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Definition of Liberal, Definition of Conservative?
What is your personal definition of liberal and conservative? No answers from dictionary.com please. It seems like these have become dirty words to people who are the opposite, why?
17 Answers
- St. Tom CruiseLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
Liberal: Those who seek happiness and freedom.
Conservative: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere my be happy and the fanatical obsession with crushing that happiness.
- ArnieLv 76 years ago
The Liberal ideology is a theory which holds forth beliefs that have no basis in reality.
They are Advocates of a policy that empowers a strong government to enslave its people with a high tax burden incident to the support of extravagant and unnecessary social programs destructive to both the work ethic among the lower class, and the incentive to innovate and succeed among the working class.
The problems we face today are because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.
A democracy will continue to exist up until
the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous
gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority
always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from
the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally
collapse over loose fiscal policy
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I see Liberal as meaning: Inclined to change often, spend freely save little, disregard tradition.
Conservative means: Inclined to stay the same, save more spend frugally, uphold tradition.
People who identify themselves or others as ether Liberal or Conservative do not always fit the above definitions. So called "Liberals" are only truly Liberal until they get their way then they convert to Conservative (in practice if not in name) in order to preserve their gains. All so called "Conservatives" hold positions that were once considered Liberal.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
liberals are idealist they want a perfect world where there are no problems and look for solutions that are simple and easy fixes.
conservatives work at to get a perfect world and believe that we are responsible than someone else to get it done. Like in the case of helping the poor. Conservative give more of their own time and money in helping the poor by teaching them jobs and going to countries to train them.
However today it is just words and people who don't like the other insult the other.
Truth is both are needed to make the world to go around. It is called balance.
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- 1 decade ago
I will give you 2 standpoints
as a liberal:
Liberal - Individual Rights and Freedoms
Conservative - Religous Zealots/hate mongers
As a conservative:
Liberal - Morally Bankrupt
Conservative - Backed by God
I'm just playin around....there are so many thoughts and opinions that go into both and lately the divide has become so wide that is is frightening to think about.
- hamthuggerLv 41 decade ago
A liberal democrat is: A conservative republican is:
1) For gun control 1) Against gun control
2) For welfare 2) Against welfare
3) For gay marriage 3) Against gay marriage
4) Anti military 4) Pro military
5) Pro choice 5) Pro life
6) antichristian 6) Christian
7) against hunting 7) for hunting
8) for illegal immigration 8) anti illegal immigration
9) anti capitol punishment 9) for capitol punishment
10) disgraced by America 10) Has pride
in America
Source(s): lsuballs - 1 decade ago
Liberal - Free thinker, open minded
Conservative -- low keyed, Takes the tried and true way, never deviating off the path
- Anonymous1 decade ago
A liberal is a someone that believes government should be involved in every aspect of life. A conservative believes government should have limited involvement, supports free enterprise and lower taxes.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Liberal: One who believes that evil does not exist, that everyone just wants what's best for everyone else... rose colored glasses... if we're nice others will be nice to us... Can't we all just get along? If it feels good, do it. Babies are an inconvenient accidental result of a good night out, and should be dismembered brutally just because I'm not ready to be a parent yet.
Conservative: One who knows that people are selfish, brutish, evil creatures. Overcoming that takes discipline and courage. Overcoming that is to the benefit of all mankind. We must be prepared to defend ourselves and others from evil. Just because you exist doesn't mean you should have everything handed to you on a silver platter... Earn your keep. Life is precious, and those who would deny it from others don't deserve theirs.