[davidhegarty]

Everyone has different views on what Liberal vs. Conservative means, but if you were to use these definitions:

Liberal: Promote group-oriented solutions to address economic disparities and historical social injustices.

Conservatives: Promote individualist-oriented solutions to create wealth and entrepreneurship.

... you'd start to see that the author's argument is a little circular.

'Education', in the author's sense of the word, refers to group-oriented institutional education (e.g. traditional universities).

So really what the author is asking is 'why do people educated in group-oriented educational institutions promote group-oriented political solutions?'

I think it would be interesting to know where 'self-taught learned people' sit on the political spectrum?

[ap22213]

After pondering self-described conservatives and liberals for decades now, I've recently concluded that they're more or less the same. Both groups seem to highly value their families and seek to promote their interests and protect them from threats.

The only thing that seems to differ is the definition of 'family'. At one end, the definition is more strict and exclusive (with a family of one being the most extreme), and on the other end, the definition is less strict and inclusive (with a family of everyone being the most extreme).

[PhasmaFelis]

That's a pretty big difference, though.

[srtjstjsj]

Or, why do people who live in society tend to believe in the value of society?

The era of the independent family on the frontier is nearly all gone from planet Earth.