Who really lost this election, conservatives or liberals?
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That's an interesting point. I don't know if you could say conservatives or liberals were defeated because it was all about the war. Liberals were sort of defeated last time because they got beaten so badly and now they are afraid to be liberals so they are moderates. Conservatives sort of got defeated this time and now everyone has to be more in the middle, which is kind of a good thing
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Remy-there are very FEW conservatives in power now. Neocons yes, not real conservatives. But your question does not address whether you mean government conservatives or the populace. Really the answer is no to both. Conservatives (real ones) are now considered divisive, intolerant and xenophobes. They (like for example conspiracy theorists, ring a bell?) are against globalism and loss of national identity.  They could be contributing to the destruction of America by backing down, giving up and capitulating to the powers that be. Your thoughts?
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Liberal, in a sense means free, therefore; liberals are those in government who believe more in states rights and less in a  central government. The lines today are skewed and there is no longer an extreme difference between a liberal and a republican. There are liberal republicans and conservative republicans, and just as well there are liberal democrats and conservative democrats. The difference you should be looking for is between liberals and conservatives not liberals and republicans. Some may argue though, and those who argue are truly conservative republicans. In essence the conservative issues are pro life as opposed to pro choice, centralized government as opposed to states rights, opposition to gay marriage and basically any view to an issue that adheres to the way things have been done in the past, or in other words, views that are opposed to change. Lliberal views are just the opposite, those that welcome change and leave more choice in the direction of the country to the people.
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The right/left political divide has become so exaggerated these days that it is downright silly.  At the extreme ends of both sides you will find bigoted fools.\n\nWe are all humans, not conservatives nor liberals.  Our humanity is what is important not our political agenda.\n\nEven though they are all too often portrayed as such in the cutthroat business of getting elected, conservatives and liberals are not enemies.  We need to open our minds to the fact that the other side might have a good idea and thank them for it instead of characterising politics as an endless war of rhetoric.  \n\nIts foolish to break the world down into simple dichotomies.  It prevents seeing the real complexity of the world.  But then again thats what the people who have aspirations of power want.  On both sides.\n\nPersonally I think that its important to remember that there are more than two ways to solve any problem and that we can all learn from our percieved enemies.
1007644
Liberals are for change and  conservatives don't want change, they are traditionalists thats about as simple as i can put it
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I do research. During the 2006 elections I went to a website called votersissue.org. Sometimes I just went and type the name of the person and a website detailing their stance on issues has been helpful. The media has pretty much mislabed politicians making one conservative where they were actually moderate. Making someone a liberal but they actually were a little to the right.
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Better worry about the rest of American voters as well and not focus on a single group.  I hope the Republicans wise up and choose a moderate candidate who can win, instead of trying to sell a candidate who gats the biggest conservative base.  A candidate who can win, especially with congress once again in liberal hands, is much better than one who looks good, but only to conservatives.
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Though I am not a liberal, I have found that wacko conservatives are more stubborn know it alls than are liberals. Personally, I think both are retarded, but that's just the opinion of a hard line moderate.
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There is really no need; those of conservative values have won the house, the senate and the white house.  The media harps on their left wing agenda and the masses vote against them...
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For a short period of time, we were united. As people moved on with their lives and took the "blinders" off, they became more divided. Conservatives shifted further to the right and Liberals to the left.
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Liberals with power is more dangerous.  They want a socialistic country instead of what our fathers fought for, capitalism.
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Bottles.  The Republican party had many wins.   Not the landslide the Democrats predicted.  \n\nThey did not win enough power to keep our nation in gridlock for 2 years. \n\nThis is a win.
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too many liberals in the government.
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Here's a wikipedia article that can explain it better than I ever could. In summary, as far as I know, left is more liberal, right is more conservative.
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If you are in the States, I believe you mean the Democrats.  Liberal is a political standpoint, like conservative.  Republican & Democrat are actually political parties.
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Conservative and Liberal are terms only describing your tendency towards one side or another on certain issues.  It really has nothing to do with party affiliation.  There are a number of conservative Democrats and liberal Republicans, but the majority of Republicans tend to be more conservative and the majority of Democrats tend to be more liberal, which is how the words have come to be used as pseudo-insults from one party to the other.
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Ho ho ho!  great question!  \n\nThe conservatives are backwards, they cry when they drop the ball, then they cry for help when they want a pass.