In each podcast, I try to cover one current events topic and one concept of conservatism. For the segment that I focus on teaching about conservatism I’m thinking of going into greater detail about the differences between right and left. I keep thinking of more differences, I hope I can fit this in to one podcast! Here’s some of what I came up with:
| The Left: | The Right: |
|---|---|
| More Government | Less Government |
| Death (via abortion and euthanasia) | Life |
| Mob rule | Rule of Law |
| Speech codes | Free speech |
| Collectivism | Individualism |
| Government control of citizens | Citizen control of government |
| Authoritarianism/totalitarianism | Libertarianism, conservatism |
| Equality of outcome | Equality of opportunity |
| State control of resources, production (socialism/communism) | Private control of resources, production (capitalism) |
| Rights stem from government | Natural (God-given) rights |
| Victim mentality | Personal responsibility |
| Ends justify the means | Ends in accord with the means |
| Feelings determine truth | Truth stems from facts |
Liberty Relearned 
[…] I talk about some of the major differences between the left and the right. I go though a whole list. First I discuss some of the non-COVID-19 related demands being made by some teacher’s unions […]
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