Frequently Asked Questions
Question 1: Definition of Liberal versus Conservative
Liberals support the "Promote the General Welfare" mandate "For the People" in the Constitution. Conservatives support the traditional mandate to support "The Accumulation of Wealth by the Wealthy." The top 5% and top quintile (25%) have experienced significantly different Household Income trends versus 75% of the people over the last 50 years.
Question2: How does Personal Ideology impact Political Parties?
Plutocrats and the Patrons that fund election campaigns select candidates that support the "Party's" Ideology and government objectives. Voters select from the candidates presented to them in primaries and general elections. Elected Representatives fund the operation of the government and along with the voters are primarily responsible for the results of government.
Question #3: Have Political Parties always been Partisan zero-sum legislators?
The "I win" and "you lose" (zero-sum political strategies) were introduced into America's "de facto" two-party system, in the 1960s. The Cult of Ignorance and their conservative Patrons that introduced the process have had a significant attitudinal impact on bipartisanship versus the traditional non-zero sum legislative strategies in most of our previous history. Pew Research data displays the transmogrification results over time.