Conservatives are Anti-Freedom

Yesterday after reading about the new movie "Expelled" I started thinking about what are the actual difference in conservatives and liberals? I simply did a Google search and the wiki definitions are the ones which I am going with today. According to wiki conservatives are against change http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatism. Liberals on the other hand are for individual rights and freedoms http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism. These may be broad statements but the work for my view. So what are you? I consider myself a liberal for I do feel that we as Americans and all peoples no matter what country of origin should be free. They should not be kept in the dark about what is going on and told how to think or act. Now if you are the type of person who likes having the upper class and the middle etc. Then fine, conservatism is great for you. Being a conservative you should expect nothing new. You should expect education to fall on it's face. You should expect to be told how to live your life even in regards to the sexual relationships which you choose to have or not have. I like to be called a liberal because I want to be free and to be a conservative I will have to trample on the rights of others by definition and the world will never improve.

Roommates

I work in construction and I travel from job site to job site as the company which I work for sees fit. On the current job that I am on we are working in lets say a remote area. The company is providing room and board for the crew which means that we have seven guys in a four bed two bath house. You may think that this is not too bad but let me assure you, it is. Five of the seven that are in this house are under the age of 25 and single. Five of the seven enjoy the recreational use of marijuana several times per day, so much that it may not be considered recreational. When I mention several times per day let me describe; at breakfast, lunch, immediately after work and a few times there after before bed. This poses a very uncomfortable situation for me for I do not use and do not approve of it. You may say that it is only pot and does not matter. Well, it does. It is illegal and against company policy. Our foreman lives in this house with us and he is well aware of what is going on, therefore, I cannot go to him with my concerns. If I go to the company and they do not care enough to do what needs to be done, then things really get uncomfortable for me. So what does one do? Join them? No. Bring it to the attention of the employer? Not a viable option at this time. Tolerate it? This appears to be the only option for me at this time. I hate it, but I have to live with it.