POLS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Abortion-Rights Movements, Fokker E.Ii, Crony Capitalism
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Respect for individual rights and limited regulation d. ii. Don"t limit access to porn, abortion, and preach tolerance of diverse lifestyles (libertarianism) e. ii. Open access to schools, jobs, houses by limiting discrimination and helping those who lack the power to help e. iii. Expand government when it can create opportunities for people to enjoy a better life: conservatism, conceived by edmund burke active 1760s-1797, burke was angry that the settled order was being disrupted by the american and. People are inherently promiscuous, aggressive, and greedy (-thomas. Traditional values strengthen society: two branches of modern conservatism d. i. Focuses on morality, choose self-restraint over self- expression. People need limits on artistic expression and personal behavior (marijuana, porn, public art). The decline of morality (religion) is the cause of society"s problems. Against sex education because it doesn"t discourage sex for pleasure and separate it from sex for after marriage. d. ii. Most government services should not be based on need.