explain the different political views; liberal, conservative, etc.?
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Liberal - More government intervention in economics, less in social issues\n\nConservative - Less government intervention in economics, contemporary Christian Right conservatives will say more in social issues, many will say less
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everything\n\ngenerally, liberal stances vs. conservative stances\n\nthe liberal ideal:\n\nBroadly speaking, liberalism emphasizes individual rights. It seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, free public education, 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 all citizens are protected.[2] In modern society, liberals favor a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed.[3]\n\nthe republican ideal:\n\nClassical or institutional conservatism - Opposition to rapid change in governmental and societal institutions. This kind of conservatism is anti-ideological insofar as it emphasizes process (slow change) over product (any particular form of government). To the classical conservative, whether one arrives at a right- or left-leaning government is less important than whether change is effected through rule of law rather than through revolution and sudden innovation.
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Even if it's not extremely clear, everybody (including me) would give you a biased opinion.  So, I'll recommend a website which shows EXACTLY what each party believes, on each issue.\n\nDemocrats\nhttp://ontheissues.org/Dem_Platform_2004.htm\nRepublicans\nhttp://ontheissues.org/2004_GOP_Platform.htm\n\nThese are the official platforms, or published definitive views, of both the Democrat & Republican parties.  You can't get much more accurate than from the parties themselves.
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Classical liberals are also known as liberatians, which have a political party that regularly fields candidates for major political office, including president.\n\nIn a nutshell, classical liberals believe in minimal government, as provided by the US Constitution.  Personal freedom as to peaceful, non-fraudulent activity, both in the social and fiscal realms.  \n\nYou can learn more at the site below, and also take the quiz to learn where you fall in the political spectrum.  The political spectrum is more than just left and right, is is also up and down.  Check it out:
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.... liberal means you want a change... which means you want someone else in office and don't agree with him.. \n\nliberal = you want change...
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Ask yourself some core value questions: \n\nPro Choice vs. Pro Life\n\nSocial Welfare (big government) vs. Capitalist/Business (small government)\n\nCivil Rights vs. Government Authority\n\nScience/Technology vs. Religious Values\n\nMiddle class vs. Upper/Rural class\n\nIf you choose more on the left side, you're leaning toward Democraty party.  If more to the right, then Republican.  If half/half, then you're an independent or moderate.
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A Democrat is a liberal while a Republican is a conservative.\nThe youth prefers the liberal while mature people likes the conservative.  Religious groups prefer the conservative but hates the liberals for championing abortion and gay marriages.
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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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In America being a liberal means you think people should have a lot of personal freedoms (abortion, free speech, unions) and that the economy should be closely monitored and modified by the government.\n\nConservatives think that people's freedoms should be more closely monitored and controlled and that the economy should be free from government interference.\n\nNow, this is just what the trend is GENERALLY nowadays, because really the ideals change as time goes on for both types.
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I am a moderate conservative with leaning towards being more liberal for social programs who help children, the elderly, handicapped, etc etc. Fiscally, I lean more towards the conservative end. However, what I am seeing NOW in the United States is that both parties need to more clearly define their positions. I just want to have an honest, hardworking, moral, intelligent president and even more importantly a CONGRESS who will stand up and finally think about OUR people and what is best for the United States and not THEIR special interest groups instead.
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REPUBLICAN-The Republican Party is the more socially conservative and economically libertarian of the two major parties, and has closer ties to both Wall Street (large corporations) and Main Street (locally owned businesses) than do the Democrats and less affiliation with labor unions. Republicans have a strong belief in personal responsibility, limited government, and corporate entrepreneurship. Republicans generally oppose gay marriage, oppose abortion, and oppose embryonic stem cell research.   center-right wing\n\nDEMOCRAT-The party has favored farmers, laborers, labor unions, and religious and ethnic minorities; it has opposed unregulated business and finance, and favored progressive income taxes. In foreign policy, internationalism (including interventionism) was a dominant theme from 1913 to the mid 1960s. In the 1930s, the party began advocating welfare spending programs targeted at the poor. Since the 1970s, environmentalism has been a major new component.\nIn recent decades, the Party advocates civil liberties, social freedoms, equal rights, equal opportunity, and a free enterprise system tempered by government intervention (what economists call a mixed-economy). The Party believes that government should play a role in alleviating poverty and social injustice, even if that means a larger role for government and progressive taxation to pay for social services. They support gay marriage, abortion, and stem call research.\n\nLEFT-WING-In politics, left-wing, the political left or simply the left are terms that refer to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of, to varying extents, socialism, green politics, anarchism, communism, social democracy, progressivism, American liberalism or social liberalism, and defined in contradistinction to its polar opposite, the right. The left often works to eliminate high levels of inequality.\n\nRIGHT-WING-In politics, right-wing, the political right or simply the right, are terms that refer to the segment of the political spectrum often associated with any of several strains of monarchism, reactionism, conservatism, the religious right, nationalism, fascism, or simply the opposite of left-wing politics.\nThe right advanced capitalism, whereas the left advocated socialism (often democratic socialism) or communism.\n\nLIBERAL-Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. Liberalism has its roots in the Western Age of Enlightenment, but the term now encompasses a diversity of political thought. Broadly speaking, liberalism emphasizes individual rights. It seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, free public education, 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 all citizens are protected. In modern society, liberals favor a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed.\n\nCONSERVATIVE-Conservatism is a political philosophy that necessitates a defense of established values. Since different cultures have different established values, conservatives in different cultures have different goals. Some conservatives seek to preserve the status quo, while others seek to return to the values of an earlier time, the status quo ante.
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liberal is a very subjective term and can apply to any viewpoint fairly far to the left compared with the mainstream politics of the nation, every nation will therefore be different in its definition
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Republican\n\nGulliani\nMcCain\nRice\n\nDemocrat\n\nHillary\nGore\nKerry
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Check out Politics1.  http://www.politics1.com\nThey have a lot of information on political parties.\nBut off the top of my head,\nRepublican\nDemocratic\nSocialist\nGreen\nLibertarian\nConstitution\nand\nReform (although they are almost defunct now).
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conservatives like to talk, liberals take action...\n\nTHANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
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In terms of what? Their editorial style? Political views?
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Liberals believe in upholding the rights of the individual, no matter what the cost to the masses. (i.e., one atheist in CA is offended by "under God" so now thousands of kids can no longer say it.)\n\nThey believe that all Republicans are a bunch of radical Christian fundamentalists who are trying take over the country by procreating in order to raise more like minded people.\n\nThey believe that our president is an idiot who somehow caused a terrorist attack just so he could start a war with a harmless dictator; he also stole an election and manipulated fuel prices just so his buddies could get rich. \n\nLiberals also seem to believe in legalizing everything, yet taking responsibility for nothing.