There is something about liberalism that is not nearly as true about conservatism. The further left one goes, the more one finds that the ideology provides moral cover for a life that is not moral. While many people left of center lead fine personal lives, many do not.
The entire European Union is a left-wing dream
Grateful people are good people, and good people are happy people
The great are not famous, and the famous are not great
Big government squashes the human spirit
The idea that you earn things - that you earn respect, that you earn income, responsibility. the vote, punishment... these ideas are anathema to the liberal mind.