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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:10 PM Original message |
"I'm a Liberal." ........ "I'm a Progressive" ...... well ...... I'm confused. |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think "progressive" came into use when everyone started fleeing from the term "liberal". |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
2. I say there is no difference - it's all because the conservatives have |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm a progressive...at least in my own mind. |
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557188 (494 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. Progressive is accurate |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. As I understand it, the term "liberal" goes back to the formation of a "democratic" republic. |
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557188 (494 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. It's all in regards to propety laws |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. "The Politics of Property" vs. "The Politics of People" ... the historical schism. |
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ananda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm a liberal leftie.. |
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557188 (494 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Cowards |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
8. I'm uppity! Onward! |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Is that a party affiliation or a philosophical label? |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
9. To me, "liberal" has a very upper-middle-class/rich connotation... |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. no no no ..that's "HYPOCRITE", not "liberal". . . . n/t |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. Because "liberal" used to be a bad word, and then liberals remembered they had balls. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
14. I'm an Anarchist. I have no idea whether that's "liberal" or "progressive". |
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johnlal (974 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
15. I think there was a tricky play on words... |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
16. Is "liberal progressive" similar to "shrimp scampi"? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
18. I just don't know. |
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Rincewind (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
19. personally |
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