Aren't the terms líberal and cônservative completely relative?

[No Chance Without Thor]

A conservative in England would be a much different conservative to someone born in America, Iran, Sweden, Lapland, or Zimbabwe.

Correct me if I'm wrong please.

[Not Sure]

Wow, that's the smartest thing I've ever seen you say. You're finally getting it. I'm happy for you, thor.

Wait...you're not really thor are you? You're someone else using thor's account aren't you?

[Synergism]

That's why you must clarify which country you are talking about when you refer to liberals and conservatives. Or, you just assume we are talking about American politics, like I do.

[Calvin]

By nation yes...but if you refer to an American Conservative, or European Socialist, etc...it is not relative....people know, at least to a large extent, to what people and positions you refer.

[BoStONaUsTiN]

That's true but I must point out some of the major themes of the two political philosophies carry over across the board. Typically conservatives in Iran are just as religiously radical as some of the ones we have here at home, granted it's not the same religion but the fact remains that religious absolutism is a common theme. As for liberals the general need for progression in one way shape or form, be it society, government, or economy is a universal theme. However, the terms are still very relative and not just on a global scale but there's many different types of conservatives and liberals within our own country. Though the lines are often blured, there are still certain traits that allow you to put the different types under their appropriate category.

[hollowday877]

Yes, but most non-American countries don't use the words 'liberal' and 'conservative' (or their equivalents) to refer to a far-reaching political dualism in the way Americans do - though the latter is the more common of the two in the Anglophone world. Outside America, the terms 'left' and 'right' tend to be used more widely to refer to broad partisan divisions, and the emphasis tends to be more heavily on differences of economic policy (free market v government planning) rather than on the basis of so-called 'social' issues.