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do liberal extremists give liberals a bad rep?
Posted by admin on Jun 11, 2009 in food
Pajama Wars asked:
some liberals I know are so liberal I feel that they make liberal agendas seem ridiculous. I am a liberal, but not an extremist, meaning I try not to eat meat, I care about my environment and recycling and I think the government should take care of the sick and “teach a man to fish” policy toward helping the poor. However, I don’t save every napkin I use and I don’t throw a fit when things aren’t recycled, I’m not a vegan and I’m not making any attention grabbing environmentalist “statements” and I don’t believe in a welfare state. I’ve always felt that many liberals will never be satisfied and I have always felt that they are ruining the liberal movement in America. Do you agree with me or do you think extreme policy and social changes are more beneficial to society?
to beachbum: by the way, I don’t have any definitions confused. the definition of a liberal is somebody who is open to new ideas. womens rights, de-segregation, animal rights, environmentalism, public medical, etc…these are all new ideas that are beneficial to society and the world we live in. as for your definition of “constitutionalism”, those are not liberal ideas (but liberals don’t exclude all non-liberal ideas).
To: d3p3ch3mod3, my point is that the conservative extremists are alot more dangerous and that liberals need to set achievable goals that are beneficial o society rather than complain about problems we can never solve.
some liberals I know are so liberal I feel that they make liberal agendas seem ridiculous. I am a liberal, but not an extremist, meaning I try not to eat meat, I care about my environment and recycling and I think the government should take care of the sick and “teach a man to fish” policy toward helping the poor. However, I don’t save every napkin I use and I don’t throw a fit when things aren’t recycled, I’m not a vegan and I’m not making any attention grabbing environmentalist “statements” and I don’t believe in a welfare state. I’ve always felt that many liberals will never be satisfied and I have always felt that they are ruining the liberal movement in America. Do you agree with me or do you think extreme policy and social changes are more beneficial to society?
to beachbum: by the way, I don’t have any definitions confused. the definition of a liberal is somebody who is open to new ideas. womens rights, de-segregation, animal rights, environmentalism, public medical, etc…these are all new ideas that are beneficial to society and the world we live in. as for your definition of “constitutionalism”, those are not liberal ideas (but liberals don’t exclude all non-liberal ideas).
To: d3p3ch3mod3, my point is that the conservative extremists are alot more dangerous and that liberals need to set achievable goals that are beneficial o society rather than complain about problems we can never solve.
To: alwaysright, extremists are in control of both parties.
Jeffrey