@Lash,
The reason I became an Independent is because the party politics have changed over the years. Liberal and conservative doesn't have much meaning any more. Better to be Independent, and follow each issue accordingly.
I've been trying it for many years, and I like it!
This was the "best answer" seven years ago.
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Conservatism - to protect/conserve the ideals and traditions of the past.
Supporters: the church, landed aristocracy, Edmund Burke, Caryle.
Liberalism - to promote and love liberty.
Supporters: factory owners, businessmen, John Locke.
Conservatism essentially died and gave way to liberalism.
Liberalism has split into many different forms: Social liberalism, neo-liberalism, conservative liberalism, libertarian)
Liberalism is the dominant ideology today. Conservatives and liberals of today just believe in a different branch of liberalism.
Curiosity · 7 years ago
