November 27, 2005
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SOCIO/POLITICAL LABELS
Both "Conservative" and "Liberal" mean far different things to those embracing the labels and those opposing them.
Liberals tend to think of themselves as espousing the best Jeffersonian qualities of America - working for Liberty, Freedom, the Pursuit of Happiness, and encouraging others to move toward the bright new horizon of perfection.
Conservatives tend to think of themselves as the guardians of all America stands and has stood for and as vigorous opponents of those who would give up our freedoms or attempt to change those things which have made America great.
Both groups tend to attract extremist ideologues who attempt to use the American basic beliefs to push extremist ideas, recently, in the case of "Liberals" (read Radical Leftists), a movement away from individualism and individual freedom and toward group identity and rights.
In the case of "Conservatives" (read extreme reactionaries), vigorous attempts to use the American basic beliefs to push extremist ideas concerning the relationship between citizens and their government; recently pushing the idea of denying freedoms in the name of protecting them while using America's power to influence other parts of the world.
Maybe I'll get into discussing how each label fits nowadays.
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