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    american english v. british english

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    British English.
    Get your language sorted, yah yanks. :P

    Back when I was in school, I had a Canadian teacher in maths class. I left some my stuff at home, and when I asked if I could borrow the rubber she had, I got sent out of class.

    Was a while before I found out why.

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    Rate song, then post another!

    in Forum Games

    It was good song, but I feel like a song with that kinda riff and those vocals need to have a completely different production for it to make an impact. D': 7.5/10

    I mean, I say this, but I'm about to post Saxon, so what do I know.

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    Liberal or Conservative?

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    Correct me if I'm wrong here, but I'd like to try to define these terms in their separate meanings.

     

    Note these are mere statements based upon my own observations, and do not mean to insinuate that one is superior to the other in any shape or form.

     

    Social Conservatives are traditionalists who prefer that social norms to not change over time, or at least change as little as is possible given the situation.

     

    Social Liberals prefer that the social norms adapt to the situation at all times. They tend toward rebelling against the status quo, and sometimes view those who like the social norms of the day to be conformists.

     

    Fiscal Conservatives do not like the government spending money, especially if it is money the government does not have or has to institute new taxes to pay for.

     

    Fiscal Liberals tend to believe that any expenditure seen as good and necessary for the social welfare is a good investment, whether we have to borrow the money or not.

     

    Note that none of the above concerns itself with what the main issue tends to be in the world: Totalitarianism vs. Libertarianism, those who believe the government should have its hand in everything and those who believe the government should leave everyone alone. 

     

    Keep in mind, this is speaking in broad, sweeping generalizations, and does not account for an individual's place on the spectrum. These are generalities, and should not be taken to define any specific person or persons. Everyone falls somewhere on all of these spectrums, and politically this makes the person as three dimensional as possible. Very few people who identify as one thing or another share every single value espoused by political representatives. 

     

    I'm actually not speaking about these definitions.

     

    The thread simply said "Liberal", so I'm assuming it means Liberalism in the traditional sense, that being Classical Liberalism which was spread by Conservatives in Europe and America, hence why it's odd to suggest that the two are at odds with each other.

    Liberalism doesn't fall into the Left/right dichotomy and is often adopted by both sides.

    Liberal or Conservative?

    in General Discussion

    Conservatism and Liberalism are not on opposing ends of the political spectrum. A lot of Conservatives are also Liberal.

    I think a lot of people are here might be confusing Liberalism with Progressivism, which are two entirely different things.

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