User blog comment:Darthkenobi0/I Have A Question/@comment-2167643-20100816023306

Not strictly true: liberalism is a complete opposite to conservatism, and if we take conservatism as a complete lack of change (the 1800s example), liberalism would be constant change. So 100% liberalism isn't what we have, because it wouldn't even be stable. An overpowered government would be more along the lines of totalitarianism, not liberalism. And: we've come a long way from the original questions...