Link? Sure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal (that can be pulled from the source code of my comment, sorry I forgot the link)
As for "Conservative", I get a disambiguation page, but like how Liberal redirected to Libreralism, I decided to look at Conservatism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism):
Conservatism is a political philosophy that necessitates a defense of established values. The term derives from to conserve; from Latin conservāre, "to keep, guard, observe". 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.
And since that definition really doesn't say much, lets look at the definition of American conservatism:
American conservatism is a constellation of political ideologies within the United States under the blanket heading of conservative. Included are fiscal conservatives, free market or economic liberals, social conservatives, and religious conservatives, as well as supporters of a strong American military, opponents of internationalism, and proponents of states' rights.
(For reference, economic liberalism is the school of liberalism that believes the "equal opportunity to succeed" is best represented by a completely free market.)
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Re: 3 examples:
Date: 2006-11-10 10:13 pm (UTC)As for "Conservative", I get a disambiguation page, but like how Liberal redirected to Libreralism, I decided to look at Conservatism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism):
And since that definition really doesn't say much, lets look at the definition of American conservatism:
(For reference, economic liberalism is the school of liberalism that believes the "equal opportunity to succeed" is best represented by a completely free market.)