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Liberals and conservatives

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Differences between liberals and conservatives in modern American politics

Human rights perception

Liberals seek to maximize individual liberty in the society . In accordance with the liberals ' perspective , individuals have negative and positive rights . They have the freedom from coercion which is a negative right and have the right to health care , education , and other goods and services which are considered to be good for human development . However the liberals control the freedom which people have as they force

people to obey the laws or principles they have put in place . The welfare of the society is more important than the individual . They therefore believe that things like guns should be controlled for the safety of the society (Hawkins . By taking guns from the citizens , the society will be safe and secure from criminal activities . To conservatives , individuals are more important than the society and thus have the right to protect themselves and their families . Conservatives therefore believe that guns should not be taken away from individuals . This is because people have the right to protect their lives and no law should be put in place that interferes with that right

Furthermore , in terms of freedom of self expression , liberals support an individual 's right . For instance , they support a woman 's right to have an abortion if she chooses to . In addition to that they support same-sex marriage as people have the right to choose what they want (Bradish . In spite...

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