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Conservative. Liberal. What
do these two terms mean and
how are they related? All too
often they are used to slander
others. All too often they are
used to describe what is right,
or what is wrong with the
country, the state, or the
University.
Very few people
understand, or are willing to
understand the relationship
and the meaning of these two
words.
If anything can be said
about people as a whole, it is
that they want to see change in
society that will result in a
better society as they perceive
it. Traditionally, it has been
the function of the liberal to
provide ideas for this change.
What factor makes a perron
a liberal or a conservative no
one knows. Conservatives and
liberals exist in every facet of
society; the state, religion, the
schools, music and all other
fields. These distinctions have
existed from the beginning of
time, and they will be with us
till the end of time.
Naturally, when one sees
something wrong, he wants to
set it right. Unfortunately, the
liberal, who recognizes his gift
to see what is wrong with
society, refuses to see, in most
cases, his lack of ability to
work out practical and
efficient answers to these
problems which will be
acceptable to all elements of
Scene: The Red Room in
The People's Great Hall of 100
Blooming Flowers, Peking,
China. Seated at one end of a
wicker couch is the U.S.
Presidential advance man, Mr.
Hughes Kissingernow. Seated
at the other end, as far away as
possible, is the Chinese
Director of Tourism, Mr. Tsing
En-plei. Both are smiling.
Grimly.
Kissingernow: Now, then I'm afraid
the only dates the President
has open for his trip to China
are between the Viking-Pakers
game and the Rams-49er game
or between the Rose Bowl and
theSuper Bowl Which would
you prefer?
Tsing: A moment, please.
While we are happy your
President will honor us with a
visit, we must again protest
your two-China policy. You
must choose whether to
recognize them or us.
Kissingernow: We'd like to,
Tsing. But it's our policy,
frankly, that all you Chinas
look alike to us. Now about
the crowd at the airport. . .
Tsing: What crowd? What
airport?
Kissingernow: Peking Airport.
The President can't fly into an
airport without a crowd to
greet him. It would look like
society. Too often, he is
impatient, not realizing that
the problems which have taken
years to form, will take years
to undo. Here the role of the
conservative enters.
At this point, we must
define what a "conservative"
is. Too often we hear people
saying, "As conservatives we
are opposed to this and that.
etc.TTor these reasons,. . . A
true conservative is not one
who attempts to preserve the
status quo or return to the
"good old days." This is a
reactionary. A conservative in
the true meaning of the word,
is not one who blocks and
resists change, or tries to undo
the advances of society, but
one who seeks orderly and
careful change.
Unlike the rashness and
generality of the liberal, he is
slow and demands that specific
details be looked at, that
programs be drawn up and
implemented carefully, that all
the implications be studied
before action is taken. It is a
mistake to interpret this as
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arthur hoppe
Is China scrutable?
he's losing his drawing power.
I'd say you should turn out
about a 100,000. They can
wave the usual signs. You
know, "Nixon's the One!" or
"Dick's Our Boy!" Do you
think "Nixon for President!"
would be suitable?
Tsing: No.
Kissinger: Yes, I suppose it's
too early. Now, of course the
six jumbo jets carrying the
1342 members of the press will
land first so the President can
be photographed stepping from
Air Force One. Then on to the
motorcade. . .
Tsing: Motorcade?
Kissingernow: We can't have
him sneaking into town like a
common criminal, can we?
Let's see, I'd suggest about half
a million lining the route. Is the
Peking police chief friendly?
Maybe we can get him to
double his crowd estimate. As I
see it, they're waving American
flags and.
Tsing: American flags?
Kissingernow: . . .and shouting,
"Give 'em hell, Dick!" Could
you get them to shout it in
English? No offense, but back
home the Chinese vote isn't
worth a hill of beans. Now at .
the hotel, we'll need first a
Press Hospitality Room. Let's
see, 1342 times a fifth a day is.
Tsing: Give who hell?
being opposed to progress.
When a conservative sees
something in the liberal idea
that displeases him, he will
present his arguments and offer
an alternate plan of action. The
reactionary will come out
against the liberal idea or plan
and state the reasons for his
opposition, but he will offer no
alternate plan of action.
The tradition in American
society has been to elect the
liberals when the people want
change, and then to elect the
conservatives when the
advancement is handled
hurriedly and inefficiently. The
conservative slows down the
pace and makes the liberal
program pragmatic in practice,
not merely idealistic in intent.
When either the
conservative or the liberal stays
in power too long or runs an
institution for too long, society
suffers. I is the healthy
ideological competition which
keeps our society keen. Things
are not moving forward and j
then backward, but always '
steadily forward, only at
different paces.
The conservative and the
liberal must view their own
role in society as well as
appreciate the role of their
counterpart. They must
perceive their interwined
relationship. They must realize
that together they are working
for a better society, nation and
University.
Kissingernow: Now for his
personal use, the President will
require five pounds of cottage
cheese, two bottles of catsup
and a television set. Say, do
you have pro football?
Tsing: Only Ping-Pong and
gymnastics.
Kissingernow: Then you better
thow in a bowling alley. Now
his big speech will come from
the hotel balcony. We're billing
it as a major prime-time tee-vee
address. You know, something
about "stemming the rising
tide of Communism." Then on
the motorcade back to the
airport. . .
Tsing: Wait a minute. What
about the talks with our
leaders?
Kissingernow: Sure, sure. The
President always likes to
squeeze in a private chat with
the local pols whenever his
busy schedule permits. But on
the motorcade back to the
airport. . .
Tiing (frowning): The trip is
off!
Kissingernow: But look at all
the trouble the President's
taking to bring his campaign to
your fair city. Surely, after all
that, you're not still afraid he
won't recognize the place?
Tting: No, we're afraid WE
won't.
(Copyright Chronicle
Publish ing Co. 1971)
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