When closely examined, many of the liberal ideas seem to have good intentioned purposes. Looking at the first “environmentalist” wanting to protect the birds and the bees, the fishes and the trees, the rivers and the seas, the whales and the seals, and all the bugs, big and small, these were all well-meaning and good intentioned ideas.
These were the young old hippies of today. But, where are they today? Many the formerly “protected species” of the last century are being sacrificed to the “gods” of green energy. The well-intentioned wind generators, solar generator plants, and solar panels farms are destroying the very habitats that were seen as so valuable just 50 short years ago. Once again, just more unintended consequences.
"If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty, you have no brain." ~ Winston Churchill
The trouble with the well-meaning and good-intentioned people of the world is that they are driven by their hearts. However, the real world requires full engagement of the brain to anticipate the consequences of any action taken. Good intentions must be balanced with a full assessment of all potential consequences. Now for another example of low hanging fruit to illustrate my point.
The United States Department of Education is an easy target. A well-meaning, good-intentioned idea, or rather theory, that the federal government could run American education better than local citizens. The American Founding Fathers recognized that most functions of government could best be handle at the most local level possible and designed the United States Constitution accordingly.