[OT] Conservatives, Liberals and the rest of us

Seems to me most of the people I know (in my generation) align 
themselves with liberal social values (toleration of marijuana 
(either because they don't think it is any worse than alcahol or as a 
strict matter of fiscal pragmatism), toleration of homosexual 
marriages (do what you want with whom you want, just don't bug me 
about it), toleration of free thinking, free speech, the right to 
question authority, protest in a non-destructive manner, etc). They 
also believe in technological prowess, education, and hard work. They 
don't believe in affirmitive action, sex discrimination, government 
moral oversight, censorship, etc. 

Simultaneously, most of them align themselves against unlimited gun 
ownership, against high taxes, against large government, against 
unmonitored social spending, and against government crookedness. And 
pro defence, pro military, and pro entrepeneurship. 

This mostly seems like common sense and boils down to "let the people 
keep their money, keep government out of social matters, let 
government monitor things like roads, schools, etc. that are public 
good locations, and have government that has integrity and 
accountability". 

Now, as an exercise, try to find a party that supports such policies 
in Canada. I know *I* have no idea who I'll be voting for next 
election.... which is downright sad. And to vote (because the 
perogative itself is sacred) for the "least of many evils" sure seems 
like a crappy recommendation for democracy. 

I think in the GZGverse (to vainly try for on-topic), people are 
probably still being mis-classified, grouped when such a grouping is 
misleading, poorly represented by their governments, etc. I think the 
"No Good Guys" applies trebly to the GZGverse governments, who all 
seem vaguely weasely (some less vaguely than others!). 

Tomb

PS - If US liberals are pro tax, pro big gov't, pro social welfare 
state and US conservatives are anti-tax, pro big gov't and anti 
welfare state, what are the protectionist deep south conservatives? 
They aren't pro free trade, yet they get called conservative due to 
their social convictions. And what is an anti-tax, anti-big gov't, 
anti-welfare state person? Another flavour of conservative? At the 
end of the day, what meaning does any label have if it can't 
adequately encompass two or three individually bifurcate or 
mutlifurcate categories? Answer: Probably not useful for anything but 
sound bytes!