Many Americans believe that liberals are the reason why our country has progressed so much since it’s inception. Generally speaking, conservatives prefer to keep things the way they are. They are less open to change and believe in the status quo. It could be that the liberal’s political stance is what makes this country so free and full of opportunity. Liberal political views are simple and easy to understand. The definition of the word liberal suggests that it means not limited to any type of view, so all that really means is that liberals are not subjected to one type of thought, which many believe is how our country should run. When it comes to political stance, liberals do not believe that the country should be tied down to run in one particular way. Some people believe that running a country in a strictly conservative way is dangerous. If the people of a country are changing and progressing mentally and physically, shouldn’t the country be changing with it? Our society is not the same as it was 100 years ago or even 20 years ago. Therefore, our laws should reflect that.
When it comes to the economy, liberals believe in regulation. This is not a political stance that suggests no American should enjoy success, like some conservatives claim. Instead liberals have political views that banks and investors should not be able to do whatever they want with other people’s money. A lot of economists say that it was the lack of regulation that got us into the mess that we are in right now. Conservatives believe that we should have completely free markets. Now that we are in a recession due to the lack of regulation, they are not suggesting we change anything. This might be why our last republican president came into office with a surplus and left with a deficit. Maybe the liberal political views on the economy should be taken into better consideration.
It is unclear why conservative’s political views seem to be close minded during a time of uncertainty. If the methods you believe in are not working, maybe it is time to start questioning your political stance. Liberals generally believe in trying different methods to solve problems and they are open to new ideas. It does not make sense to many liberals that people political stance limit them to certain ideas in terms of policy. We have come a long way since the founding fathers created our government. Liberals believe that they have similar political views as the fathers of this country.


