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Originally Posted by SebC
Not exactly. The Liberals are more socialist (no, that's not a dirty word), but they're also more, well, liberal! It's conservatives (small c, but those people are part of the big C Conservative base whether the big C Conservatives like it or not) who want to legislate morality (anti-piracy, anti-gay, anti-marijuana, anti-prostitution, anti-abortion etc.).
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I often wonder where the libertarian vote lies in this country. When it comes to issues like the ones you stated, the Conservatives stand for restricting individual freedom. On other cases, such as gun control or environmental regulation, the Liberals stand for restricting individual freedoms for the greater good. Makes it difficult for a true libertarian to make a choice.
Azure: So to get us through the recession, the Conservatives did very little and were lucky because the Liberals put so much regulation on our banking industry. That doesn't bolster my confidence in their abilities.