How about I give you another glaring difference between the left and right side of the ideological aisle.
Conservatives, or the right, are more patriotic than liberals.
Conservatives are more apt to focus on the positive things about America. Liberals, in contrast, focus on the negative.
If the first thoughts that come to your mind when you are asked about America are “slavery”, or maybe “imperialistic,” or the lament of our history of “unfairly using too much of the world’s resources,” you are probably not a proud American.
Conservatives, in comparison, remember how we saved the world in WWI and WWII, and take pride in the innumerable ways we've contributed so much to the planet, and believe America has had a tremendous positive impact on history.
The conservative view produces love of country. The other view produces a deep seated dislike of our nation.
This is also why Conservatives are happier than Liberals.
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