It is the Republicans who seek mandates to protect their own personal interests. They want to have the right to refuse to bake or sell that wedding cake to a gay couple. They want to ensure that they can purchase and own powerful guns and do so with a minimal paper trail. They want to own cars that are fast and cheap and that include minimal required safety features.<\/p>\n

Progressives largely want mandates that make our society healthier and safer. They want protection against fraudulent behavior by institutions and individuals. They want vaccinations to be mandated so that diseases such as COViD-19 or smallpox can be eliminated. During a pandemic, they want everyone to wear masks to minimize the spread of the virus. They want infrastructure to be built with full safety measures embedded in the construction.<\/p>\n

At times, the populace is split close to 50-50. Recently, a poll on vaccines requirements conducted by CNN \/ SSRS showed the following results about mandated vaccinations:<\/p>\n

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1. Acceptable Way to Increase Vaccination Rate …….. 51%<\/li>\n
2. Unacceptable Infringement on Personal Rights ……49%<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

   This survey also reflects how dramatically the nation has moved since the time when the polio vaccines or measles immunizations were mandated for children before they could enroll in public schools.<\/p>\n

   There are times when the positions of conservatives and progressives flip-flop. The most obvious case is abortion. To progressives, it is clearly a personal right; one in which the woman should be empowered to make the decision in consultation with a physician and anyone else whom she thinks can lend helpful advice.<\/p>\n

   To conservatives, abortion becomes a religious issue in which \u201cGod\u2019s will\u201d says that abortion should be illegal. Progressives view the conservative reasoning with a little more skepticism. They believe that in many ways conservatives oppose allowing women to have control of their reproductive rights, because they feel that the male-dominated government institutions should have control over the rights of women.<\/p>\n

   Additionally, one could argue that progressives\u2019 support of abortion rights is consistent with their view that it is most important to protect the common good of the society. Abortion rights is one means by which we can minimize the number of unwanted children born into our society.<\/p>\n

   Neither conservatives nor progressives have an exclusive handle on the word mandate. They each use it to their own advantage; to further their views on a variety of issues.<\/p>\n

   We all try to use words to our advantage; often to give ourselves, and others like us, a presumed moral high ground. Mandate is one of the key words utilized by all sides of the political spectrum to try to advance their interests. It is another reason why we need to be especially careful about the language that we use in politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

   Mandates are not all the same. It is helpful to divide them into two categories. The distinction between the two largely defines the differences between the Republicans \/ Trumpsters and Democrats \/ Progressives.<\/p>\n

   1.\tThose mandates that protect the liberties of individuals.
   \n2.\tThose mandates that protect the common good for society as a whole.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41692,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2582,1575,715,2303,1528,1929],"tags":[1883,3616,3615],"yoast_head":"\n