I like your line of thinking. What happens to us when we are young, has a great deal to do with how we shape our worldview. I think liberalism has been around for many years, with different labels applied to it.
I believe in the omnipotence of nature, good or bad, and that we were always meant to be in conflict (war) and struggle. That's how all species survive, including us.
Many liberals are essentially lazy from birth, and consequently do not want adversity in life. Their imaginations lead them to believe that they can create a peacful world through intellectual persuasion (theirs, of course) and "negotiation". They dream of an idyllic paradise where no one has much responsibility or commitment. This is most certainly against nature.
We were meant to be in constant "flight". If not, we begin to collapse. Evidence the deterioration of our country since WWII.
And yes, theirs is a condition that could be corrected early in life, if their cultural environment reflected a more sane understanding of nature's imperatives.
Sanity BUMP!