Logic vs Love: The dichotomy between conservative and liberal economic philosophy

 Here's the thesis statement: liberals believe love should be applied to a political situation in order to resolve it, while conservatives believe logic should be applied instead. Both sides are genuine in their attempt to resolve societal issues. However, neither side understands why the other does what they do. Liberals think conservatives are hard-liner heartless determinists who hate babies (or a woman's right to choose a baby), while conservatives think liberals are ooey-gooey idiots who misunderstand society's systems and will break them through ignorance, even if their intentions are in place.

Thus, I resolve the issue here. Love and logic should be applied in respective quantities relative to the issue. The more an issue hinges on society and human interaction, the more love should be applied. The more an issue hinges on math and logistics, the more logic should be applied. Love does not make trains run on time. However, love will certainly improve the user experience of riding on that train, for a variety of reasons. 

I believe that all motivations for political and economic stances are derivatives of these two core ideologies. Love and logic. For most people, their political motivation will be composed of some derivative of these two core ideas--some more corrupted than others. For example, fear can lead to cold logic, while disgust can lead to impure love. 

The reason why I believe this must be said is because each side does not even attempt to understand the other. They do not understand the underlying motivations for what the other side is doing. Both love and logic are equally important, though for massively different things. Even their less pristine derivatives (sadness, pain, oppression, and offense) still stem from the same idea: some people want to apply logic to a situation, where others want to apply love. 

Thus, I believe that both sides should understand where their interests are coming from, as well as those of the other side. No one is truly evil unless they act with evil intent (the intent to harm or destroy or cause pain without reason). 

I end with the thought that people should know when to apply a conservative mindset and when to apply a liberal one. I do not know exactly which situations would require which mindset, but I realize that 1) they are not the same and cannot be used interchangeably and 2) when used correctly and in the right proportions can greatly improve a society. 

Also, one last postscript: the pursuit of perfection always leads to ruin.