Difference Between Liberals and Conservatives

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Kasz216 said:

And yet... his stances on free speech, sexism & racism would be seen as too liberal for him to be elected.

Not to mention personal freedom issues.

US... not so hot on things like government cameras monitering everything that goes on outside.

 

Or Immigration?  Oooh boy.

 

http://knowthecauses.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/the-fallacy-of-a-more-liberal-or-progressive-or-left-wing-europe/

 

Actually explains it pretty ok, not great but it's easier then me typing in depth.

Some of those points in tha article are not exactly true. Europe isn't a country, it's a continent.

Same-sex marriage is legal in only 8 countries worldwide, 6 of which are European. There are also countries who offer civil unions for gays, who give them teh same rights as heterosexual couples. By comparison, only a few US states do that. And gay couples in the US get no federal rights. And there are only 19 states in the US if I'm not mistaking that ban gay discrimination completely. I live in a bakcwards conservative country from Eastern Europe, and even here all discrimination against gays is illegal.

Plus, if you look at attitudes towards gaus in general, studies find that Americans are much more homophobic then the rest of the Western world.

And what's "liberal" or "progressive" about invading other countries and forcing political beleifs on them?