EDL 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Conservative Coalition, Laissez-Faire, Social Conservatism
Document Summary
It is a worldview that has ready made answers to questions. More for pro-choice of education: ability to choose what school you go to. Make sure 100% of the students get the benefit of the taxes that go to education. Narrative: anyone can do anything they want as long as it"s not. Saw first hand european experimentation of socialism. Believed that the government should stay out of economic issues. Proper role of the government in the economy is to make sure there are not monopolies. Tend to be the religious group, so they lean towards private religious schools. Narrative: america as a christian nation, all about tradition: Neoconservatives: kind of a special interest group(military and foreign policy). Want to spread democracy throughout the world. Agree more with right wing for economic issues. Want government to stay out of the economy. Narrative: yes for free market, yes social freedom. Economy is still kind of their thing.