re: #463 iceweasel

I was anti-gun too, at one point. interesting.

I still disagree with you though. Conservatives and liberals have a LOT in common— respect for individuals rights, respect for privacy, a deep dislike of government telling them what to do. This is the kind of ‘liberalism’ that is just ‘American’ and is really common to almost all those who are in a liberal democracy.

I think many of our debates have been framed in a ‘culture war’ way that polarises people and parties, exacerbates our differences and drives us apart.

I have tried to be careful lately to use the Leftist instead of Liberal when criticizing the extremists out there. I agree that true conservatives and true liberals are closer than people tend to think, in some ways. Those on the far left are not real liberals and those on the far right are not real conservatives. The true debate needs to be between conservative and liberal, not left and right.