should be Conservatives V. Progressives. Indeed, they are two forces that pull and push
the society to stay put or move forward. Yester year’s progressives are today’s
conservatives. In social terms, it means
the acceptance of un-married couples “living together” by an average
conservative was a liberal idea 50 years ago, and 10 years from now acceptance
of GLBT community without reluctance would be a conservative ideal.
maintain a continuous equilibrium in a given society. |
If conservatives had won the full battle – we would still be thinking the world
would be flat; we would not have allowed modern medicine to save lives; we
would not have allowed newer delicious foods that we enjoy today or even
allowed the movies to flourish and would have lived in caves.
On the other hand if Liberals had won the full battle – we would have fallen
out of the orbit of the earth; individualism (me, me and me) would have taken
over to the detriment of family, community and societies; and we would have had a society that goes
nuts with no regulations.
Neither of them will ever win the full battle, there is always going to be a
give and take to accommodate the overwhelming majority of moderates, who see
the value in both conservatism and progressivism.
What has been short in supply is the voice of moderates and the peace makers.
I have chosen to be a passionate moderate, who would assert the values that
work for all of us; the conservatives, progressives and the rest of us, who
make up 90% of the society, any society. Where do you stand?
Mike Ghouse is a public speaker, thinker, writer and a commentator on
Pluralism at work place, politics, religion, society, gender, race, culture,
ethnicity, food and foreign policy. All about him is listed in several links at
www.MikeGhouse.net and his writings are
at www.TheGhousediary.com and 10
other blogs. He is committed to building cohesive societies and offers
pluralistic solutions on issues of the day.