I've been thinking about Obama's position on abortion, and I arrived at a broad, but I think, insightful set of definitions.
The libertarian believes the government/society has the least possible place dictating the range of choices of the individual.
The authoritarian believes the government/society has the most possible place dictating the range of choices of the individual.
The "liberal" believes the government/society has the least possible place dictating the moral choices of the individual, and a greater place dictating the possible economic choices of the individual(s).
The "conservative" believes the government/society has the least possible place dictating the economic choices available to the individual(s) and a greater place dictating the moral choices of the individual(s).
It offers interesting insight toward Palin's comments on abortion as well - she seems very reluctant to say anything about policy towards abortion, but very open about her "personal" feeling - which is almost the same as Obama's position - thinking people should make the decision for themselves.
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