I *thought* that the Liberal v. Conservative thing was about 'collective', or govt, solutions v. 'individual' solutions.
I thought 'conservative' meant "for minimal govt intrustion".
If so, then 'Social Conservatives' aren't political conservatives.
Libertarians would actually be 'radical conservatives'.
What has happened to the meanings of these words?
My own take on this, take with a grain of salt..
Libertarians - No government intrusion in social or economic matters at all, just provide for the basic services, make sure constitution is followed.
Conservatives - Minimal intrusion, read moral values intrude to some extent (individiual items like drug use etc - IE Victimless Crimes)
Liberals - Nanny state, tyranny of the minority - minority rights protected at the expense of the majority.
I am probably a Conservative/Libertarian: I think conservatives sometimes get a little too restrictive but a libertarian world is scary in different ways (Have looked at the platform and disagree with a substantial number of stands)
Within each movement I feel their are swings and some differences on individual issues, their has to be. It is deciding where you fit best that decides your affiliation. So it is not black and white, lot of shades of grey. Again this is all from feverish and often wrong brain!