How did the political goals of liberals differ from those of conservative?

Liberals wanted governments to be based on written constitutions and separation of powers, and Conservative ideas also appealed to peasants, who wanted to perserve traditional ways. Contrary to popular expectations, liberal and conservative ideas are not "symmetrical" in nature. Modern liberalism is economically centrist, arguing for an economic meritocracy and social liberalism, a balance of allowing for differing lifestyles while still maintaining conservative functions of gov't (good sized army, etc.). However, "liberals" have increasingly drifted to the right, as seen in Barack Obama's bank bailouts (redistribution to the rich) as well as Justin Trundeau's reluctant support for the Keystone XL pipeline (pro-business over environmentalist).

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