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Obama closing in on McCain in Arizona ?

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    #32
    todolist
    Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭todolist


    Biggins wrote: »


    Meaning of "Liberal"

     1. favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
    2.     noting or pertaining to a political party advocating measures of progressive political reform.
    3.     of, pertaining to, based on, or advocating liberalism.
    4.     favorable to or in accord with concepts of maximum individual freedom possible, esp. as guaranteed by law and secured by governmental protection of civil liberties.
    5.     favoring or permitting freedom of action, esp. with respect to matters of personal belief or expression: a liberal policy toward dissident artists and writers.
    6.     of or pertaining to representational forms of government rather than aristocracies and monarchies.
    7.     free from prejudice or bigotry; tolerant: a liberal attitude toward foreigners.
    8.     open-minded or tolerant, esp. free of or not bound by traditional or conventional ideas, values, etc.
    9.     characterized by generosity and willingness to give in large amounts: a liberal donor.
    10.     given freely or abundantly; generous: a liberal donation.
    11.     not strict or rigorous; free; not literal: a liberal interpretation of a rule.

    The times may have changed but the concept behind the word is still the same.
    Open to ideas, values of the day and willing to hear the other side.
    Be it 300 years ago or today, being a liberal is still something to take pride in.
    The founding fathers of America did.
    Has the meaning of "Liberal" changed unknown to us in the last few years?
    Liberal in the American political sense means big goverment,rigid political correctness,pro abortion,pro homosexual "marriage".high taxation,welfare instead of work.etc


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    #33
    Otacon
    Registered Users Posts: 6,721 ✭✭✭Otacon


    todolist wrote: »
    Liberal in the American political sense means big goverment,rigid political correctness,pro abortion,pro homosexual "marriage".high taxation,welfare instead of work.etc

    So... still something to be proud of then. Liberals ended slavery, gave women the right to vote, passed the civil rights act. What did conservatives do? Oppose all of the above.

    BTW nice use of quotation marks around "marriage". What exactly do you feel a homosexual couple lacks to be allowed to marry?


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    #34
    Ludo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,015 ✭✭✭Ludo


    Otacon wrote: »
    What exactly do you feel a homosexual couple lacks to be allowed to marry?

    erm..a woman :D

    I'll get my coat...

    (JOKING).


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