Yes its a loaded qustion. Have fun.\n\n Liberals preach tolerance and open mindedness right up until you disagree with one. Then you must be an evil nazi conservative. Every one who disagrees with a liberal must be an ultra concervative.\n\n Concervatives are just more open and honust about being blind and hate full. \n\n They are two sides of the same coin. Both seem to be dangerous radicals bent on destruction of some kind or a nother.\n\n What do you think? No hate mail please. If you don't like my views lets just agree to disagree.
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Come on now Junior, I love everyone!!!
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The word Liberal and Conservative don't mean SHIT! The assholes that like to lable themselves conservatives are usually rich sons of bitches or the mindless minons that believe the bullshit they shovel.\n\nFor the most part the conservatives who label people liberal are usually a bunch of freaks and weridos who are equally rich political lap dogs of the wealthly who are using the equally blind for support to get elected. These people also don't do shit for the people. \n\nThe words liberal and conservative don't fit the true definition of the word(s). \n\nLiberate, to set free\nConservation, to protect, or not waste\n\nIt all a bunch of bull shit and if you use these words to label yourself or lable someone else you're an idiot and a minon of the mass media. \n\nFor the most part I agree with you that the so called "conservatives" seem to be are card carrying members of the NRA and enjoy NASCAR. (Right Wing minons)\n\nAnd the so called liberals are a bunch of wanabe hippies.
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Basically the same things.  I wish that there were some actual topical questions regarding politics, not just finger pointing and hate.  I will admit that in the abscence of any logical questions to answer I will "mess" with "Liberals", although I think that many of the so-called "liberals" and "republicans" in this forum are not "real" but trollers looking to start a fight.\n\nI would be happy to debate with anyone that can sustain a logical, coherent train of thought and not degenerate into a "you're a facist oil lover" or "you're a communist anti-american terrorist lover".  I don't think we can all get along, but we are going to have to talk to each other if we want to save our country.
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Personally, I believe that liberals are a valuable part of the democratic institution in the United States. So are conservatives. Discussion and debate is healthy for our republic and should be encouraged. Uniformity in thinking and political ideology is what leads to things like fascism, dictatorship and/or totalitarianism. \n\nIn the words of former President Theordore Roosevelt: "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." \n\nAs a moderate conservative, I have no problem with liberals. I disagree with them and their political beliefs but welcome them in the political process and debate.
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I have heard two things that are laughable\n1. liberals only care about "I"\n2. liberals are out for money\n\nBut yet conservatives complain about tax and spend liberals? If we only cared our ourselves and money... wouldn't we cut taxes and keep more money for ourselves... the VAST majority of liberals are not on social programs... so we get nothing out of many of the programs we support?\n\nAnyway... to me the difference is:\n\nLiberals think the government can make a difference and help people. Give people a hand if they need it... maybe taxes will be a little higher, but if it helps someone, then it's worth it... liberals tend to dislike legislating morality...\n\nConservatives (traditionally, not so sure about Bush and Co.) think that less government is better and if you can't take care of yourself.. oh well... it's your own fault... the only thing government should do is protect the people... and you can't spend too much on weapons... conservatives lean toward legislating the morality of traditional Christian values...
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Liberals are a funny bunch.  They are hypocritical and completely self deceived.  How else could the term "limosine liberal" pack such a punch?\n\nIf you tell a liberal his words and actions add up to hatred for America, he will vehemently deny it.  But they do nothing to make our country stronger, more prosperous, and more secure.  All they do is b**ch all the time.  They offer nothing substantive to the debate.\n\nLike Lee Iacoca said back in the 1980s, "either lead, follow, or get out of the way".  I wish Liberals would just get out of our way.  Ronald Reagan set us on the right road, but liberals keep wanting to take a detour.\n\nMaybe, as in the case of uber-liberals like Al Franken, it's a form of self-loathing.  They realize, on some level, they don't deserve how good they've got it, and it makes them feel guilty.
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Actually you sound more like a Liberal Democrat than either of what you were going for.\nI would need more info on your outlooks(?) on various topics before cementing a label on you though, but you seem to be very leftist. You've included nothing in your question that I think of when somebody says conservative or republican.
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Its not ... Conservatives think everything is left-wing biased and Liberals think everything is right-wing biased ... the simple fact is that humans are incapable of presenting facts in a completely objective way ... thank god some of us have the intellectual ability to develop our own opinions.
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take this test, see how close you are to being a libertarian.http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html\n'liberals' these days are democrats. the neo cons or 'conservatives' are republicans. they tend to lump everyone who sees thing differently from them as 'liberals' & use the term as a derrogatory. cant really trust what they say, pretty closed minded & elitist.
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If you used the dictionary definition of a liberal, most conservatives would want to be liberals, or would think they already are liberals:\n\n"marked by generosity and openhandedness, broad-minded, tolerant, bountiful, munificent" and so forth.  All except the part "lacking moral restraint, licentious" applies equally to conservatives.\n\nGood question, because I don't think a liberal defines himself the way a conservative defines a liberal.  And vice versa.
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No, I am a liberal and that is not one. Besides, you conservatives have been asking the same question attacking another group(Liberals) all the time. Can you try and stop being hypocritical?
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Some people still haven't gotten over the fact that this site has a wide array of opinions on it (as it should).  They feel that anyone with a dissenting opinion is an idiot, and it makes them angry.  So they slap you with a violation in order to get your stuff deleted.\n\nInfringement upon free speech.  It's the stuff I hate more than anything.  You have an ally on the bleeding-heart liberal side.\n\n<EDIT>\nThanks sweetheart.  My main goal in my classes and on here is to convince people that just because we have ideological differences doesn't mean we have to think of the other side as all idiots.  The more we do that, the more we polarize our society.  I think that's a bad thing for America.  When good legislation can't be passed because the republicans are too afraid to break ranks or the democrats won't break ranks because they hate the republicans, then it's not good for anyone.\n\nI'm working on starting an alliance of conservatives and liberals, because I really think that when everyone defenses are down, and when everyone stops quoting what they hear on TV and instead does some critical thinking on their own, many times it comes out that we have the same goals.  Perhaps different ways of getting there, but those paths are what need the compromise.
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You're going to get some real heat over this question. Conservatives will say you are not entitled to your opinions. Whenever a liberal administration takes over, you will see the world will step back from the brink.  I just pray we don't get past the 'tipping point' (see link). \nConservatives care about conservatives, but liberals care about everyone.
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Saying "convservatives" or "liberals" are uneducated is a gross generalisation. It always means that the person saying it has encountered a head strong idiot with particular views that oppose theirs. \n\nThat said, most self proclaimed "conservatives" or "liberals" are idiots. Nothing wrong with having views on an issue, but ask yourself how you came to have those views. \n\nAs Chris Rock once said: "Any person who declares a stance on an issue before examining the issue itself is an idiot."
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This is a GREAT question,(for me anyway)because it touches on two points that have been driving me crazy lately. The first is the intolerance some people display towards Christians. I have a hard time understanding how someone can call themselves a liberal and state that they stand for tolerance and understanding but then down people who are practicing Christians. It's a double standard and hypocritical to boot. Every issue in this country seems to gravitate to ridiculous extremes-there's never a sensible and practical middle ground. Though I believe firmly in seperation of church and state (which our forefathers took months to painstakingly state in the constitution, and with very good reason)I cannot think of one good reason why a child quietly saying grace over his school lunch should be so offensive to some that he should be expelled from school. It's not like he was standing on the tables preaching or anything. Just silently thanking God for the food he had that so many in the world are forced to do without. It's absolutely shameful. Such people are not liberals in any literal sense of the term, but rather small people with set ideas and closed minds-inflexible in their thinking and intolerant of other points of view. You don't like the term progressive regarding such people and neither do I. I call them "Left Wing Conservatives" because their thinking is just as rigid and inflexible as their right wing counterparts. They have an agenda, and they follow it thoughtlessly. \nI think this stems from an innate human need to feel superior and special in some way.  Many, many people find something that works for them and, out of this need, become convinced that their way is the ONLY way. Stupid, yes, arrogant, yes but that's how it seems to work.\nThat being said, let me lob one at the other extreme and say that I'm really tired of hearing certain elements of the Christian Right raving about how oppressed and persecuted the poor helpless Christians are. Let me explain something to you folks-Christianity is by far the majority religion in this country. It is also the richest and has the greatest representation in our government. The Christian Right has more politicians in their pocket than EVERY OTHER religious group in this country combined. People opposing you from passing legislation to impose your religious beliefs on others regardless of what their own beliefs may be does not constitute oppression. What they are doing is resisting YOUR attempts to oppress them.  Again, ridiculous extremes. When in all of history has the group with the largest numbers, the most power, and by far the most money been considered oppressed? It's crap! \nThe extremists on both sides are the problem.  They shout the loudest because that's the only way they can get people to listen to their idiocy. Neither side has a monopoly on intolerence and self righteousness. My solution: Take 1% out of the military budget and build a huge city on some piece of land that no one cares about-White Sands Arizona would be my vote, but other wastelands such as Detroit or Hoboken would work as well. Build a big wall around it and then move all the extremists from both sides in there where they can shout, stomp and do whatever else to each other all they want while the segment of the population with enough sense to pound sand gets on with the business of improving the country. It'll be a better world without 'em. But maybe that's just a little extreme....
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And I see horribly close-minded Democrats. It's your perspective. When a Democrat says something narrow-minded and it's something you agree with, you're not as likely to notice that what they're saying is narrowminded. When a Republican says something you don't agree with, your radar picks up on it. It's not them- it's you.\n\nAnd honestly, have you not come across the user Hitler_is_Bush? Tell me that's not narrow-minded. Right.
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As a moderate, I find conservatives difficult to have an intelligent conversation. Many of them seem to have the "know it all" attitude and are very set in their ways and unable or unwilling to compromise. Far left liberals are the same way.  \n\nBuddy, it cuts both ways. Why not having a political discussion without labeling people? Just debate the ideas and be open to new ideas? \n\nI am convinced that most Americans are heartedly tired of the liberal vs. conservative ideological debate because it will be argued forever while problems go unsolved.