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Originally Posted by TheDoc
"IF" Obama was Liberal (which he is far from) I would extremely support him. Liberalism is the belief in the importance of individual freedom.
Without question, I support the idea.... and without question, Obama isn't a Liberal. But if he was, he would be aligned with more people and with our constitution.
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Originally Posted by The Demon
Ahhhh ignorance at its finest. What you fail to realize that classical liberalism, the ideals this country was founded upon, almost completely resembles modern conservatism. Modern liberalism, invented in the 60s, is nothing more than a perversion of the original intent.
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Why do we have to have this ridiculous argument over semantics all the time? Political labels are fairly meaningless. What is meant by "liberal" in the US (big government, regulation of the economy and high taxes) is the exact opposite of what the term means in the rest of the world.
Obama is what is called a "Social Democrat or "Socialist" in Europe while people who believe in small government and free markets are called "Liberals". The labels are not important........ the policies that the politicians and parties stand for are the issue.... not the fucking label.