Ahh, for some reason I was thinking this was supposed to be about liberalism and conservatism.
Ehh seems like just another way to stereotype liberals and conservatives without really explaining much or being very useful. I mean, it’s more interesting and more useful to look at liberals and conservatives in their strongest light - see what the virtues of each are etc. It’s like if you looked into some debate in philosophy, you’ll find loads of dumb arguments/proponents on each side, right? Some people spend all their time re-hashing the common errors. All I’m saying is, wouldn’t it be more interesting, don’t we stand to learn more by focusing on the strongest arguments and the mind boggling crux of an issue?
Heh, okay. I don’t think those are the “classical” definitions.
Teacher represents the government in my analogy. The nerds and the wimps want teacher to be present, and go to teacher whenever they’re being harassed, because they know teacher is an authority and has the power to keep the bullies and rowdies in line. The bullies and rowdies, on the other hand, want teacher to leave the classroom so that they can be rowdie or pick on the nerds and wimps.
A teacher is basically a dictator, of course, in the context of the classroom. Maybe you can clarify the analogy?
Are we talking about some kind of representative government with separate and empowered branches that must share power, or are we talking about a dictatorship? Are you saying that conservatives are really anarchists who want to get rid of government so they can be “rowdy” and go around picking on people?
These aren’t directed at your analogy, but discussing these would help me make more sense of it: why are liberals the ones who care more about security and equality vs freedom if the word liberal shares its root with liberty, or freedom? Has the meaning of liberalism and conservatism changed over time? What makes someone a liberal or conservative (besides self-declaration) ?