I think that part of the problem - with the article, and with the perception by most of society in general - is that the words "liberal" and "conservative" are

I think that part of the problem - with the article, and with the perception by most of society in general - is that the words "liberal" and "conservative" are now heavily overloaded and may have either positive or negative connotations, depending on the current audience. As a result, I think both words are largely devoid of any real meaning today except as a compliment or an epithet. My political leanings tend to be pretty moderate. I used to think of "liberal" as someone for changing society faster than a "conservative", but with the two major political parties in the US today using fast legal changes to inflict the most damage on the party not in power my definitions of those two words do not hold, either. I do not think that either major political party in the US represents my interests, nor I do not expect that to change anytime soon.