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Originally posted by widebody911
I don't know that 'wanting more government' is a liberal trait. Seems to be a conservative trait.
Conservatives used to be about fiscal responsibilty and less government. Wow, that sure has changed, hasn't it?
Liberals want to reign in corporations and let individuals run free; conservatives want to rein in individuals and let corporations run free. Conservativism taken to it's extreme would be a fascist theocracy; liberalism taken to it's extreme would be socialist anarchy.
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Conservative != today's Republican party.
Liberal != today's Democratic party.
Let's not use the actions and philosophies of our office-holding corporate whores to define the gen-you-wine principles abstracted by the terms "conservative" and "liberal". Before you ask, neither term describes my philosophy, BTW.
Oh, and please explain what the hell socialist anarchy is. Sounds a little paradoxical to me.