Liberal vs. Conservative (Introduction)

by David Turell , Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 20:53 (5519 days ago) @ xeno6696

I don't know how you define 'social conservatism'. Looking at your responses I'd say you are leaning well to the conservative side. 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_conservatism
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> This hits what I would define as "social conservatism" -From Wiki:-"The accepted meaning of traditional morality often differs from group to group within social conservatism. Thus, there are really no policies or positions that could be considered universal among social conservatives. There are, however, a number of principles to which at least a majority of social conservatives adhere. Social conservatives in many countries generally: favor the pro-life position in the abortion controversy and oppose embryonic stem cell research; support the death penalty for murder; oppose same-sex marriage and other marriages social conservatives consider the establishment of to be contrary to traditional marriage; and the nuclear family model as society's foundational unit; oppose expansion of civil marriage and child adoption rights to couples in same-sex relationships; promote public morality and traditional family values; oppose secularism and privatization of religious belief; support the prohibition of drugs, prostitution, premarital sex, non-marital sex and euthanasia; and support the censorship of pornography and what they consider to be obscenity or indecency."-For me it is a mixed bag from Wiki. I am for abortion, I want stem cell research in all forms, for the death penalty, oppose same sex marriage, but want civil unions with the same tax and other legal rights. I would legalize drugs, prostitution, and euthanasia. Pornography for those who want it is fine; I would limit avalability by age. I want adoption by traditional married couples.
 
So I don't know how you can 'hate' this category in a lump. There are so many laws with criminality attached, that all of us in a our everyday life are breaking laws. Is this what you hate? I know I do.