Ernest Said:

Whats the difference between liberal and conservative?

We Answered:

Truthfully. In the real political spectrum of ideologies, they are just right (conservatives) and just left (liberal) of moderate or middle of the road. The conservatives are are between moderate and libertarians. The liberals are between moderate and socialist.

The true difference comes in there beliefs.

Liberals believe in "social justice" or fairness. This entails a certain level of equality in society of the people. To get to this point of "fairness" they are willing to give a little freedom. They to an extent believe in equality over freedom. This entails a certain level of socialism in society. Education, Health care, and other programs. While some of these programs may be necessary in a civilized society, others are generally referred to an invasion on certain liberties or freedoms. Liberals also believe that the constitution spells out our rights, and therefore our rights are given to us by the constitution and the government.

Conservatives on the other hand believe in freedom over equality. While they realize that some programs that are socialistic in nature are necessary in a civilized society, they feel that an overly intrusive government is detrimental to freedom. They feel that our rights are bestowed to us at birth (conception for those with a more religious emphasis) and are ours for being human. The only thing that government can do is to place restrictions or even remove those rights from the individual. Conservatives believe that the constitution was written as a limitation on the federal government and not on the people.

Now please don't confuse these with the titles of republican and democrat. They do not hold true to the ideals of either ideology. Even within the parties there is a grand swing to both ends.

We must be careful with either end of the spectrum. Without a balance the liberals can become socialist (many over one), the conservatives can become libertarians (one over many). Both can in the end wind up as totalitarians (one or group over many).

Tyrone Said:

What's the difference between liberal & conservative?

We Answered:

Go here:
www.yourmorals.org

Sign up and take the "Moral Foundations Questionnaire," a bunch of generic, non-political questions about right and wrong.

The graph at the end explains the difference between liberals and conservatives.

Ida Said:

Is the FOX Network liberal or conservative? And what is the difference between the two?

We Answered:

People claim Fox lie and is biased and whatever but can never point to actual things they do wrong, which means they're not doing anything wrong. Their opinion shows are hosted by conservatives, but they debate and talk with liberals, which makes them balanced in my opinion. How many conservatives do you see on any of the other news networks? Keep in mind opinion shows are different than news shows (Fox has both). You can search You Tube for evidence of bias from all news organizations.

In a nutshell, modern liberalism entails:
Big government
More government control
Welfare programs
Socialism (albeit in a very mild form)

Also in a nutshell, modern conservatism (not neoconservatism) entails:
Small government
Less government control
Fiscal responsibility (basically you should be responsible with your own money)
Capitalism (aka Free Enterprise)

Laurie Said:

What is the difference between a conservative and a liberal?

We Answered:

The difference is that when conservatives are running the government there is a crack down on gay marriage, flag burning, and other not so important stuff.

When liberals are in office they focus on life changes subjects such as health care, technology, education.

Elizabeth Said:

What's the difference between liberal, conservative and fundamental christians?

We Answered:

Fundamental Christians are hardcore to the point that one can't really recognize them as Christians. They go around condemning people and are often self-righteous.

Conservative Christians are more moderate than fundamentalists. They tend to be a bit more accepting and compassionate.

Liberal Christians are basically "everything goes."

Hope this helps.