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[[Image:Liberal Brain.jpg|thumb|250px|top|<center>A satirical conception of the liberal brain.</center>]]

[[Image:Liberal Brain.jpg|thumb|250px|top|<center>A satirical conception of the liberal brain.</center>]]

In the U.S. the word ''liberal'' is usually used to describe the platform espoused by the [[Democratic Party]], that is, support of [[social welfare]] systems, redistribution of wealth, and government regulation of the economy - combined with a certain brand of individual [[libertarianism]], emphasizing social equality, and (to a certain extent) rejection of traditional [[Judaism|Judeo]]-[[Christianity|Christian]] standards of [[morality]] as a proper foundation for [[law]]. Such examples of the proper foundations of law include Deuteronomy 23:3 'No Ammonite or Moabite may be admitted to the congregation of Yahweh.', which deals with that touchy issue of racial tolerance.

In the U.S. the word ''liberal'' is usually used to describe the platform espoused by the [[Democratic Party]], that is, support of [[social welfare]] systems, redistribution of wealth, and government regulation of the economy - combined with a certain brand of individual [[libertarianism]], emphasizing social equality, and (to a certain extent) rejection of traditional [[Judaism|Judeo]]-[[Christianity|Christian]] standards of [[morality]] as a proper foundation for [[law]].

The [[economic]] aspects of this ideology are to a large extent a product of the [[New Deal]] policies of the [[Great Depression]] era, as well as [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s "[[Great Society]]."  The Democratic Party's idea of social liberty and equality, though, came much later, partly as a result of the [[Civil rights movement|civil rights]] and [[counterculture]] movements of the late 20^th century.  It continues to be fueled by various youth movements and the interests of numerous special interest groups. Conservatism on the other hand is fueled by no special interest groups at ''all'' and old people movements, such as militia groups.

The [[economic]] aspects of this ideology are to a large extent a product of the [[New Deal]] policies of the [[Great Depression]] era, as well as [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s "[[Great Society]]."  The Democratic Party's idea of social liberty and equality, though, came much later, partly as a result of the [[Civil rights movement|civil rights]] and [[counterculture]] movements of the late 20^th century.  It continues to be fueled by various youth movements and the interests of numerous special interest groups.

== Europe and elsewhere ==

== Europe and elsewhere ==