Think Lieberman and their demonization of the opposing party (think fascist remarks)? The Columbia students who said that the minuteman had "no place in the debate".
2006-10-30 14:06:54 · 9 answers · asked by MEL T 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Limited? I could go on. Would you like me to name the times liberals have excluded Christians (which I am not)? Would you like me to name the silencing at Berkley College of conservative speakers? This is actually happened at several colleges. How about Zell Miller?
2006-10-30 14:21:06 · update #1
Its what the Republicans use to describe Democrats...I,m use to it..they don't know or care to know the difference I overlook it, because I know that they are referring to people who are not republican.."LIB" is a catch -all phrase they learned from FOX
2006-10-30 14:11:25 · answer #1 · answered by dstr 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I deliberately do NOT use the terms interchangeably.
They are two different concepts, much as conservative and Republican are.
It would seem that for the past decade, at least, the liberals have dominated the Democratic party, and I think that's why only a Southern Baptist Dem could get elected.
Same with the conservatives and the Republicans. Although it has been politically incorrect to admit it, America holds onto its Christian heritage.
2006-10-30 14:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only examples you have given is one extremely "liberal" state voting out it's incumbent in the primaries and a bunch of college kids?
it depends on how you define liberals and democrats (because I've seen it defended about a billion different ways on here by conservatives)...
I mean there are extremists in every camp... you can't very well judge everyone by their actions... and some democrats clearly aren't liberal...
and the majority of democrats are Christians... so I don't know how that factors into your ideas...
2006-10-30 14:35:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lieberman is the extreme exception to the correlation of the two. So was Governor Cody of NJ. If there were more Dems out there like Lieberman and Cody, I would be a Dem. But Dems are much crazier than GOPs. In my humble opinion.
2006-10-30 14:10:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
CT wants Lieberman gone and he lost the primary and he should have bowed out gracefully. Instead he has proven that he is a power mad corrupt person who has no business being elected again.
2006-10-30 14:14:04 · answer #5 · answered by stephaniemariewalksonwater 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I report you decide, from wikipedia: Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value.[1] Liberalism has its roots in the Western Enlightenment, but the term now encompasses a diversity of political thought.
Broadly speaking, liberalism emphasizes individual rights. It seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of government and religion, the rule of law, free public education, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of all citizens are protected.[2] In modern society, liberals favor a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed.[3]
Many modern liberals advocate a greater degree of government interference in the free market, often in the form of anti-discrimination laws, civil service examinations, universal education, and progressive taxation. This philosophy frequently extends to a belief that the government should provide for a degree of general welfare, including benefits for the unemployed, housing for the homeless, and medical care for the sick. Such publicly-funded initiatives and interferences in the market are rejected by modern advocates of classical liberalism, which emphasizes free private enterprise, individual property rights and freedom of contract; classical liberals hold that economic inequality, as arising naturally from competition in the free market, does not justify the violation of private property rights. However, modern advocates of classical liberalism do advocate a heavier taxation on the corporation, as opposed to the current trend of the burden of income tax resting on the shoulders of the individual worker, as did the early classical liberals.
Liberalism rejected many foundational assumptions which dominated most earlier theories of government, such as the Divine Right of Kings, hereditary status, and established religion. Fundamental human rights that all liberals support include the right to life, liberty, and property.
A broader use of the term liberalism is in the context of liberal democracy (see also constitutionalism). In this sense of the word, it refers to a democracy in which the powers of government are limited and the rights of citizens are legally defined; this applies to nearly all Western democracies, and therefore is not solely associated with liberal parties.
2006-10-30 14:13:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
I describe them as liberals because they share alot of the same views. They want the governement to think and do everything for them.
2006-10-30 14:08:30 · answer #7 · answered by ffsotus 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
A small exception to the general rule does not prove a point. Try again.
2006-10-30 14:12:42 · answer #8 · answered by notme 5 · 4⤊ 4⤋
the word "liberal" has become so corupted that it is virtually meaningless. Those calling themselves liberal are usually intolerant.
2006-10-30 14:09:15 · answer #9 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋