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Lori B
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Lori B asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

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?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    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.

  • Arnie
    Lv 7
    6 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

  • Anonymous
    1 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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  • Anonymous
    1 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.

  • 1 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
  • Liberal - Free thinker, open minded

    Conservative -- low keyed, Takes the tried and true way, never deviating off the path

  • 1 decade ago

    What did Benjamin Franklin say about division in America?

  • Anonymous
    1 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.

  • Anonymous
    1 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.

  • 1 decade ago

    A liberal likes to spend my money.A conservative likes to spend your money.

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