The idea of 'defining' ouselves as this, or that. "I'm a conservative" or "You're a liberal".
I think I'm going to try and start saying more, "I believe in the conservative use of govt power". Or, "You're talking about a liberal use of govt power".
'Conservative' has come to mean so many different things, some of them completely opposite from each other.
With all due respect, you're sidestepping. Please answer the contentions and address the analogy developed in post #319 and the last paragraph in #353.