engfant

People call Kerry too Liberal like it's some kind of sin or even something bad. do these people even know the definition of Liberal? Well, here's both conservative and liberal and you tell ME what you'd rather back. These definitions are not pick and choose, they are straight cut and paste from Google definitions.

Definitions of liberal on the Web:

a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


showing or characterized by broad-mindedness; "a broad political stance"; "generous and broad sympathies"; "a liberal newspaper"; "tolerant of his opponent's opinions"
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


having political or social views favoring reform and progress
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


Genus: A political belief system, or a person who accepts the system Differentia: To believe that the initiation of force should not be permitted in any aspect of life Comment: This definition above is the true, original definition of the term. In America the term has been changed to mean the opposite, including the left-wing and other socialists.
www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Dictionary.html


in political speech now in the U.S. a liberal is a person who believes it is the duty of government to ameliorate social conditions and create a more equitable society. Liberals favor generous spending on the welfare state; they exhibit a concern for minorities, the poor, and the disadvantaged and often see these conditions as a product of social injustices rather than individual failings.
www.ptvincivilsociety.org/glossary.htm


Favoring reform or progress, as in religion, education, or socioeconomic conditions; specifically, favoring political reforms tending toward democracy and personal freedom for the individual; progressive. Liberals tend to favor greater federal power to remedy social inequities, and to support freedom of personal choice and behavior. Liberals are described as being left of center on the political spectrum. Of the two major political parties, the Democratic Party is generally regarded as being more liberal.
www.pbs.org/democracy/glossary/print.html


And here is the definitions of conservative on the Web:

a person who has conservative ideas or opinions
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


resistant to change
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


opposed to liberal reforms
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business"- Newsweek
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality"
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


In design and analysis, a conservative model or a conservative assumption is one that departs from accuracy in such a way that it reduces the chances of a false-positive assessment of the feasibility of the system in question. Conservative assumptions overestimate problems and underestimate capabilities.
www.foresight.org/Nanosystems/glossary/glossary_c.html


A conservative risk assessment estimates high-end risk rather than low-end risk. A conservative risk assessment should not underestimate risk and, therefore, will indicate risk to most species of plants and animals.
www.epa.gov/region5/superfund/eco/html/glossary.html


A conservative is a person to the right of center on the U.S. political spectrum. Of the two main political parties, the Republican Party is regarded as being the more conservative. Conservatives tend to uphold tradition and oppose major changes in laws and institutions. Change, when thought to be necessary, should be gradual and minimal. Conservatives generally oppose "big government" and support free-market economic policies and low taxes.
www.pbs.org/democracy/glossary/print.html


A person who tends to be cautious about new policies or changes in government, who favors traditional values, and who generally feels the government should stay out of the affairs of private citizens and businesses. Traditional values might be described as those that have been around for a while. Conservatives like things the way they are or were. (See LIBERAL).
members.tripod.com/~tutor_me/book/glossary.htm


Genus: Political position Differentia: Generally supports government intervention in social issues but supports freedom in economic issues
www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Dictionary.html


In American politics, someone who is right-of-center politically. Of the two major parties, the Republicans are generally considered more conservative. In the United States, conservatives usually emphasize free-market economic principles and often prefer state and local governmental power to federal power. Traditionally, conservative support has come from business leaders. Candidates and voters commonly refer to themselves and others as conservative, moderate (or centrist), or liberal.
usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/politics/govworks/na2.htm

electricparadise

You rock dude ,although when conservatives say the word "liberal" today they try to say it like they are saying "COMMIE".

sizzlestan

Wow, someone can use the online dictionary. I applaude you for that. Arent you supposed to be busy running your tanning salon or are you waiting for the Liberals to give you a hand out and a check?

engfant

Are you confused by all the big mean nasty words?

engfant

Handouts? GOD DAM wanna be republicans have just NO CLUE about what they are even saying. You cry about Kerry raising taxes but a vote for him is a "handout"????? There's no debating someone with no ryme or reason to their way of thinking. Actually, I can think of plenty of reasons for the way of thinking, just none that support the republicans in any way.