Sorry, that was me :0(

S/Jack....in answer to your question...."liberalism" is in essence more social than political, tho' it can often be used as a political weapon. It is not really about right or left, it is a state of mind.

As Blair said its about "doing the RIGHT thing" as we perceive it, regardless of consequences and regardless of all opinions to the contrary. It is a messianic belief that an omelette can be made without breaking eggs. It encompasses a whole range of etherial concepts, like "equality", "democracy" "human rights"etc, which are routinely used as a cover for the perpetration of the most unimaginable horrors.