There's a very large difference, whether it's recognised here or not, between having watered-down ideals and having a strong, mixed set of ideals.
Just because someone is socially Liberal and fiscally Conservative doesn't make them Lord Neutral of the Neutral Planet.
No one said we were arguing for watered down ideals alia. You should know full well just how black and white my positions are.
They just happen to contradict the extreems of right and left in this country, and for that matter the extremes of anarchy and totalitarianism.