“Tyranny is always better organized than freedom”. Charles Peguy- (noted French poet, essayist, and editor born in Orléans. His two main philosophies were socialism and nationalism.)
And so it proves true. In American politics it’s been said the liberals want government by the elite and the conservatives desire government of a controlled people recognizing the brilliance of the paternal elite realizing their “white man’s burden”; which by the way is how the liberals look at government but don’t say it.
The other thing is the fact liberals believe in the “liberte’, egalite’, fraternite’” of the masses as long as they (the elite) are more free, more equal and more brotherly. The liberals seek to drop the standards for equality for all others than they, so the masses may be equally affected and as such have nothing to complain about. In their theory you should have as much (or as little) as the other guy but remain blind to the fact the liberal hierarchy resides in the clouds like Olympus and mortal man lives on the edge of Tartarus which is a level lower than Hades and much less comfortable.
In America the Democrats believe the state is the maternal element responsible for the care and feeding of the people. It was originally the goal of the people most responsible for the development of a free and dynamic nation that ALL people were welcomed to excel and advance in their personal economics and fiscal goals. The Republicans say they believe in those tenets where a man or woman may battle and advance toward the successful attainment of those goals as long as they do it the right way; and according to the Republicans’ definition of the right way.
Liberals follow a series of organizational tenets described, listed and demanded by socialist and later communist facilitators and political organizers. People like Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev and Alinsky have codified the program and dumbed it down so people like Barack Obama can understand it and advance it. Fundamentally changing America is their goal. It has been since Teddy Roosevelt started setting aside public lands for the betterment of the people and we could have safely and centrally protected parks and natural expanses to view and enjoy benignly.