Moral Realitivism

Today, a particularly insidious obstacle to the task of education is the massive presence in our society and culture of that relativism which, recognizing nothing as definitive, leaves as the ultimate criterion only the self with its desires. And under the semblance of freedom it becomes a prison for each one, for it separates people from one another, locking each person into his or her own ego.

The definitions of liberal vs. conservative have been so bent under the weight of political sniping and ego stroking in America that few people care what it actually means, they are merely buzzwords to be broadly labeled to those who follow a different thought process.

Stating that liberals are unintelligent is inherently inept, because one is drawing the wrong conclusion from the data provided. You may be correct, but for the least correct reasons. Liberals are people who deny the status quo, thereby fostering ideas that may or may not work, and often act upon them. Many are younger and unwilling to accept that the world is not inherently fair and fail to realize that the status quo is in place for a reason, and experience in this area will moderate them. Others are older and maybe guilty or stubborn about their place in life and try to affect a change to allow others to get by as they have done, or attempt to force the world to think as they do to impart, in their minds, some sort of parity. None of this is 100%, maybe some of them do it because liberal stances tend to be more populist, who knows?

Morals cannot be defined like a formula or equation, even if their impacts can. Moral relativism should be, as all things, taken in moderation: Taken too far, one can justify anything, anytime, for any reason and without it, interpersonal conflicts would flare over the smallest difference of opinion and foster crippling intolerance.