fodder

Last night I heard this quotation: "Conservatives believe in the freedom from coercion. Liberals believe in the freedom from want." I've been pondering it. Neither is possible; both are problematic. Regardless, the quotation as flawed as it is paints the difference at a fundamental and philosophical level. Conservatives aren't mean-spirited but philosophically opposed to Obama's stances on things. Statism is scary to a lot of us. It reminds me of the distopias I read about in high school: The Handmaid's Tale, Anthem, Animal Farm, etcetera.