In the interplay of words and redefinition that is constantly happening –
Am I a social conservative or a social liberal?
A social conservative looks at the past definitions of a society and seeks to conserve them. A social liberal seeks to have a greater latitude – a sense of liberation.
Here’s an example.
Marriage is currently defined in Canada fairly broadly. There are opposite sex marriages and same sex marriages.
Is someone now a social conservative if they define marriage narrowly as between a man and a woman? Or are they are social conservative if they define marriage much more broadly?
In Canada, the socially liberal would be those who define marriage as between a man and a woman.
A social conservative will defend same-sex marriage as marriage.
Or so it seems to me.