getting too tepid, ask him if waterboarding is torture. through his long political march to the right, he's been puzzled that other jews did not come to the same conclusions that he did about liberalism in general and the democratic party in particular. what liberals mainly see when they look at this country is injustice and oppression of every kind. economic, social and political. mr. podhoretz wrote. by sharp contrast, conservatives see a nation shaped by a complex of traditions. principles and institutions that has afforded more freedom and even factoring economic downturns more prosperity to more of its citizens than in any society in human history. it follows what liberals believe needs to be changed and discarded and apologized to for other nations is precisely what conservatives are dedicated to preserves, re n nn- -- reinvigorating.