The difference between "liberalism" and what Republicans think Liberalism is:

[joseph]

This from the Liberal who constantly tries to tell us what Conservatism is.

We have not had Conservative Government in nearly 30 years dude. Wake the Fuck up. Bush Spent like a Liberal, and was only Conservative on Social Issues.

Liberalism is not an economic ideology. It is an ideology based on equality and freedom and any liberal writer, such as J. S. Mill, John Locke, Madison, Jefferson, Adams, will confirm that idea. Bush's excessive spending came from a war based on ultra nationalist ideas which is an ideology that would be firmly placed in a conservative corner.

True Liberalism is based on Liberty, Independence, Self Reliance, and Charity. When you misuse the concept of Equality, when you use it to bind, restrict, control, enslave, without justified cause, it is abomination, it is totalitarian. Good try though.

I actually challenge you to find an example liberalism is used to any of the things you mentioned. Again liberalism is social ideology not a fiscal one so taxes are not part of that. Then I would also like to point out that none of these people envisioned freedom for freedoms sake even JS Mill, a man widely regarded as the father of libertarianism believed that there must be some restrictions in the cause for serving the greater, so here is the question can you justify these freedoms being using a utility other than freedom itself?