Absolutism Vs Liberalism
In the United States, the culture war is based on conservative values versus liberal values. Liberalism started with the Founding Fathers who favored liberty, private property, capitalism, freedom of religion, and a limited Republican style of government. Throughout the 20th century, people began to articulate propositions that opposed the views that majority of Americans held. Ideas such as same-sex marriage, equality for black people, and women rights began to divide America and unintentionally created a culture war
A progressive is a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas. They believe personal freedom and solving social problems are more important than religion. People on the right side take an orthodox approach to solving problems. They believe morality and religion should be of more decisive importance. They believe liberalism is harmful to …show more content…
The Left believe that all people should have the right to a marriage, without any boundaries. The Right believe that only a marriage between a man and a woman should be legal primarily because being homesexual is a sin according to the Bible. Regarding abortion, the Left is pro-choice, while the Right is pro-life. People that are pro-choice stand in favor of legalizing abortions and women’s rights to their bodies. Pro-lifers are against abortion and birth control pills, no matter the circumstance. The Left encourages all of these issues, while the Right doesn’t.
I do believe that the United States is currently in a culture war. America was already divided between two sides, but the recent election made the division more prominent. You can see it through social media, school, and even the workplace. People are becoming more defensive towards their views because they believe they’re correct. On every issue, there’s two sides and that’s why I think we’re in a culture war in
A progressive is a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas. They believe personal freedom and solving social problems are more important than religion. People on the right side take an orthodox approach to solving problems. They believe morality and religion should be of more decisive importance. They believe liberalism is harmful to …show more content…
The Left believe that all people should have the right to a marriage, without any boundaries. The Right believe that only a marriage between a man and a woman should be legal primarily because being homesexual is a sin according to the Bible. Regarding abortion, the Left is pro-choice, while the Right is pro-life. People that are pro-choice stand in favor of legalizing abortions and women’s rights to their bodies. Pro-lifers are against abortion and birth control pills, no matter the circumstance. The Left encourages all of these issues, while the Right doesn’t.
I do believe that the United States is currently in a culture war. America was already divided between two sides, but the recent election made the division more prominent. You can see it through social media, school, and even the workplace. People are becoming more defensive towards their views because they believe they’re correct. On every issue, there’s two sides and that’s why I think we’re in a culture war in