Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Facts Versus Beliefs: A Liberal Religion?

The psychology of facts, versus ingrained beliefs, is part of the political picture. It has unfortunately evolved into a religion-like discussion that so often affects economics and the business picture.

Conservatives claim their economic stance is based on the written constitution, and on historic economic fact. Those events that actually happened in this country and the world. They are reacting to those events.

Liberals, on the other hand, tend to react, religiously, on the basis of their beliefs, the way life ought to be. If the constitution does not remedy what liberals believe is wrong, they would simply adjust the meaning of the constitution. And if the majority of voters don’t want that change, liberals would find a like-minded judge to rule for the change.

Unfortunately, many dictatorships have started with precisely this easy method of adapting government constitutions or basic rulings to what well-meaning. perhaps liberal, folks think ought to be.

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