© Joe Elliott 2016
To many, the idea that there is a problem with liberalism seems quite obvious. But it isn’t quite so obvious
to others. How many of us are just programmed to think ill of liberals? And, on the other side of the coin,
how many of us are programmed to think ill of conservatives? While I tend to agree with far more of the
ideas that come from the conservative side of the aisle, the truth is that liberals are right about some things.
But they are surely wrong about quite a bit. That is what this section of the site will be concerned with.
I question the whole practice of labelling one another in the first place. Life isn’t as simple as we tend to try
to make it. There are actually many layers and nuances unique to each and every one of us. Why would our
politics be any different? To simplify our politics to liberal and conservative probably contributes to the
problems we face. It tends to force a rigidity and extremism that otherwise may not exist if there wasn’t this
pressure or expectation to belong to one group or the other. But, despite its shortcomings, it’s the system
we have. Those are the cards we have been dealt. Therefore, I’ll gladly explain all the deficiencies of liberal
thought as I see them.
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