plentiful political community. On the contrary, other communitarians, foresee no corresponding links. They claim that the danger to community is not only incessant individualism, but also excessive centralization. This correlation contradicts the other communitarian point of view in that instead of linking with the nation, they see the community as opposing it directly.Another additive to the liberal standpoint of liberalism is wealth redistribution. This would be the distribution of funds to society for a universal benefit. One easily recognized example of this would be FDR’s proposition to bring America out of the Great Depression, the New Deal. These plans consisted of a variety of programs designed to socially reform the United States and replenish the economy. Examples of this agenda were programs such as the WPA, CCC, and Social Security. The entire concept of wealth redistribution is centered on the idea of equality when it comes to funds. The Democratic Party, and therefore communitarians, strives to make America as balanced as possible. They basically are looking to disperse wealth, rather than have a small group of people that have nearly all of the money in America. For example, the amount of riches owned by Bill Gates is enormous and unjust to society. Such wealth should be equally apportioned throughout our nation, rather than in one individual bank account. The conservative standpoint of liberal philosophy consists of a more individualist view. This type of perspective closely associates with the Republican Party. Whereas, the communitarian outlook focuses more on the “us”, conservatives choose to focus on the “me”. That is, importance lies on the amount of wealth generated by an individual person. Social Darwinism is a main focal point of the conservative outlook on Liberalism. This concept relies on the application of Darwin’s idea of natural selection to society. In simplest terms, i...
