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A liberal plea for fake liberalism to grow up

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GillT57 Thu 02-Mar-17 19:37:31

I am mystified why many in USA use the term liberal as an insult? As far as I am aware, liberal means : respecting and allowing many different types of beliefs or behaviour. Can't see what is so offensive about that!

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varian Thu 02-Mar-17 19:22:13

Not just in this country, but also in the USA, lots of poor people are Liberals. Being poor does not disqualify you from wanting a society that is fair and open.

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Ankers Thu 02-Mar-17 18:45:03

Because, according to him at least, liberals have been blaming the poor for the way in which they voted.
So by [his] definition, liberals themselves are not poor as they would hardly blame themselves.

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grannypiper Thu 02-Mar-17 17:24:49

Good article, a few home truths in there

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thatbags Thu 02-Mar-17 09:43:47

If you find evidence that it is, let me know and I'll re-read.

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thatbags Thu 02-Mar-17 09:42:17

Not that I noticed, ankers.

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Ankers Thu 02-Mar-17 08:38:33

Maybe going off on a tangent, but is the article saying that liberals are not poor?

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thatbags Thu 02-Mar-17 08:22:44

"Donald Trump isn’t something that happened to us; it’s something we created. The Americans who disagree with you aren’t your enemies but your co-authors". Very good article by Willie Davis. Quite a long read.

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