What makes a person a liberal and what makes a person a conserative when referring to political terms.?

Answer 1

i suppose there could be a genetic cause behind Conservatism, but more likely than anything it's just a response to being constantly in fear of just about everything from gays to terrorists. Fear causes people to do strange things like blindly trust politicians with I.Q.s of about 60 who can't even string together complete sentences.

Answer 2

Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. Liberalism has its roots in the Western Enlightenment, but the term now encompasses a diversity of political thought.

Broadly speaking, contemporary liberalism emphasizes individual rights. It seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, free public education, and progressive taxation, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of all citizens are protected. In modern society, liberals favor a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed.

Conservatism is a philosophy defined by Edmund Burke as "a disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve". The term derives from conserve; from Latin conservāre, to keep, guard, observe. Classical conservatism does not readily avail itself to the ideology of objectives. Cultural Conservatism is a philosophy that supports preservation of the heritage of a nation or culture. The culture in question may be as large as Western culture or Chinese civilization or as small as that of Tibet. Cultural conservatives try to adapt norms handed down from the past. Fiscal conservatism is the economic philosophy of prudence in government spending and debt.

Answer 3

In "The Federal Courts, Politics, and the Rule of Law," by John C. Hughes (published 1995), it says:

"In the contemporary political context, those who fear conformity have tended to describe themselves as liberal and have tended to applaud judicial 'protection' of human rights. Those who fear diversity have tended to call themselves conservatives and have been appalled by judicial 'usurpation' of the majority's discretion to form the kind of community it finds most conducive to its own happiness. The former tends to approve of the expansive theories of constitutional interpretation, while the latter tends to prefer the restrained theories of judicial review. These alignments are neither perfect nor inevitable, but the debate has surely been shrill."

Answer 4

Liberals expect the government to take care of them from cradle to grave. Conservatives want the government to leave them the hell alone.

Answer 5

Well liberals are incoherent and irrational. Conservatives are charismatic and realistic.

Answer 6

being liberal is a mental disorder

Answer 7

Conservitaves want to run your life and liberals want you to live your life.