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| | The term "liberal" comes from the aftermath of the French Revolution, where it meant someone who advocated more powerful elected assemblies. | | The term "liberal" comes from the aftermath of the French Revolution, where it meant someone who advocated more powerful elected assemblies. |
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| − | "Liberal" today means the disfavoring of individual responsibility in favor of collectivism. This term is used often in the United States, Canada and Great Britain. Examples of liberal beliefs include: | + | "Liberal" today means the disfavoring of individual responsibility in favor of collectivism or egalitarianism. Liberals tend to prefer equality in result rather than increased opportunities that can result in unequal results. |
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| | + | The term "liberal" is used often in the United States, Canada and Great Britain. Examples of liberal beliefs include: |
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| | * gun control | | * gun control |
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| | * amnesty for illegal aliens | | * amnesty for illegal aliens |
| | * teaching of evolution | | * teaching of evolution |
| − | * increased funding of public school | + | * increased taxpayer funding of public school |
| | * protection of obscure endangered species | | * protection of obscure endangered species |
| | * foreign treaties, especially for disarmament | | * foreign treaties, especially for disarmament |
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| + | * taxpayer-funded rather than private medical care |
| − | Liberal can also be defined as anything that is not conservative. For example, the American Heritage Dictionary includes this definition of "liberal":<ref>Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal</ref>
| + | * increased power for labor unions |
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| | + | Liberals typically align themselves with the Democratic Party in the United States, and the Labour Party in England.<ref>http://www.labour.org.uk/home</ref> |
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| | + | An alternative definition of liberal is anything that is not conservative. For example, the American Heritage Dictionary includes this definition of "liberal":<ref>Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal</ref> |
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| | :Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas ... | | :Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas ... |