Liberalism refers to a broad array of related ideas and theories of government that consider individual liberty to be the most important political goal.
By this definition, I am a liberal. By Libsmasher's definition, despite being called a lib over and over and over and over, I am not entirely liberal.
You are confusing (deliberately?) classical liberalism, which indeed refers to personal liberty, with the the corrupted meaning that is the definition in america 2008.
No appeasement from me. Peacefull diplomacy yes, until all other options have been exhausted.
Then you are a rare liberal. Liberals have usually opposed confronting dictators, whether in the soviet union, vietnam, iraq, or iran, but have loved to schmooze with them and praise them, eg Castro, and the sandinistas.
I dont think people should be using it as birth control, but believe it is up to that person to choose.
Another indication you are a rare liberal. For the feminzai liberal, the one who has driven abortion policy in the US, the only bad abortion is the one that doesn't happen.
Where it is needed, absolutely. Although I tend to dislike bureacracy, but it does serve some purpose.
With a lib origin, more often than not a bad purpose.
Fair trade does not mean anti-trade
"Fair trade" is just a lib gimmick - it's and attempt to suppress free trade by imposing impossible labor and ecofascist standards on emerging economies. Supporters of freedom have learned to be very suspicious when libs use the word "fair", eg with their "Fairness Doctrine" scheme to suppress free political speech.
I knew this was coming. I want equal opportunity.
Saying "equal opportunity" is "affirmative action" is the same as saying sh_t is ice cream.
Yaaaa - the ones that create jobs. But the libs thrive on decay - hey, new welfare cases are new democrat votes.
In what sense Libs? I think we need to lead the way, and minimize foreigners meddling in our affairs, the same as I dont like us meddling in the affairs of others
Law of the Sea Treaty
International Criminal Court
International ecofascism
Read up - get a clue.
Not me, but I do notice that the GOP has no desire to do squat about the issue. They want the cheap labor.
Do you realize how much confusing the GOP with conservatives makes you look like an idiot?
I see no reason to continue with a bad marraige. Sometimes divorce is necessary, though not always desirable.
You don't understand what I'm talking about.
Hmmm...ive always thought of this as a hallmark of the GOP.
Lib:
- big taxes
- big regulation
- suppression of right to free speech
- suppression of right to religious expression
- suppression of right to firarms
- obliteration of the equal protection clause
- attempt to implement socialization of health care - one seventh of the US economy
BOY, DO YOU HAVE
THAT WRONG!
Regulated markets when necessary is not anti-capitalist
Hardly describes the scope of libs anti-capitalism.
I say build 20 new refineries, drill ANWR, create a new ANWR and drill there as well. But ecofacist is something entirely different from being concerned about the enviroment and not wanting industry and the government to run roughshot around the country side without regard to it, the people surrounding the area and cleaning up afterwards.
Once again - nowhere within orders of magnitude of effects of libs ecofascist plans - they wanted Kyoto - just THAT would throw tens of millions of americans out of work. But you're OK with your oil royalties.
Rationing? Liberals dont want any health care rationed.
Like saying I want to chase pigs through the pigpen, but I don't want to get muddy.
