badgenome on 18 July 2011
| sapphi_snake said: Modern day conservatives, staying true to term "conservatism" oppose things like liberty and freedom. There's nothing liberal about them. And what's the problem with being a "leftist"? It's certainly better than being on the right. |
False. Liberalism is a well defined and universal ideology - a liberal is a liberal anywhere in the world. Conservatism is a relative term and entirely dependent on where the person lives. A conservative in the USA is not the same as a conservative in Uganda.
Whether or not leftists are preferable to righties is a matter of opinion, I suppose. But as self-righteous busybodies, leftists are decidedly illiberal.
