Post #16765 by kahukini on Wed, Dec 18, 2002 11:33 PM

aquarj, thanks for making my thread worthwhile. I get to explain to you and perhaps others that leftism is a science in itself.. it is a topic like biology or chemistry. When a new paradigm is discovered in a science, the participants learn from it and move on (CHANGING the science itself). Why is leftism a science and conservatism not? Because conservatism is about preservation of the old order, while leftism is a continual process of trying to figure out how government and society can best preserve and encourage flourishing individuals and a flourishing planet. Over the course of the last century we have learned that too much fairness causes injustice. So conservatives and libertarians would have us chuck that principle altogether, simply because we have witnessed its horrible extremes. They would have us in response go to extremes of freedom that can also create injustice. Thus leftists have become the party of moderation on the political spectrum, arguing for a balance of freedom and fairness, with the purpose of public policy being to thoughtfully research and consider the impact of new and old laws on these social ideals.