So which label do you want to attach to me? Independent thinker. Note that in each of your uses of the terms L & C, you had to qualify them with a specific co

So which label do you want to attach to me? Independent thinker. Note that in each of your uses of the terms L & C, you had to qualify them with a specific context. In each of those contexts, there's someone else who might use the term differently but sensibly. E.g., "radical conservatism", "contemporary liberalism". My point being that the terms L & C are not by themselves sufficient to communicate intelligently, so when you hear them used without supporting context, the speaker is often not working from a solid logical basis.