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<blockquote data-quote="xmari27" data-source="post: 3260713" data-attributes="member: 102027">Man arrested for 2x4 labeled &quot;High Powered Rifle&quot;Johno pretty much nailed it. When I did my politics A level* though we were taught two seperate branches of liberalism (positive liberty v negative liberty) and one did favour more government involvement than the other one. However in both cases one of the most basic foundations for Liberalism as an idealogy was that people should be allowed to do what they want unless it effected other people. I actually found Classical Liberalism as I was taught it to have a fair amount in common with Conservatism surprisingly. Differing opinions on the why certain things should be done, but in practice had some similiar ideas. You can get copies of John Stuart Mill&#039;s On Liberty dirt cheap on Amazon if you&#039;re that interested in what Liberalism really is. But yeah, now its just used as a catch all term to mean anyone who isn&#039;t right wing. And in America it seems to be anyone who disagrees with the Republicans.*I did only get a C so don&#039;t be surprised if someone comes in and tells me everything I write from now on is wrong</blockquote>

[QUOTE="xmari27, post: 3260713, member: 102027"] [b]Man arrested for 2x4 labeled "High Powered Rifle"[/b] Johno pretty much nailed it. When I did my politics A level* though we were taught two seperate branches of liberalism (positive liberty v negative liberty) and one did favour more government involvement than the other one. However in both cases one of the most basic foundations for Liberalism as an idealogy was that people should be allowed to do what they want unless it effected other people. I actually found Classical Liberalism as I was taught it to have a fair amount in common with Conservatism surprisingly. Differing opinions on the why certain things should be done, but in practice had some similiar ideas. You can get copies of John Stuart Mill's On Liberty dirt cheap on Amazon if you're that interested in what Liberalism really is. But yeah, now its just used as a catch all term to mean anyone who isn't right wing. And in America it seems to be anyone who disagrees with the Republicans. *I did only get a C so don't be surprised if someone comes in and tells me everything I write from now on is wrong [/QUOTE]

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