The difference between a liberal attitude and a conservative attitude in modern society

I disagree with pro's positions on liberalism. To me liberalism; "A political theory founded on the natural goodness of humans and the autonomy of the individual and favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authority," is a positive ideology for one to embrace. I also disagree with the picture my opponent has drawn of America's political landscape. He has accused all liberals with his generalizations and falsehoods that are unfair and hypocritical. "Their language tends to run toward conspiratorial; supporting such notions as THEY control all the media, or THEY control all the wealth." This statement is a perfect example of pro's corrosive logic. Being a person that spends to much time listening to all different types of media, I cannot comprehend how my opponent has not heard "conservatives" attack the Clinton News Network or the "drive-by media," the liberal media, the anti war media, the pro-gay, anti-Christian media etc. etc. I also will criticize the view that it is conspiratorial to say the wealthy few own much, much more then the many. http://www.demos.org... http://www.demos.org... As you can see the bottom 90% have to divide 30 percent of the nations wealth. This is important to those who understand that money can buy better education, healthcare, housing and more business and political influence. This is far from being conspiratorial. My opponent also has accused liberals for wanting to "ban that which they see as causing a problem." I will not deny that many people who claim to be liberal wish to ban things, but those who claim to be conservatives also wish to ban what they view as a problem. If many conservatives had their way many of these things would be banned, limited severely, and some are already banned; violent video games and other media, pornography, drugs, Mixed Martial Arts, birth control, gay lifestyles, abortions, and the purchase of certain items on the Sabbath. The Christian conservative and the traditional conservative mentality of protecting people from immorality is just as bad or worse then the liberal views on gun deaths and the need for environmental guardianship. This idea that conservatives, or liberals for that matter, are a happier kind of people is also not supported by anecdotal evidence across the country. The amount of fear mongers and culture warriors that come from the conservative side of the spectrum is often worrisome. If one is not careful they might be convinced by them that the Islamo-Fascists are working with the homosexual mafia to get the bibles out of our churches and homes (Humor). The liberal philosopher T. H. Green said, "When we measure the progress of a society by its growth in freedom, we measure it by the increasing development and exercise on the whole of those powers of contributing to social good with which we believe the members of the society to be endowed; in short, by the greater power on the part of the citizens as a body to make the most and best of themselves..." Knowing Green's view and reading my opponent's statement: "This means that the individual has the ability to accomplish, and gets the credit and consequences, both good and bad, for that which they accomplish," I can't help but come to the conclusion that he is denying the fact that society gives more breaks to some while taking advantages away from others. I would agree with the conservative thinker Robert Bork that what is not desirable is an equality of outcomes, but I will say that what is completely and absolutely necessary is an equality of opportunity. That equality of opportunity cannot exist in a laissez faire economy that my opponent seems to be supporting. All people need to have the same chance to be successful in our society and economy regardless of where they are from or how much money their parents have. All in all liberalism embraces individual liberty and choice but also realizes the simple fact that we are all connected. The extremes of absolute freedom, anarchy, or the extreme of either a far right or far left tyranny will not do. People need both the negative liberties of freedom from government's unjust interferences and they also need the positive liberties of a freely elected government to provide security, education, health care, and provide for the blessings that freedom gives.