Left, Right or Center?

[Shuxclams]

con ser va tive (-tiv) adj. [ME. &amp; OFr. conservatif < LL. conservativas]
1. conserving or tending to conserve. 2. tending to preserve established traditions or institutions and resist or oppose any changes in these [conservtive politics, conservative art] 3. of or characteristic of a conservative 4. [C-] designating or of the major right-wing political party of Great britian or the similar one in Canada /ETC.........

lib er al ism (--iz-m) n. the quality or state of being liberal; specif.,
a) a political philosophy advocating personal freedom for the individual, democratic forms of goverment, gradual reform in political and social institutions. b) a movement in protestantism advocating a broad interpratation of the bible, freedom from rigid doctrine and authoritarianism /ETC........

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free dom (fre'dem) n. [ME. fredom < OE. freodom: see FREE &amp; -DOM]
1. the state or quality of being free; esp., a) exemption or liberation from the control of some other person or some arbitrary power; liberty; independence b) exemptionfrom arbitrary restrictions on a specified civil right; civil or political liberty [freedom of speech] c) exemption or immunity from a specified obligation, discomfort, etc. [freedom from want] d) exemption or release from imprisonment e) a being able to act, move, use, etc. without hindrance or restraint [to have the freedom of the house] f) a being able of itself to choose or determine action freely [freedom of the will] /ETC.......

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re strict ed (ri strikt') adj. limited; confined; specif., *a) limited to authorized personnel: said of documents, data, etc. *b) excluding a certian groups; esp., limited to white christians--re strict'ed ly adj.

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Message edited by: Shuxclams on 10/15/1999 01:05:57



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[Shuxclams]

It got a better response the first time...... what gives?









SHUX

 

[ltk007]

Main Entry: pe·do·phil·ia
Pronunciation: &quot;pE-d&amp;-'fi-lE-&amp;
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1906
: sexual perversion in which children are the preferred sexual object
- pe·do·phil·i·ac /-'fi-lE-&quot;ak/ or pe·do·phil·ic /-'fi-lik/ adjective

I don't know where that came from, honestly

 

[Talon]

Shux

Life is far too diverse to adequately be defined by such a one-dimensional argument as right vs. left.

 

[Shuxclams]

Evan, You are very disturbed.







SHUX

 

[nullshark]

ltk's last girlfriend once asked him what it was like being a pedophile.
He answered &quot;That's a big word for a nine year old.&quot;