups: minorities, LGBT+, etc
If we are talking about mind-set, it boils down to tradition vs adaptation.
A conservative mindset tends to default to tradition and status quo.
- Don't fix it if it's not broken
- If it's broken, when did it break and how did it work before it was broken?
- We used to live in Utopia. Let's go back there.
A liberal mindset tends to default on learning new things and challenging convention.
- Nothing is perfect
- There's always room for improvement
- Utopia is out there, we just need to get rid of the old way of thinking.
Very few people, when they are being honest, are only liberal or only conservative. Most people are some kind of blend.
Human nature is to hold onto known things. So, many conservative perspectives resonate with everyone.
Humans also tend to strive for something better. Parents tend to want life to be better for their children than they had for themselves. By definition, that requires change.
While nothing is universal, here are some typical patterns
"Conservatives" tend to be people who grew up protected:
- people who were born into wealthy families
- people who come from stable families and stable communities
- people who follow strict religion
"Liberals" tend to be people who have been challenged:
- people who are highly educated, particularly those who are first or second generation college educated
- people from repressed groups: minorities, LGBT+, etc
JoeyFoxx · 56-60, M
@Alifeinterrupted Worth noting that both @puck61 and @QuixoticSoul posted descriptions that are thematically similar to mine.
Alifeinterrupted · 26-30, F
