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AllaN01Bear

(24,724 posts) Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:09 PM Apr 2

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 2 OP

This malaise Apr 2 #1

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

ding. this AllaN01Bear Apr 2 #3

They're All The Same RustyWheels Apr 2 #4

In most of the advanced world 'liberal' often means being in favour of smaller government, deregulation, free (not fair) Celerity Apr 2 #5

That sounds like libertarian. usonian Apr 2 #6

More along the centre to centre right plumb line. RW libertarians are generally more radical than most liberal parties. Celerity Apr 2 #7

Hmmmm...sounds Partly like neo-liberalism... electric_blue68 Apr 2 #8

malaise

(282,905 posts)

1. This

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:10 PM

Apr 2

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sop

(13,655 posts)

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

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:42 PM

Apr 2

AllaN01Bear

(24,724 posts)

3. ding. this

Reply to sop (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:46 PM

Apr 2

RustyWheels

(184 posts)

4. They're All The Same

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 04:49 PM

Apr 2

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

(49,254 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 2

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

(17,037 posts)

6. That sounds like libertarian.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 07:54 PM

Apr 2

FWIW

Celerity

(49,254 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 2

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

electric_blue68

(20,735 posts)

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

Reply to Celerity (Reply #5)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:53 PM

Apr 2

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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