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I sometimes marvel that liberalism manages to hold its own in this, or really any, country. Its insistence upon openness to change and new ways of thinking is, lets admit it, a pretty large boulder to be carrying right out of the chute. Your average person is suspicious of change and perfectly content with the old ways of thinking. As much as liberals might wish otherwise, the desire to conserve runs far deeper in the human soul than the desire to reform.

The natural liberal disadvantage is, alas, quantifiable. Going back to 1992, Gallup has done a yearly survey asking Americans if they considered themselves moderate, conservative, or liberal. The 2024 numbers: moderate, 36 percent; conservative, 36; and liberal, just 25. But dont despair! Twenty-five is good! Back in 1992, the distribution was moderate, 43; conservative. 36; and liberal, 17. (As for left of liberal, Gallup doesnt even bother, although a 2021 Pew survey that tried to drill down more specifically found progressive left clocking in at just 6 percent.)

A stroll through American history makes readily apparent the reality that our default position as a society has been resistance to change, which carries on for agesor more often, is enforced, and usually brutallyfollowed by paroxysms of progressive reform, which are in turn followed by backlash against said reform. The periods of liberal regnancy in this countrys 248-year history can easily be counted on one hand.

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Liberalism's Natural Disadvantageand How to Overcome It - The New Republic