What's ONE BIG difference between Liberals and Conservatives ???
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NEOCONS ARE BRAINWASHED TWITS.
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Smaller government,  lower taxes,  strong national defense are the 3 main cornerstones of conservatism.   (two out of 3 ain't bad, some would say).  \n\nConservatives tend to be methodical and calculating, while liberals tend to be activists for change.   Conservatives support the established government and the troops, while liberals HATE the government, despise the military, and blame the USA for all the evils of the world.    If Al Queda sets off a blast that kills hundreds of innocent people the conservative will condemn Al Queda for it, while the liberal will try to justify the actions and blame the USA (Bush) for it.  \n\nConservatives see the glass as half full,  Liberals see it half empty.   Conservatives see limitations on free speech, while Liberals see it as unlimited.    Conservatives see big business as capitalism, while Liberals see it as corruption.    Conservatives see the placement of Colin Powell and Condi Rice as Secretaries of State as monumental and groud-breaking, while liberals see it as "token negros" put into office for politics, not merit.  Liberals see the war in Iraq as for oil,  Conservatives see it as to promote Democracy in the heart of the middle east (and to get rid of an brutal dictator).  \n\nLiberals preach tolerance to others,  but  are intolerant to those they disagree with.   Conservatives hold their tongue and plan their strategy, while liberals are in constant attack mode while offering no ideas of improvement.   \n\nConservatives are held under a microscope and the smallest of infractions are bombasted, while liberals are allowed to get away with murder, and I mean that literally in some cases,  (Ted Kennedy and his nephew).   Robert Bryd is a known separatist and former KKK member.  He is a strong Democrat.  Party members shrug his past off as "youthful indiscretion".   If a republican had such a past  it would never be allowed. \n\nGay Marraige is not a conservative ideal, and therefore not on the conservative agenda.   It is, however,  on the liberal (activist) agenda.   Abortion rights is the same.   Socialized medicine is also not conservative thought,  its liberal.   \n\nConservatives tend to believe in God, and thus morals play a big part.   Liberals tend to be Athiests, and lack of morals are evident in their thinking...i.e. gay issues, abortion rights, etc.    Liberals are always preaching rights rights rights.   How about the right to own a firearm under article 2 of the constitutiion?   That doesnt fit their agenda, so they are against it.   \n\nLiberals continually talk about separation of church and state.    I have found no place in the constitution where the words separation of church and state are mentioned, and I don't think you can find it either.   It mentions only the government shall not sponser religion...not isolate itself from it.\n\nAnd finally,  liberals are globalists.  They seek approval from bodies such as the U.N. before doing anything.    Conservatives do not ignore the U.N. and will go to it,  but retain the right to act as a sovereign nation if they feel the U.N. is in error.
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Conservative.  Conservative people follow like sheep.  Liberal people are more interested in character.  Initially he would have more success with the sheep.
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liberal (link 1) bashes Bush, neocons, the War in Iraq\nconservative (link 2) bashes democrative principles, poor working families, mass transit, gays in the military. etc.
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Democrats are generally Liberals, they voted for Kerry. Republicans are generally conservative, they voted for Bush. Thats the difference.
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From what I have seen, liberals are a lot more emotional than conservatives. They seem to get angry a lot easier. I also agree with what tony said. Especially the part about changing their ways when they get out on their own. It reminds me of a quote from Winston Churchill, "Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains."
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The left are considered liberals. Broadly speaking, liberalism seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of minorities are protected.\n\nThe right are considered conservative. To a conservative, the goal of change is less important than the insistence that change be effected with a respect for the rule of law and traditions of society.
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Neither, the closest I can muster is libertarian (socialy liberal, fiscaly conservative).\n\nVote independant, the two party system has failed, stop the corruption.\n\nand to those who say liberals are more like comunists... both liberals and conservatives are closer to comunisim than libertarian. Lest we forget the deffinition of a comunist... a social conservative, fiscal liberal.\n\nIt seems to me most americans now-a-days meet this definition (comunism), and are afraid of freedom.
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Left (wing) is the same as Liberal and right (wing) is the same as conservative.\n\nConservatives claim to be more careful in making changes.  They don't like to change the way things are done unless they think the new way will be an improvement.  \n\nConservatives also tend to interpret the constitution in light of the founding fathers commentary, historical perspectives of the founding fathers, and the actual wording of the constitution.\n\nConservatives are more likely to cut taxes (except in times of war) and cut social programs (except for national defense).  They also tend to hold traditional Values,\n\nLiberals claim to embrace change.  They tend to go more with the trends than with what was done in the past.\n\nLiberals usually view the Constitution as a "Living Document" that changes with the times that we are currently living in.  They view the wording of the Constitution as symbolic rather than concrete.\n\nLiberals tend to raise taxes and increase funding of social programs (except for Defense spending).  Liberals values tend to run with the trends of their time.\n\nstephenvest@...\nYou could at least try to be objective.
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the problem between liberals and conservatives, is simple ,while liberal minded people point out the inequities of those who earn less and work harder , conservatives feel as though they have earned what they get .\nConservatives by virtue of always following the rules and path laid before them do so blindly without a care in the world never noticing they have a distinct advantage.\nAS an older American who watches T.V. and reads news reports i have noticed that the media talks down to people .This gives me a headache and in trying to point this out and other simple facts I run into conservatives who try to insist everything is fine with the country except for the liberals who are trying to destroy america. They point out that marriage is between a man and a woman and that is fine with me ,but giving married people rights that others do not have is wrong and i point this out.\nI get the usu-all responce that it was adam and eve not adam and steve responce .\nThis was not what I expected from an intelligent person \nI wanted to hear you are right and how can we make things fair for couples who want to raise a family.\nI get but adam and steve can not have a family only adam and eve.\nTO this i point out how many children in america have no parents at all and live in foster care, an impermanent situation that leaves children wondering always when they will be accepted as permanent members of  a family and know they are loved for who they are .\nA family consists of a domestic group of people ,typicaly affiliated by birth or marriage or by comparable legal relationship.\nIN a nuclear family the typically female  memeber of the family stayes home and raises the children ,and should the marriage fail she is provided for and so are the children.\nNOW when a same sex partnership breaks up only the person who has adopted the children legally has any rights .\nThis leaves the member of the family who raised the children and was there all the time for them watching over them and protecting them every day with no rights at all if they are not the adoptive member of the family.IN- fact they are not intitled to support or visitation or any rights granted in a marriage.\nI say to my consevative friends which i have only a few casual relationships with how do we do something about this and the responce is they had no business being togheter in the first place.\nThis i can not accept and it is wrong for anyone to tell another how to live and what relationships work and what ones do not.\nTHIS is the major differance between liberals and conservatives is we accept that rules need to exsist for the benefit of all mankind but mankind is not limited to living a life following rules that restrict his freedom of choice in who he may live with or the rights he is granted or denied because of sex this is discrimination .Two people apply for a license to marry and the rights there-in  agreed upon by the state to regognize and give equal weight to both parties and the benefits offered in accordance to taxes and rights of children to remain with there family.ONCE you make this a choice only offered to people of different sexes you have created discrimination and this is wrong.CONSERVATIVES will never accept this and this is why i beleive they are idiots cause faced with plain simple facts they can not see the truth .IF you asked a kid what is 2+2 and he had no answer or kept on insisting it was 7  you would say the boy is touched after you teach him that 2+2=4 . this is my feeling about conservatives is you can point out the truth but you can not make them drink.IF you wish to be considered average then leave governing to the people who know better and are smarter then you.although i see you put your-self above average americans.this means you see that i am right and discrimination is wrong and gays should have equal protection and rights under our laws.IF however you do not agree i must insist you accept that you are indeed average and allow the smarte
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Liberal, or independent, tough choice. Definitely not a conservative, they only do it in the missionary position for procreation purposes only. Liberals get their kink on and independents can when the mood is right, I guess I will have to go with liberal, for a sure thing.
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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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I am a conservative and I have some liberal friends.  Though we differ on certain issues we do have one thing in common and that is we are patriotic.  There are extreme liberals that spew with anti American rhetoric and those that do not.
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Right wing = conservative (more business based and seen as upper class)\n\nleft wing = liberal (live and let live and they are seen as the working class)
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Conservatives are pro-business. Conservatives believe in lower taxes for the wealthiest (even if the result is government deficit spending) in the belief that the wealthy will invest that money in the stock market and businesses will hire more people with the additional investment. Conservatives do not believe in environmental regulations that can cause businesses to spend more money to keep pollutants out of the air. Conservatives believe in government regulation of peoples lives (such as abortion and laws against gay people).\n\nLiberals believe in higher taxes for the wealthiest to redistribute the wealth in the form of government services such as welfare for those living in poverty. Until welfare reform in the 1990s, the welfare system in the United States was often abused by those who were not truly needy. Liberals believe in environmental regulation and a cleaner environment, even if businesses have to install equipment to release less pollutants into the atmosphere. Liberals believe in less government interference in peoples personal lives (such as laws allowing abortion and laws protecting people from discrimination).\n\nAlthough most Americans are registered with the Conservative Republican Party or with the Liberal Democratic Party, many Americans do not always vote for the candidate of their party's choosing. These 'cross-over" voters combined with Independent voters result in federal elections that are often decided by slim margins.
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Not true.\n\nJust CONSERVATIVE is dirty.\n\nLOL
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Liberal is the opposite of Conservative.  Libertarian is the opposite of Authoritarian.   Libertarianism means giving power to the people.  Meaning a small government, with few laws.  Liberal, on the economic scale, means a regulated economy, as opposed to a deregulated economy.  \n\nIt's kind of confusing, but they explain it well at http://www.politicalcompass.org