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[Undertoad]

Putting things on a scale (safety at one end, freedom at the other)

Arnold Kling, in his book "The Three Languages of Politics", published in full at this Cato link, says that, basically:

Liberals see the world as a battle between victims and oppressors.

Conservatives see the world as a battle between civilization and barbarism.

Libertarians see the world as a battle between freedom and coercion.

I have not read the full book as of yet.

Everybody has their different frameworks. All three of these are important. The tendency is to pick one and see everything else along that viewpoint. My guess now is that all of human governance doesn't actually solve for just one variable. And that it's human nature itself that won't permit it.

~ but that's just a guess, carry on ~

[xoxoxoBruce]

My view is red hot,
Your view ain't diddly squat.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Liberals see the world as a battle between victims and oppressors.

Conservatives see the world as a battle between civilization and barbarism.

Libertarians see the world as a battle between freedom and coercion.

This rings true.

Random thoughts; Does this explain why Republicans, who appeared to liberals to get virtually everything they wanted out of Obama, are still pissed off? That alliance between conservatives and libertarians is untenable especially if both thoughts are in the same head. The disappearance of good government types might be explained.