conservative - pragmatic, practical, emphasizing tradition and continuity; they generally oppose rapid change emphasizing means over ends
ideologue - left (liberators) or right (nationalist) leaning social conservative; fiscal conservatives have a "live within means" stance; economic conservatives support laissez faire economics
neocon - lefties who moved right in support of an aggressive foreign policy, militantly anti-communist; they are not too pragmatic, don't trust peace through negotiations, diplomacy, arms controls, or containment; neocons tend to believe that an emphasis on reason over faith leads to the deterioration of society
liberal - an individual who has been emancipated from the group; they tend to shun dogma prefering pragmatism; they recognize achievements and failures of classical liberalism, e.g. the concentration of wealth and irrational economies; liberals believe that prices, wages, and profits should continue to be subject to negotiation among the interested parties, but price-wage-profit decisions affecting the economy as a whole must be reconciled with public policy; liberals support the Employment Act of 1946, "Federal Government is to use all practical means to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power".....sometimes liberalizing, sometimes socializing
ideologue - left (liberators) or right (nationalist) leaning social conservative; fiscal conservatives have a "live within means" stance; economic conservatives support laissez faire economics
neocon - lefties who moved right in support of an aggressive foreign policy, militantly anti-communist; they are not too pragmatic, don't trust peace through negotiations, diplomacy, arms controls, or containment; neocons tend to believe that an emphasis on reason over faith leads to the deterioration of society
liberal - an individual who has been emancipated from the group; they tend to shun dogma prefering pragmatism; they recognize achievements and failures of classical liberalism, e.g. the concentration of wealth and irrational economies; liberals believe that prices, wages, and profits should continue to be subject to negotiation among the interested parties, but price-wage-profit decisions affecting the economy as a whole must be reconciled with public policy; liberals support the Employment Act of 1946, "Federal Government is to use all practical means to promote maximum employment, production, and purchasing power".....sometimes liberalizing, sometimes socializing