Where exactly do you draw the line between liberals and conservatives?

Personally, I find it hard to do so on most social issues because the positions have changed so fast. I mean 10 years ago, it would've been gay marriage but since then a lot of conservatives have (at least outwardly) been accepting gay marriage. Personally, I use the zoning laws since that's one of the biggest departures from capitalism that republicans support in contravention to almost all of their other stated values.

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

I go by the definition of "to conserve" in just about anything. You see to conserve is to not waste resources.

BlueVeins · 22-25

@DeWayfarer You're thinking of conservationism. The 'conserve' in Conservatism refers to conserving existing power structures, hierarchies, & traditional values. The movement originated during the French Revolution, in opposition to revolutionaries who were trying to overthrow the monarchy.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@BlueVeins NO! The word conservativism came from the ACT of conserving not the other way around.

Conserving is as old as time itself.

See puritans which were long before the French revolution.