Weeds - Liberals and Justice for All

The labels come and go, but it is hard to argue with historical evidence indicating so-called progressive types are more highly evolved than the so-called conservative types. In the major socio-political conflicts of American history, liberals have consistently been on the side any reasonable citizen would now objectively consider the good or correct (and winning) side. It is clear from their shifting rhetoric that what conservatives seek to conserve is what liberals fought to create a generation before.

Starting with the War for Independence itself, conservatives have been reluctant to embrace the American version of human progress. Think about it: a Revolution against British injustice, a Civil War that ended the disgrace of slavery, a campaign for a woman’s right to vote, union activities to humanize workplace conditions, social security, civil rights (to vote, to busride, to work for the Brooklyn Dodgers), and now an absolutely vital regard for environmental protecting…all spearheaded by progressive “trouble-makers” seeking change, trying to give meaning to the ideal of “liberty and justice for all…”

But, what about Abraham Lincoln, you say… a Republican, you say…well, I say, look at the haircut… and then compare a map of the Confederacy, with a map of the 2008 national election results. Different sort of Republican…? Labels come and go…