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It's not totally clear to me how you're using some of these words and their meanings can change a lot depending on context. Like I would consider both the repu

It's not totally clear to me how you're using some of these words and their meanings can change a lot depending on context. Like I would consider both the republican and democrat parties to be conservative, in the sense of generally resisting change, and liberal, in the sense of generally believing in market-based solutions to most problems. The degree to which they're devoted to those things differs, but I think what differentiates them from each other is not their stances on these items.

ralusek 6y ago
"Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but they generally support free markets, free trade, limited government, individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), capitalism, democracy, secularism, gender equality, racial equality, internationalism, freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of religion." I would say the vast majority of these principles are more associated with today's Republican party than today's Democrat party. I think two that might trip people up are "gender equality," and "racial equality," because the Democrats are the ones typically arguing for things approximating reparative justice/affirmative action/quotas, etc, but that is rather classified as "equity" rather than "equality." Equality, in the liberal sense, means equality before the law. Obviously reparative justice/affirmative action/quotas are the near opposite of equality before the law. Internationalism and free trade are the two remaining principles that I wouldn't associate or disassociate with Republicans or Democrats, it basically just depends on what faction within the party. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are both against free trade, and more interested in prioritizing national workers over international trade. You also have free trade globalist types in either party.

ralusek 6y ago

"Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but they generally support free markets, free trade, limited government, individual rights (including civil rights and human rights), capitalism, democracy, secularism, gender equality, racial equality, internationalism, freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of religion." I would say the vast majority of these principles are more associated with today's Republican party than today's Democrat party. I think two that might trip people up are "gender equality," and "racial equality," because the Democrats are the ones typically arguing for things approximating reparative justice/affirmative action/quotas, etc, but that is rather classified as "equity" rather than "equality." Equality, in the liberal sense, means equality before the law. Obviously reparative justice/affirmative action/quotas are the near opposite of equality before the law. Internationalism and free trade are the two remaining principles that I wouldn't associate or disassociate with Republicans or Democrats, it basically just depends on what faction within the party. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are both against free trade, and more interested in prioritizing national workers over international trade. You also have free trade globalist types in either party.