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AllaN01Bear

(29,600 posts) Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:09 PM Apr 2025

i am liberal because ,

i rarely do this ICARE ABOUT EVERYBODY, IF THAT MAKWS ME WOKE, SO BE IT.

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i am liberal because , (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Apr 2025 OP

This malaise Apr 2025 #1

I am a Liberal because I am a Humanist. sop Apr 2025 #2

ding. this AllaN01Bear Apr 2025 #3

They're All The Same RustyWheels Apr 2025 #4

In most of the advanced world 'liberal' often means being in favour of smaller government, deregulation, free (not fair) Celerity Apr 2025 #5

That sounds like libertarian. usonian Apr 2025 #6

More along the centre to centre right plumb line. RW libertarians are generally more radical than most liberal parties. Celerity Apr 2025 #7

Hmmmm...sounds Partly like neo-liberalism... electric_blue68 Apr 2025 #8

malaise

(296,562 posts)

1. This

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:10 PM

Apr 2025

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sop

(18,772 posts)

2. I am a Liberal because I am a Humanist.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:42 PM

Apr 2025

AllaN01Bear

(29,600 posts)

3. ding. this

Reply to sop (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:46 PM

Apr 2025

RustyWheels

(203 posts)

4. They're All The Same

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 04:49 PM

Apr 2025

Whenever I get this comment about both political parties being the same, I calmly state "NO. They are NOT the same!"

Republicans see something bad happen to someone and say "That's terrible, and I hope that doesn't happen to me."

Democrats see something bad happen to someone and say "That's terrible, and what can we do to make sure that doesn't happen to anyone else?"

Celerity

(54,560 posts)

5. In most of the advanced world 'liberal' often means being in favour of smaller government, deregulation, free (not fair)

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:03 PM

Apr 2025

trade, privitisation, lowering taxes, anti-union stances, etc etc.

I never use the term to self-descibe, as I am (for the most part) against those things.

usonian

(25,667 posts)

6. That sounds like libertarian.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 07:54 PM

Apr 2025

FWIW

Celerity

(54,560 posts)

7. More along the centre to centre right plumb line. RW libertarians are generally more radical than most liberal parties.

Reply to usonian (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:21 PM

Apr 2025

LW libertarianism is the predominant form of libertarianism here in Europe, whereas US libertarianism is dominated by the RW forms.

electric_blue68

(26,935 posts)

8. Hmmmm...sounds Partly like neo-liberalism...

Reply to Celerity (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:53 PM

Apr 2025

Imho...Liberalism here in the USA is the best of FDR (& Elanore), JFK (seriously, see the video, film of his American University speech Summer '63; I think it ranked the wrong people), LBJ, maybe Bill Clinton at times, Obama at times.

Some great Senators & Reps.

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