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Originally Posted by Buddahaid
I see the first thing to clear up is does conservative mean Republican, and liberal mean Democrat. I don't think so, but you almost always here the two pairs together, as conservative Republicans this, and liberal Democrats that.
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I think you are correct here. People of both/either political party can be Conservative, Moderate, or Liberal.
I also believe that those three terms can not be absolute but are alway relative.
A person can't be "a conservative", but they can be more conservative than "someone else".
But then people have the right to call themselves what ever makes them feel comfortable.
What I hate is when people try to nullify someone's opinion by labeling them.
"Oh well he is just a Conservative, that's why he thinks like that"
or
"What else can you expect from a Liberal"
Instead of truly trying to understand their opinion.
Anytime we apply labels we are hindering communication and understanding between people of different opinions.