Liberals vs. Conservatives

Liberals and conservatives differ greatly in their viewpoints about American society.  When comparing issues, Liberals are much more laid back then conservatives, and are willing to stray away from older, more traditional viewpoints, whereas conservatives seem to stick to them like glue.  Conservatives believe in giving power to individuals in order to solve their problems, whereas liberals believe in the government to help solve problems.  Some relevant issues that these two parties disagree on are abortion, same sex marriage, gun control and much more.  For example conservatives believe that a fetus is a human life, and people should not be able to get an abortion.  Liberals on the other hand believe in allowing people to make that decision for themselves, rather than making it for them.   Conservatives do not believe in same sex marriages, however, liberals believe that every citizen should be allowed to marry whom they want, and should therefore not be discriminated against.  Another issue is that of gun control.  Conservatives think people should be allowed to own guns for protection, and liberals believe people should not own guns, that they are just contributing to violence.  In my opinion, conservatives are stuck in the olden days, and refuse to move forward towards more accepting, and welcoming times.