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Originally Posted by Sev
the word liberal no longer has a meaning. people substitute it regularly for 'progressive', or far-leftist (socialist). liberal with a small L used to mean something before the far left perverted it. for the record i am neither a liberal, conservative, democrat or republican
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And yet many on this forum deny that today's liberals are the extension of the progressives of the post WW1 time.
As far as terms having no meaning...I am a firm believer in a smaller, as opposed to a larger, federal government. Yet I unabashedly support individual rights, including the freedom of speech especially for those with whom I disagree ( as opposed to the practice of limiting the speech of the opposition as tyrants always do.). I have been called a "classical liberal" , and perhaps I am, but I have nothing in common with today's liberals. I also have little in common with the republican party of the last administration who refused to limit their spending. To really foul up fitting into any particular party "box", I think I could be persuaded to bring all troops home and reduce the military to a simple home defense force with the technological ability it needs to keep foreign adversaries at bay, really reducing the federal budget, allowing lowered taxes, and more money for domestic spending.