I do have a tendency to throw out the word "liberals" when "leftists" (people with a radical socialist bent) or "The Left" (the organized movements and leaders of people with a radical socialist bent) would be more appropriate. Same thing with "Democrats" (people who vote Democrat) and the "Democratic Party" (the leftists currently in charge in Washington). Note that the Democratic Party would be a subset of The Left. Or "environmentalists" (people who want to see pollution cleaned up and the natural world protected as much as possible) and "radical environmentalists" (people who think rats are as valuable as your children...if not more so, since your child will grow up to be an environment-raping human being.)
Even this is still fuzzy in parts. I should formalize a glossary of some kind. ;)
Off Topic » in reply to "As Larry points out, few conservatives actually match the "talking points" you bring up."
I can see your point...