Do you think people consider themselves liberals and conservatives for name sake only?

Question

When I vote, I go with the candidate that best fits what I feel are major concerns. They all talk and most of the time don't do anything. So far, John Edwards is the only one I've seen speaking up for the middle class which has become a very important issue, with regards to jobs being lost. Sometimes I think people classify themselves as liberals and conservatives because they feel more comfortable fitting inside a class and group of people, instead of stepping aside, gathering there own thoughts, opinions, and ideas, and becoming an individual.

Answer 1

Yes, the desire for inclusion and acceptance - which can be met by group identification - is a natural human impulse.

Answer 2

John Edwards standing up for the middle class? You are too funny. Are you Jerry Seinfeld???
I find that most normal people do not consider themselves liberal or conservative to any significant degree. It is the activists and politicians that push the labels. Of course I find the average gay person to be a heck of a lot different than gay activists too which is interesting.

Answer 3

Well I am a conservative.... I do have some slightly liberal views (one or two at most) then again.. i am too young to vote =[ Then again my family would disown me if I voted democrat.

Answer 4

Nope, big difference:
Conservatives work for a living, and pay taxes.
Liberals don't work, and live off those taxes.